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... Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 9 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP...Printing a document 23 Shortcuts 24 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 25 System recovery options 26 Drivers and applications recovery 26 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 27 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 28 Creating discs from recovery files on a ...
... Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 6 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 9 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP...Printing a document 23 Shortcuts 24 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 25 System recovery options 26 Drivers and applications recovery 26 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 27 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 28 Creating discs from recovery files on a ...
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...Gateway provides everything you need to completely restore your system under most conditions. If you are still experiencing problems, you may need to reinstall everything you need to working condition. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you can restore your system to recover your system, including Windows XP, device drivers..., and other programs. You can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to completely reinstall ...
...Gateway provides everything you need to completely restore your system under most conditions. If you are still experiencing problems, you may need to reinstall everything you need to working condition. You can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you can restore your system to recover your system, including Windows XP, device drivers..., and other programs. You can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to completely reinstall ...
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...Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to get your system to a previous condition. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to an ...Restore. Every time you can restore your system running again. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 32 The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens....
...Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to get your system to a previous condition. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to an ...Restore. Every time you can restore your system running again. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 32 The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens....
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... for your notebook's system software up to date. Windows Update Help and Support For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook ...secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority updates. You should update Windows regularly to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver...
... for your notebook's system software up to date. Windows Update Help and Support For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Security updates Security updates To keep your notebook ...secure, you need to keep your notebook secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority updates. You should update Windows regularly to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver...
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...viewing the display on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware guide. To use your notebook may turn it on. www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section... If an external monitor or projector is installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to install the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your notebook.
...viewing the display on an optional port replicator, see the poster or hardware guide. To use your notebook may turn it on. www.gateway.com Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Viewing the display on a projector or monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section... If an external monitor or projector is installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for demonstrative purposes only and may need to install the driver from your notebook and at the same time face your notebook.
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...To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that you want ...example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you are shared, you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available ... With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in the access point documentation ■ Temporarily ...
...To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that you want ...example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. If you are shared, you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be available ... With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Testing your network Now that your home network is plugged in the access point documentation ■ Temporarily ...
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Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you want to ..., then click Print. 3 Click the arrow button to open . 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click the file...
Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from . CHAPTER 9: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you want to ..., then click Print. 3 Click the arrow button to open . 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click the file...
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... to play these CDs on the tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in Windows, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 62. ■ Make sure that Mute controls are turned off. ■ Make sure that headphones...9632; Clean the disc. You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting An external monitor or projector is not working If your notebook is connected to a port replicator, make sure the external monitor or ...
... to play these CDs on the tray, make sure that you press the disc firmly onto the spindle so the retainers hold the disc in Windows, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 62. ■ Make sure that Mute controls are turned off. ■ Make sure that headphones...9632; Clean the disc. You may be experiencing some temporary memory problems. Shut down and restart your notebook. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting An external monitor or projector is not working If your notebook is connected to a port replicator, make sure the external monitor or ...
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... headphones are turned on page 62. ■ Make sure that the printer is online. You are not getting sound from the built-in Windows, see a "Printer queue is not set to the printer. Status indicators The status indicators are not functioning ■ Make sure the status... that the volume control on your volume control, see a "Printer is in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is not set to adjust the volume control in speakers ■ Make sure that the...
... headphones are turned on page 62. ■ Make sure that the printer is online. You are not getting sound from the built-in Windows, see a "Printer queue is not set to the printer. Status indicators The status indicators are not functioning ■ Make sure the status... that the volume control on your volume control, see a "Printer is in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Troubleshooting ■ Reinstall the printer driver. See the guide that the printer is not set to adjust the volume control in speakers ■ Make sure that the...
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Index www.gateway.com PC Card troubleshooting 163 pen button 12 calibrating 11, 163 gestures 12 tips 12 troubleshooting 163 peripheral devices 54 playing audio CD 66 audio file 64, 65 DVD 68 Media Player file 65 multimedia files 65 music CD 66 Windows Media Player file 65 Plug and... programs 142 scanner 142 software 142 removing files and folders 8, 17, 24, 136 renaming files and folders 24 resolution changing 119 restoring device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 S safety caring for notebook 132 general precautions 170 guidelines for troubleshooting 148 saving documents 22...
Index www.gateway.com PC Card troubleshooting 163 pen button 12 calibrating 11, 163 gestures 12 tips 12 troubleshooting 163 peripheral devices 54 playing audio CD 66 audio file 64, 65 DVD 68 Media Player file 65 multimedia files 65 music CD 66 Windows Media Player file 65 Plug and... programs 142 scanner 142 software 142 removing files and folders 8, 17, 24, 136 renaming files and folders 24 resolution changing 119 restoring device drivers 31 files and folders 17 programs 31 system 30 S safety caring for notebook 132 general precautions 170 guidelines for troubleshooting 148 saving documents 22...
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... 87 DVD drive 87 tips pen 12 title bar 10 touchpad changing settings 124 TPM 43 training CD 168 classroom 168 Gateway Learning Libraries 168 Learn With Gateway 168 transferring files from Internet 39 files from old computer 139, 140 Internet settings from old computer 141 settings from old... Trusted Platform Module 43 tutoring fee-based 168 U un-sharing drives 103 folders 103 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Windows 134 USB port 54 user accounts adding in Windows XP 128 switching in Windows XP 128 V VGA port 55 video capturing to computer 73 creating 72 editing 72, 74 playing...
... 87 DVD drive 87 tips pen 12 title bar 10 touchpad changing settings 124 TPM 43 training CD 168 classroom 168 Gateway Learning Libraries 168 Learn With Gateway 168 transferring files from Internet 39 files from old computer 139, 140 Internet settings from old computer 141 settings from old... Trusted Platform Module 43 tutoring fee-based 168 U un-sharing drives 103 folders 103 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Windows 134 USB port 54 user accounts adding in Windows XP 128 switching in Windows XP 128 V VGA port 55 video capturing to computer 73 creating 72 editing 72, 74 playing...