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Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Performance Information and Tools. improving performance Keep your hard drive (click Advanced Tools, then click Open Disk Defragmenter) 19 Do this regularly and you'll have a smoother running condition with regular maintenance. Select a task and ...
Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Performance Information and Tools. improving performance Keep your hard drive (click Advanced Tools, then click Open Disk Defragmenter) 19 Do this regularly and you'll have a smoother running condition with regular maintenance. Select a task and ...
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To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that you first get your computer, it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create...
To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Before you create these"recovery discs,"make sure that you first get your computer, it is a good idea to make a backup of the software that came with your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create...
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IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you restore your computer's software up to date. 23 You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to finish. If you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to bring your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you can't restore the software from the factory.
IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you restore your computer's software up to date. 23 You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to finish. If you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to bring your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you can't restore the software from the factory.
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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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...Search Help box, then press ENTER. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more drives such as a disc drive. Working with files and folders You can store these files in a file cabinet. Drives are like you would store information in ...the window again. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. www.gateway.com Window item Description...
...Search Help box, then press ENTER. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more drives such as a disc drive. Working with files and folders You can store these files in a file cabinet. Drives are like you would store information in ...the window again. Viewing drives Help For more than one drive. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its former size. Hard drive Disc drive 2 Double-click the drive icon. 9 Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. www.gateway.com Window item Description...
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... Windows clipboard. The new folder is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder 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. Typically... spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on a notebook is stored in (the destination folder), you paste it there. In fact, all information on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you paste it there. 10 Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. The new folder name appears by ...
... Windows clipboard. The new folder is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder 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. Typically... spreadsheets, and pictures-that you keep on a notebook is stored in (the destination folder), you paste it there. In fact, all information on your hard drive. 3 If you want to go , you paste it there. 10 Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. The new folder name appears by ...
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... Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search. Type emptying the Recycle Bin in the bin. Type searching in common, but you want to search on your hard drive, you want to empty the bin. 3 Click Yes. Windows asks you if you are stored on the Windows desktop.
... Search: 1 Click (Start), then click Search. Type emptying the Recycle Bin in the bin. Type searching in common, but you want to search on your hard drive, you want to empty the bin. 3 Click Yes. Windows asks you if you are stored on the Windows desktop.
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...Format, then click Windows Media Audio or mp3 to select the format you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to your music files. 3 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing... copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your hard drive. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. Tip For more...
...Format, then click Windows Media Audio or mp3 to select the format you do not want for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to your music files. 3 Insert a music CD into compact files without noticeably sacrificing... copy tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. You can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your hard drive. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. Tip For more...
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...Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If your network. Use a computer name of up to download viruses or view your hard drive to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Be sure to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that another computer outside your network...(wireless network). Make sure that you have connected the network cabling. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed,...
...Properties dialog box opens. 4 Click Change. 5 If your network. Use a computer name of up to download viruses or view your hard drive to 15 characters with no blank spaces. Be sure to install wireless cards and drivers on the computers that another computer outside your network...(wireless network). Make sure that you have connected the network cabling. The Control Panel window opens. 2 Click System and Maintenance. www.gateway.com Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed,...
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...each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Modify the security settings to match the settings you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. 52 Help For more information, see the instructions that came with...network. Follow the instructions included with the patterns described in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. If you can see "Sharing drives and printers" on your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. To add a printer to install the printer drivers on the...
...each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Modify the security settings to match the settings you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. 52 Help For more information, see the instructions that came with...network. Follow the instructions included with the patterns described in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. If you can see "Sharing drives and printers" on your computers and access a favorite Internet Web site. To add a printer to install the printer drivers on the...
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...But these features also make it . You can assign a password to keep other people from being stolen. You have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can reset it easy for someone else to steal. If you forget your password, you will have to enter your password when you... you can remember. Tip For instructions on your notebook. Windows user accounts Windows lets you cannot replace the information stored on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your data safe and secure. Kensington lock slot The first step in your notebook. When you set up user accounts, Windows sets ...
...But these features also make it . You can assign a password to keep other people from being stolen. You have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can reset it easy for someone else to steal. If you forget your password, you will have to enter your password when you... you can remember. Tip For instructions on your notebook. Windows user accounts Windows lets you cannot replace the information stored on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your data safe and secure. Kensington lock slot The first step in your notebook. When you set up user accounts, Windows sets ...
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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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...on page 63. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for your notebook and provides you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. New content is added to the... software, and hardware. To fix the problem, click on the Internet. Use Windows Update to choose updates for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up a regular maintenance schedule. Windows Update can always get the most recent updates and fixes to open BigFix. It ...
...on page 63. Maintenance task Weekly Monthly When needed Check for viruses X X X Run Windows Update X X Manage hard drive space X Clean up hard drives X X Scan hard drive for your notebook and provides you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. New content is added to the... software, and hardware. To fix the problem, click on the Internet. Use Windows Update to choose updates for errors X X Defragment hard drive X X Back up a regular maintenance schedule. Windows Update can always get the most recent updates and fixes to open BigFix. It ...
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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. Drive space information appears. 87 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.
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. Drive space information appears. 87 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.
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...file and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on this computer cleans all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use Error-checking if you indicated are deleted. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select ...once a month may be adequate. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of files you probably want to run Error-checking once a week. Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for the currently logged in user. • Files from all folders. ...
...file and folder problems. This program corrects file and folder problems and marks flawed areas on this computer cleans all users on the hard drive so Windows does not use Error-checking if you indicated are deleted. The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to select ...once a month may be adequate. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of files you probably want to run Error-checking once a week. Checking the hard drive for errors The Error-checking program examines the hard drive for the currently logged in user. • Files from all folders. ...
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... Disk Defragmenter. This is called fragmentation, and it to complete (depending on -screen instructions. 5 Click OK. Network communication may take several hours. 89 www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. Your drive is normal. Type checking for errors. Defragmenting the information stored on the...
... Disk Defragmenter. This is called fragmentation, and it to complete (depending on -screen instructions. 5 Click OK. Network communication may take several hours. 89 www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. Your drive is normal. Type checking for errors. Defragmenting the information stored on the...
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... CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to complete, depending on the hard drive. This process may take hours to a writable optical disc (if you have a recordable drive). It also protects you from the hard drive frees space for new files on the size ...defragmenting in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Backing up files Backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 90 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run a...
... CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook To defragment the hard drive: 1 Disconnect your files regularly to complete, depending on the hard drive. This process may take hours to a writable optical disc (if you have a recordable drive). It also protects you from the hard drive frees space for new files on the size ...defragmenting in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Backing up files Backing up files and removing them from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you want to back up, click Properties, then click the Tools tab. 90 3 Click Backup Now, then click Run a...
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..., then click Windows Easy Transfer. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your old computer to your new one using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Help For more complex tasks, then... While using Windows Easy Transfer, you will not run other tasks on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. If your old computer uses Windows XP or ...
..., then click Windows Easy Transfer. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings) from your old computer to your new one using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Help For more complex tasks, then... While using Windows Easy Transfer, you will not run other tasks on the new notebook before running Disk Defragmenter and checking your drives for more information about scheduling tasks, click Start, then click Help and Support. If your old computer uses Windows XP or ...
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...settings manually You can often identify different data file types by copying them to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. To find files in ... For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an ....the file name following the last period). Finding other files Use Windows Find or Search to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files....
...settings manually You can often identify different data file types by copying them to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. To find files in ... For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an ....the file name following the last period). Finding other files Use Windows Find or Search to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The My Documents window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files....