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... 52 Using the network 54 Bluetooth networking 55 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 Data security 58 Startup and hard drive password 58 Windows user accounts 58 Protecting your notebook from viruses 59 Using Norton 360 59 Using Windows Security Center 62 Security updates 63 Windows...
... 52 Using the network 54 Bluetooth networking 55 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 57 Hardware security 58 Kensington lock slot 58 Data security 58 Startup and hard drive password 58 Windows user accounts 58 Protecting your notebook from viruses 59 Using Norton 360 59 Using Windows Security Center 62 Security updates 63 Windows...
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www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds 67 Selecting a ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space 87 Checking hard drive space 87 Deleting unnecessary files 88 Checking the hard drive for errors 88 Defragmenting the hard drive 89 Backing up files 90 Scheduling maintenance tasks 91 Moving from your old computer 91 Transferring files...
www.gateway.com Chapter 7: Customizing Windows 65 Changing screen settings 66 Changing color depth and screen resolution 66 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds 67 Selecting a ... Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 85 Setting up a maintenance schedule 86 Updating Windows 86 Using BigFix 86 Managing hard drive space 87 Checking hard drive space 87 Deleting unnecessary files 88 Checking the hard drive for errors 88 Defragmenting the hard drive 89 Backing up files 90 Scheduling maintenance tasks 91 Moving from your old computer 91 Transferring files...
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... can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to...drives Help For more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You can organize your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway....
... can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as Print or Save. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Drives are like you would store information in a file cabinet. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to...drives Help For more than one drive. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You can organize your notebook: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. A notebook may also have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway....
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...: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. The new folder... you want the file or folder to copy and move files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you paste it . Typically, Local Disk (C:) is stored in (the destination folder), you paste it there....
...: Shortcut Click File ➧ New ➧ Folder ➧ type name 1 Click (Start), then click Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to create a new folder inside an existing folder, double-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. The new folder... you want the file or folder to copy and move files are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you paste it . Typically, Local Disk (C:) is stored in (the destination folder), you paste it there....
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... opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the list. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you are stored on the Windows desktop.
... opened, copied, cut, renamed, or deleted directly from the list in the list. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you are stored on the Windows desktop.
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... Audio or mp3 to select the format you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some... files to your music library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. WMA and MP3 are automatically added to a music file. Tip For more information about ripping music ...Explorer or your music library. 36 Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive.
... Audio or mp3 to select the format you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some... files to your music library. • Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from a music CD to your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. WMA and MP3 are automatically added to a music file. Tip For more information about ripping music ...Explorer or your music library. 36 Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive.
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... can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. Check your current setup. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If...
... can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to 15 characters with no blank spaces. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. Check your current setup. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If...
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...printer that came with your access point. Help For more information, see the network name, but you cannot connect to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your network is plugged in networking. • Use a print server. CHAPTER 5: Networking ... For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Important ...
...printer that came with your access point. Help For more information, see the network name, but you cannot connect to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Follow the instructions included with your network is plugged in networking. • Use a print server. CHAPTER 5: Networking ... For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each of your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. Important ...
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... a password you set up a Documents folder for someone else to the Kensington lock slot on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your Reference Guide. Because it's light-weight and compact, it's easy to Gateway so we can reset it easy for each account so only the account owner can buy a cable lock...
... a password you set up a Documents folder for someone else to the Kensington lock slot on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your Reference Guide. Because it's light-weight and compact, it's easy to Gateway so we can reset it easy for each account so only the account owner can buy a cable lock...
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CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 85
CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 85
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...recent updates and fixes to the software and hardware on that apply only to protect your notebook and keep your notebook for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. To start..." on page 57. For information on running smoothly. Using BigFix BigFix monitors your notebook up-to set up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for problems and conflicts. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage...
...recent updates and fixes to the software and hardware on that apply only to protect your notebook and keep your notebook for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up files X X X Updating Windows Windows Update helps you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. To start..." on page 57. For information on running smoothly. Using BigFix BigFix monitors your notebook up-to set up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for problems and conflicts. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage...
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The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Drive space information appears. 87 www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer.
The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties. Drive space information appears. 87 www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to check hard drive space, delete unnecessary files, defragment files, and back up files. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start ➧ Computer ➧ right-click drive ➧ Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer.
