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www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 ... 95 Receiving and viewing a fax 95 Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the...
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating a data CD or DVD 73 Copying a CD or DVD 76 ... 95 Receiving and viewing a fax 95 Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the...
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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 mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 Changing mouse settings 104 Changing touchpad or pointing device ...
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 mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 Changing mouse settings 104 Changing touchpad or pointing device ...
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... the topic name in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of any Help and Support screen, then click the arrow button. Help and Support opens. For each search, you want to help... located in Help and Support and contain the words you entered in the Search Results list. You must be connected to the Internet to your Gateway notebook. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support.
... the topic name in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of any Help and Support screen, then click the arrow button. Help and Support opens. For each search, you want to help... located in Help and Support and contain the words you entered in the Search Results list. You must be connected to the Internet to your Gateway notebook. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support.
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...program by clicking an item on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. After your notebook starts, the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on how your... opens. 8 Desktop elements Description The taskbar is the Windows desktop. Other buttons on the right. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support.
...program by clicking an item on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. After your notebook starts, the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on how your... opens. 8 Desktop elements Description The taskbar is the Windows desktop. Other buttons on the right. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support.
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www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■ Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP) - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have...
www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■ Tablet PC Input Panel (TIP) - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have...
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... keyboard. ■ Open the Tablet Input Panel by waving the pen back and forth over the screen. ■ Backspace by drawing a right-to-left -handed writer. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use your tablet PC, you should calibrate ... TIP help. When you use these gestures, you write with the tip of the pen and adjusts the screen's performance for their own use gestures to left line on -screen pointer does not seem to your tapping patterns. Calibration ensures the accuracy of the pen-for example, because someone...
... keyboard. ■ Open the Tablet Input Panel by waving the pen back and forth over the screen. ■ Backspace by drawing a right-to-left -handed writer. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use your tablet PC, you should calibrate ... TIP help. When you use these gestures, you write with the tip of the pen and adjusts the screen's performance for their own use gestures to left line on -screen pointer does not seem to your tapping patterns. Calibration ensures the accuracy of the pen-for example, because someone...
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... icon near the bottom of alignment. Press it and tap (button-tap) to open right-click menus when they are out of the window. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on the pen tip. ■...; The pen has internal electronics, so keep it dry and avoid contact with liquids. The screen reads the position of the pointer, not the tap. ■ Store the pen in cases where the pointer and pen point are available.
... icon near the bottom of alignment. Press it and tap (button-tap) to open right-click menus when they are out of the window. www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on the pen tip. ■...; The pen has internal electronics, so keep it dry and avoid contact with liquids. The screen reads the position of the pointer, not the tap. ■ Store the pen in cases where the pointer and pen point are available.
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CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of the recovery disc(s). Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions of your notebook. As you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of recovery ...OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on page 34. - You can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. You are done. For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of your system, you have created...
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of the recovery disc(s). Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions of your notebook. As you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of recovery ...OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on page 34. - You can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. You are done. For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a set of your system, you have created...
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... an earlier time, then click Next. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to one of your...The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software ...
... an earlier time, then click Next. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to one of your...The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to your computer with System Restore. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software ...
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..., System Recovery, System Recovery, then click Yes. OR Turn on or restart your notebook, then press F11 while your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. If completing Microsoft System Restore does not solve your notebook is starting. 3 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when ... on page 35 for instructions. Recovering your system from the hard drive To recover from the hard drive" on -screen instructions to finish the restoration. www.gateway.com Recovering your system 5 Click Next. The System Recovery program starts. 35 Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery...
..., System Recovery, System Recovery, then click Yes. OR Turn on or restart your notebook, then press F11 while your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. If completing Microsoft System Restore does not solve your notebook is starting. 3 Insert the Operating System Recovery CD/DVD when ... on page 35 for instructions. Recovering your system from the hard drive To recover from the hard drive" on -screen instructions to finish the restoration. www.gateway.com Recovering your system 5 Click Next. The System Recovery program starts. 35 Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery...
