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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 ...items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 11 Using Tablet PC extensions 12 Working with files and folders 15 Viewing drives 15 Creating folders 16 Copying and moving files and folders 17 Deleting files and folders 18 Browsing for files and ... files and software 32 Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore 34 Recovering your system from the hard drive 35 i
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 ...items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 11 Using Tablet PC extensions 12 Working with files and folders 15 Viewing drives 15 Creating folders 16 Copying and moving files and folders 17 Deleting files and folders 18 Browsing for files and ... files and software 32 Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore 34 Recovering your system from the hard drive 35 i
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Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 ...lock slot 44 CompuTrace 44 Data security 45 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 45 Computrace 45 Notebook startup and hard drive password 45 Windows XP user accounts 45 Protecting your notebook from viruses 46 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Using Windows... files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 ...
Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 ...lock slot 44 CompuTrace 44 Data security 45 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 45 Computrace 45 Notebook startup and hard drive password 45 Windows XP user accounts 45 Protecting your notebook from viruses 46 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 47 Using Windows... files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 ...
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Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive for errors 112 Defragmenting the hard drive 113 Backing up files 114 Scheduling maintenance tasks 115 Moving from your old computer 115 Using the...
Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive for errors 112 Defragmenting the hard drive 113 Backing up files 114 Scheduling maintenance tasks 115 Moving from your old computer 115 Using the...
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... hold files and folders. You may also have more drives such as you would store information in a file cabinet. Viewing drives Help and Support For more than one drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the contents of this drive. 15 A notebook almost always has more information about ...files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you do not see the files and folders on the Start menu. www.gateway.com...
... hold files and folders. You may also have more drives such as you would store information in a file cabinet. Viewing drives Help and Support For more than one drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the contents of this drive. 15 A notebook almost always has more information about ...files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you do not see the files and folders on the Start menu. www.gateway.com...
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... stored in files. Type the keyword creating files and folders in a file cabinet. In fact, all information on your hard drive. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double...-click the drive where you keep on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. Typically, Local Disk ...
... stored in files. Type the keyword creating files and folders in a file cabinet. In fact, all information on your hard drive. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double...-click the drive where you keep on a notebook is created. 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. Typically, Local Disk ...
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... the arrow. Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Type the keyword searching in common, but you do not remember...
... the arrow. Files and folders found using the Search utility: 1 Click Start, then click Search. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Searching for files If you are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to refine searches. Type the keyword searching in common, but you do not remember...
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..." on page 31 28 Using a recovery disc that came pre-installed on your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 28 tells you can restore your hard drive. For more information on using your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other... you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you need to recover your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering...
..." on page 31 28 Using a recovery disc that came pre-installed on your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 28 tells you can restore your hard drive. For more information on using your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other... you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you need to recover your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering...
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...for each recovery file until each file is recorded onto a disc. You are done. OR - ■ To restore your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help , you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. Recovering ... with your notebook and you need to recover your hard drive has failed and you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on -screen instructions of the recovery disc(s). If you have created. 32 www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to follow the ...
...for each recovery file until each file is recorded onto a disc. You are done. OR - ■ To restore your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help , you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. Recovering ... with your notebook and you need to recover your hard drive has failed and you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on -screen instructions of the recovery disc(s). If you have created. 32 www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to follow the ...
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...problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. If completing Microsoft System Restore does not solve your system 5 Click Next. Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery program starts. - OR Turn on page 35 for instructions. Recovering your system from the hard drive To recover from the hard drive" on or ...instructions to finish the restoration. The Confirm Restore Point Selection dialog box opens. 6 Make sure that came with your system from the hard drive: 1 Get the operating system disc that you want to use the restore point you can still run Windows, click Start, All ...
...problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. If completing Microsoft System Restore does not solve your system 5 Click Next. Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery program starts. - OR Turn on page 35 for instructions. Recovering your system from the hard drive To recover from the hard drive" on or ...instructions to finish the restoration. The Confirm Restore Point Selection dialog box opens. 6 Make sure that came with your system from the hard drive: 1 Get the operating system disc that you want to use the restore point you can still run Windows, click Start, All ...
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... - Your notebook restarts, and Windows finishes its setup and installation. 8 Reconnect your hard drive except the restore files. This process deletes your hard drive. You still need at least 4 GB of hard drive space to your data files. ■ Full System Restore with the same files and... of the hard drive to date. ■ Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it shipped from the factory. This option saves your notebook. You are restored to use this process. 4 Click a system recovery option: www.gateway.com Important ...
... - Your notebook restarts, and Windows finishes its setup and installation. 8 Reconnect your hard drive except the restore files. This process deletes your hard drive. You still need at least 4 GB of hard drive space to your data files. ■ Full System Restore with the same files and... of the hard drive to date. ■ Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it shipped from the factory. This option saves your notebook. You are restored to use this process. 4 Click a system recovery option: www.gateway.com Important ...
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... the My Documents folder. 45 If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your notebook may include Computrace® Complete. www.gateway.com Data security Data security The second step in notebook security is keeping your notebook when the software is available. Your notebook may...notebook to each account. TPM is stolen, you can use a password you use Computrace Complete to return your notebook. Notebook startup and hard drive password Tips & Tricks Make sure that you can reset it . Windows XP user accounts Help and Support For more information about Windows...