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... the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook several hours every day, you encounter hard drive problems. 88 If you use them. Also use your notebook less frequently, once a month may be adequate. To delete unnecessary files: ... press ENTER. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to run Error-checking once a week. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for physical flaws and file and folder problems. This program corrects file...
... the currently logged in user. • Files from all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use your notebook several hours every day, you encounter hard drive problems. 88 If you use them. Also use your notebook less frequently, once a month may be adequate. To delete unnecessary files: ... press ENTER. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to run Error-checking once a week. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of the options: • My files only cleans only the folders for physical flaws and file and folder problems. This program corrects file...
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... this prompt, click Schedule disc check. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. This process slows the hard drive performance. Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take several hours. 89 Network communication may take hours to start over. ... is running, do not use a file, Windows must search for your notebook). While Disk Defragmenter is normal. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. This process may stop and restart the defragmenting process. Disk ...
... this prompt, click Schedule disc check. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. This process slows the hard drive performance. Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take several hours. 89 Network communication may take hours to start over. ... is running, do not use a file, Windows must search for your notebook). While Disk Defragmenter is normal. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. This process may stop and restart the defragmenting process. Disk ...
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...in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You should back up your notebook from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. Use a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to complete, depending on -screen instructions to select a backup storage location and the files... and folders to back up files: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. This process may take hours to do a complete hard drive backup. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. 3 Click Defragment now. To back up . Help For more information about backing up files and ...
...in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. You should back up your notebook from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. Use a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to complete, depending on -screen instructions to select a backup storage location and the files... and folders to back up files: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. This process may take hours to do a complete hard drive backup. The Disk Defragmenter dialog box opens. 3 Click Defragment now. To back up . Help For more information about backing up files and ...
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..., and user account settings (such as running Windows Easy Transfer. While using Windows Easy Transfer, providing your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. Important If your old computer...your old computer uses Windows XP or Windows Vista. The Windows Easy Transfer dialog box opens. 91 www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you will not run other tasks on the computers. To move ... and e-mail settings) from your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive.
..., and user account settings (such as running Windows Easy Transfer. While using Windows Easy Transfer, providing your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. Important If your old computer...your old computer uses Windows XP or Windows Vista. The Windows Easy Transfer dialog box opens. 91 www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you will not run other tasks on the computers. To move ... and e-mail settings) from your data by using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive.
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.... 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. Finding your documents Many programs save your personal data ...
.... 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. Finding your documents Many programs save your personal data ...
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...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 36 video DVD 38 WMA files 36 customizing 65 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 89 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 88 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 66 changing color scheme 67 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 36 video DVD 38 WMA files 36 customizing 65 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 89 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 88 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 66 changing color scheme 67 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 88 Disk Defragmenter 89 display using screen saver 68 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 3 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
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...G gadgets adding 69 configuring 69 configuring Sidebar 70 control panel 70 Sidebar 69 using 69 game access restricting 81 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 44 H hard drive backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for free space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files and folders 88... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 68 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 90 checking for drive errors 88 checking hard drive space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files 88 suggested schedule 86 using Scheduled Task Wizard 91 virus protection 59 mapping network...
...G gadgets adding 69 configuring 69 configuring Sidebar 70 control panel 70 Sidebar 69 using 69 game access restricting 81 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 44 H hard drive backing up files 90 checking for errors 88 checking for free space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files and folders 88... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 68 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 90 checking for drive errors 88 checking hard drive space 87 defragmenting 89 deleting files 88 suggested schedule 86 using Scheduled Task Wizard 91 virus protection 59 mapping network...
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... the battery latch. 9 Slide the battery out of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with your Reference Guide for software and device driver recovery" in the Reference Guide. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. •...other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on your workbench or other grounded object. 10 Loosen the three hard drive bay cover screws (these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as...
... the battery latch. 9 Slide the battery out of recovery discs or a replacement hard drive with your Reference Guide for software and device driver recovery" in the Reference Guide. Gateway and eMachines are trademarks or registered trademarks of the bags provide electrostatic protection. •...other grounded connection. • Touch a bare metal surface on the bottom of Gateway, Inc. Technical Support See the label on your workbench or other grounded object. 10 Loosen the three hard drive bay cover screws (these guidelines: • Avoid static-causing surfaces such as...