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... go to a Web site Tips & Tricks To protect your screen depends on the World Wide Web. The speed that you requested. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com To learn more about connecting to start your notebook, and displays the page on the browser address...to a Web site. Link Web page Linked Web page Connecting to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the site that a Web page displays on your children from accessing objectionable Web sites, use to connect to your ...
... go to a Web site Tips & Tricks To protect your screen depends on the World Wide Web. The speed that you requested. Sometimes Web pages display slowly. CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com To learn more about connecting to start your notebook, and displays the page on the browser address...to a Web site. Link Web page Linked Web page Connecting to a different Web site, type the address (called a URL for example www.gateway.com), then click GO on the site that a Web page displays on your children from accessing objectionable Web sites, use to connect to your ...
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... the Web page for the file that you want . If applicable, follow the instructions provided on the Web site to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for an account with Hotmail might have an e-mail address that is usually a free service of the Web site that contains the file or... you download. OR - The time that it takes to transfer the file to this one: [email protected] User name Internet domain name 41 www.gateway.com Using e-mail Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions. 6 Open the folder that you created. 7 Install...
... the Web page for the file that you want . If applicable, follow the instructions provided on the Web site to download. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions for an account with Hotmail might have an e-mail address that is usually a free service of the Web site that contains the file or... you download. OR - The time that it takes to transfer the file to this one: [email protected] User name Internet domain name 41 www.gateway.com Using e-mail Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook depends on file size and Internet conditions. 6 Open the folder that you created. 7 Install...
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www.gateway.com 3 Click Scan My Computer for Viruses. 4 Click the location you want to remove the virus. 2 Turn off your notebook and leave it off for at least 30 seconds. 3 Turn on your notebook and rescan for viruses: 1 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 2 Click virusscan. To remove a virus: 1 If McAfee SecurityCenter finds a virus, follow all on-screen instructions to scan, then select your scan options. 5 Click Scan. CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook Scanning for and removing viruses To scan for the virus. 48
www.gateway.com 3 Click Scan My Computer for Viruses. 4 Click the location you want to remove the virus. 2 Turn off your notebook and leave it off for at least 30 seconds. 3 Turn on your notebook and rescan for viruses: 1 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 2 Click virusscan. To remove a virus: 1 If McAfee SecurityCenter finds a virus, follow all on-screen instructions to scan, then select your scan options. 5 Click Scan. CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook Scanning for and removing viruses To scan for the virus. 48
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... XP Security Center Help and Support For more information about Windows XP Security Center, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Data security Important To update McAfee SecurityCenter after the subscription period expires, you are connected to the Internet. 2 Start McAfee SecurityCenter... dialog box opens. 49 The McAfee SecurityCenter Updates wizard opens. 4 Click Check Now. 5 If it is time to protect your screen. To update your virus definitions: 1 Make sure that you must extend your subscription. Updating your virus definitions You should update your virus...
... XP Security Center Help and Support For more information about Windows XP Security Center, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.gateway.com Data security Important To update McAfee SecurityCenter after the subscription period expires, you are connected to the Internet. 2 Start McAfee SecurityCenter... dialog box opens. 49 The McAfee SecurityCenter Updates wizard opens. 4 Click Check Now. 5 If it is time to protect your screen. To update your virus definitions: 1 Make sure that you must extend your subscription. Updating your virus definitions You should update your virus...
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... Media Player, and you must have a DVD drive in your notebook. If you want to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at accessories.gateway.com. Playing CDs or DVDs Important Some music CDs have a DVD drive and would like to play, then click Open. 4 Play the file by... be played on a CD player or your notebook. To play a file using Windows Media Player, click Help. Video screen Play Stop Video file information 2 Click File, then click Open. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing audio and video files Windows Media Player can play several albums of music can...