... the My Documents folder. 45 If your notebook includes TPM compliant hardware, your notebook may include Computrace® Complete. www.gateway.com Data security Data security The second step in notebook security is keeping your notebook when the software is available. Your notebook may...notebook to each account. TPM is stolen, you can use a password you use Computrace Complete to return your notebook. Notebook startup and hard drive password Tips & Tricks Make sure that you can reset it . Windows XP user accounts Help and Support For more information about Windows...
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... extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Windows Media Player opens. 3 Click Tools, Options, then click the Rip Music tab. 4 Click the arrow ...Player. Creating WMA and MP3 music files using Windows Media Player Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from these CDs. www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to ...
... extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. The Windows Media Player opens. 3 Click Tools, Options, then click the Rip Music tab. 4 Click the arrow ...Player. Creating WMA and MP3 music files using Windows Media Player Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from these CDs. www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. You cannot copy tracks from a music CD to ...
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CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that you download are having trouble listening to, or working with, a downloaded file, try downloading the file again. If you do not want to your ... CD, Windows Media Player automatically adds these files to your music library. ■ Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer or your hard drive as it is recorded. Use Windows Media Player to your desktop to the music library. ■ Downloading files from the Internet-When you are connected...
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that you download are having trouble listening to, or working with, a downloaded file, try downloading the file again. If you do not want to your ... CD, Windows Media Player automatically adds these files to your music library. ■ Dragging and Dropping-Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer or your hard drive as it is recorded. Use Windows Media Player to your desktop to the music library. ■ Downloading files from the Internet-When you are connected...
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...your settings. Some of the edits you can make to your video include: ■ Splitting your video into more than 10 GB of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. 4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one clip...; Adding music ■ Adding titles and credits For information about the settings in Windows Movie Maker. 65 www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos Windows Movie Maker recognizes your hard drive. A one hour tape may require a significant amount of your video, click Help, then click Help Topics in...
...your settings. Some of the edits you can make to your video include: ■ Splitting your video into more than 10 GB of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. 4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one clip...; Adding music ■ Adding titles and credits For information about the settings in Windows Movie Maker. 65 www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos Windows Movie Maker recognizes your hard drive. A one hour tape may require a significant amount of your video, click Help, then click Help Topics in...
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... view it to payment of the following places. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Saving your video After you finish editing your legal advisor. Under Movie Tasks: ■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive. ■ Click Save to CD to save it on the Web. ...other remedies. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you can watch your video on your CD or DVD drive. 3 If a dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK. 4 Click the Burn tab. Otherwise, you need permission from the copyright...
... view it to payment of the following places. CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Saving your video After you finish editing your legal advisor. Under Movie Tasks: ■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive. ■ Click Save to CD to save it on the Web. ...other remedies. Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating a music CD Important We recommend that you can watch your video on your CD or DVD drive. 3 If a dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK. 4 Click the Burn tab. Otherwise, you need permission from the copyright...
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... are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from an audio CD to your hard drive to close. Power2Go copies the files from your hard drive as an MP3...blank, recordable disc. 7 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to watch Internet TV...Disc Image create an exact image of a disc on your hard drive. Advanced multimedia software features Windows Media Player advanced features You can...portable music player, to listen to Internet radio, and to your hard drive and then burn that the recording is complete, click OK. ...
... are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from an audio CD to your hard drive to close. Power2Go copies the files from your hard drive as an MP3...blank, recordable disc. 7 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to watch Internet TV...Disc Image create an exact image of a disc on your hard drive. Advanced multimedia software features Windows Media Player advanced features You can...portable music player, to listen to Internet radio, and to your hard drive and then burn that the recording is complete, click OK. ...
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... to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to find out when the line will have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that your access point has it and setting network security. If the connection is a program that Gateway has already installed on your notebook. Click ... on your Start menu, then follow when you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your ISP. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your ...
... to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to find out when the line will have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that your access point has it and setting network security. If the connection is a program that Gateway has already installed on your notebook. Click ... on your Start menu, then follow when you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your ISP. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your ...
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...computer are shared, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. If you can access them as though they were attached directly to everyone on network printers Sharing drives or folders If you want to ...drivers on your printer to the network. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you share a folder, only the contents of that drive will be available to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. The folder properties dialog box opens. With a network,...
...computer are shared, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. If you can access them as though they were attached directly to everyone on network printers Sharing drives or folders If you want to ...drivers on your printer to the network. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you share a folder, only the contents of that drive will be available to your Internet connection, drives, and printers. The folder properties dialog box opens. With a network,...
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CHAPTER 10 Maintaining Your Notebook • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Moving from your old computer 109
CHAPTER 10 Maintaining Your Notebook • Updating Windows • Using BigFix • Managing hard drive space • Moving from your old computer 109
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Drive space information appears. 111 Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My 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 Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to manage your hard drive.
Drive space information appears. 111 Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My 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 Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you want to manage your hard drive.