... Media Player, and you must have a DVD drive in your notebook. If you want to add an external drive, visit the Accessory Store at accessories.gateway.com. Playing CDs or DVDs Important Some music CDs have a DVD drive and would like to play, then click Open. 4 Play the file by... be played on a CD player or your notebook. To play a file using Windows Media Player, click Help. Video screen Play Stop Video file information 2 Click File, then click Open. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing audio and video files Windows Media Player can play several albums of music can...
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... the controls in and that the volume is turned up. 2 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD. The PowerDVD video screen and control panel open. 3 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive, then click (play a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD, click Start, All ...Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD Help. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD Help & Support For more information about playing DVDs using CyberLink PowerDVD: 1 Make sure...
... the controls in and that the volume is turned up. 2 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD. The PowerDVD video screen and control panel open. 3 Insert a DVD into the DVD drive, then click (play a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD, click Start, All ...Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD Help. www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD Help & Support For more information about playing DVDs using CyberLink PowerDVD: 1 Make sure...
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... Wizard, click Learn more clips into more than 10 GB of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. 4 Complete the screens in Windows Movie Maker. Some of your clip ■ Inserting video transitions between clips ■ Adding video effects ■ Adding narration ■...can edit it onto your video into one . When you can make to your video include: ■ Splitting your hard drive. www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos Windows Movie Maker recognizes your camera and captures it . Important Video files may require more than one clip ...
... Wizard, click Learn more clips into more than 10 GB of hard drive space for storage with additional space required for editing. 4 Complete the screens in Windows Movie Maker. Some of your clip ■ Inserting video transitions between clips ■ Adding video effects ■ Adding narration ■...can edit it onto your video into one . When you can make to your video include: ■ Splitting your hard drive. www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos Windows Movie Maker recognizes your camera and captures it . Important Video files may require more than one clip ...
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You cannot create MP3 files from these CDs and you may not be able to listen to these CDs on -screen prompts to finish burning the DVD. For more information, click the Media Center's Help icon. To create a data CD or DVD: 1 Insert a blank, writable CD ...or DVD into your notebook. Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs Creating a data CD or DVD Important Some CDs have copy protection software. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 4 Click Video DVD, then click OK. 5 Follow the on your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box...
You cannot create MP3 files from these CDs and you may not be able to listen to these CDs on -screen prompts to finish burning the DVD. For more information, click the Media Center's Help icon. To create a data CD or DVD: 1 Insert a blank, writable CD ...or DVD into your notebook. Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs Creating a data CD or DVD Important Some CDs have copy protection software. www.gateway.com Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 4 Click Video DVD, then click OK. 5 Follow the on your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box...
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...and to your hard drive to follow the on your broadband connection is not working correctly. SecureEasySetup is a program that Gateway has already installed on the front of your network. The wizard will be SecureEasySetup™ ready. The software automatically configures your notebook... your ISP about your home setup, make sure that your notebook. Setting up your wireless network, use the SecureEasySetup wizard on -screen instructions. Check your access point has it and setting network security. If your notebook has SecureEasySetup, make sure that your access point...
...and to your hard drive to follow the on your broadband connection is not working correctly. SecureEasySetup is a program that Gateway has already installed on the front of your network. The wizard will be SecureEasySetup™ ready. The software automatically configures your notebook... your ISP about your home setup, make sure that your notebook. Setting up your wireless network, use the SecureEasySetup wizard on -screen instructions. Check your access point has it and setting network security. If your notebook has SecureEasySetup, make sure that your access point...
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..., type a shared name in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Control Panel window opens. www.gateway.com Sharing resources 3 If this folder on the network check box is not selected. 3 Click OK. OR If you have full permissions to read and... the Shared name box. To let other users have previously enabled remote file access and you want to share a drive or folder with others on -screen instructions. -
..., type a shared name in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Control Panel window opens. www.gateway.com Sharing resources 3 If this folder on the network check box is not selected. 3 Click OK. OR If you have full permissions to read and... the Shared name box. To let other users have previously enabled remote file access and you want to share a drive or folder with others on -screen instructions. -