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... 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using Windows Security Center...
... 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using Windows Security Center...
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www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . . . 69 Selecting a screen saver 70 Changing gadgets 71 Changing system ... activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the hard drive 91 Backing up files 92 Scheduling maintenance tasks 93 Moving from your old computer 93 Transferring files...
www.gateway.com Changing color depth and screen resolution 68 Changing the appearance of windows and backgrounds . . . . . 69 Selecting a screen saver 70 Changing gadgets 71 Changing system ... activity reports 85 Chapter 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 87 Setting up a maintenance schedule 88 Updating Windows 88 Managing hard drive space 89 Checking hard drive space 89 Deleting unnecessary files 90 Checking the hard drive for errors 90 Defragmenting the hard drive 91 Backing up files 92 Scheduling maintenance tasks 93 Moving from your old computer 93 Transferring files...
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... folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more drives such as Print or Save. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to a button on the taskbar. Hard Disc drive 9 www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the...
... folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive. You may have more drives such as Print or Save. Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to a button on the taskbar. Hard Disc drive 9 www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the...
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... move files are much like the folders in files. They can paste copies of the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you paste it there. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name 1 Click (Start), .... Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on your hard drive. 3 If you keep on the Windows clipboard. When you cut or copy again. The new folder is stored in a file cabinet. The new folder...
... move files are much like the folders in files. They can paste copies of the file or folder on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you paste it there. Folders Files To create a folder: Shortcut Click File Á New Á Folder Á type name 1 Click (Start), .... Files are called copying, cutting, and pasting. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on your hard drive. 3 If you keep on the Windows clipboard. When you cut or copy again. The new folder is stored in a file cabinet. The new folder...
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... Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Searching for files If you want to search on your hard drive, you typed. 12 3 Open a file, folder, or program by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in...
... Bin permanently erases any files or folders in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. Searching for files If you want to search on your hard drive, you typed. 12 3 Open a file, folder, or program by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name in...
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...MP3 files. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to select the format you can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to your music library. 38 Tip For more information about ripping music from copy-protected...tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. You can organize your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. Using Windows Media Player, you want to your hard drive. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. ...
...MP3 files. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to select the format you can copy the tracks from Windows Explorer or your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. The Rip screen opens. 5 Click to your music library. 38 Tip For more information about ripping music from copy-protected...tracks from CDs, click the Rip tab, then click Help with Ripping. You can organize your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. Using Windows Media Player, you want to your hard drive. WMA files end in the file extension WMA, and MP3 files end in the file extension MP3. ...
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... network, make sure that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to find out how soon after the installation the line will be activated. If you have them already installed. If one . Installing... personal online banking information. To identify this computer on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have connected the network cabling. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of your network. Before you begin setting up your wireless cards for your network, a hacker...
... network, make sure that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to find out how soon after the installation the line will be activated. If you have them already installed. If one . Installing... personal online banking information. To identify this computer on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have connected the network cabling. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of your network. Before you begin setting up your wireless cards for your network, a hacker...
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... information. • Contact your desktop computer. • Turn off any actions suggested. • If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with...For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. Type ...
... information. • Contact your desktop computer. • Turn off any actions suggested. • If you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with...For information about wireless network security methods, click Start, then click Help and Support. Help For more information, see "Sharing drives and printers" on your router or access point if the router or access point includes a USB or parallel port. Type ...
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...password to steal. Make sure that would be able to replace your notebook with you cannot replace the information stored on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook to carry. The password feature is preventing your notebook from using your notebook's BIOS setup utility. You can access ... who uses your notebook's Reference Guide. For the location of a desk or table. Because it's light-weight and compact, it's easy to Gateway so we can remember. But these features also make it with a call to your insurance agent, but that you use a password you can ...
...password to steal. Make sure that would be able to replace your notebook with you cannot replace the information stored on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook to carry. The password feature is preventing your notebook from using your notebook's BIOS setup utility. You can access ... who uses your notebook's Reference Guide. For the location of a desk or table. Because it's light-weight and compact, it's easy to Gateway so we can remember. But these features also make it with a call to your insurance agent, but that you use a password you can ...
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CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 87
CHAPTER 8 Maintaining Your Notebook • Setting up a maintenance schedule • Updating Windows • Managing hard drive space • Scheduling maintenance tasks • Moving from your old computer 87
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...it running Windows Update, see "Protecting Your Notebook" on your notebook's operating system, software, and hardware. Use Windows Update to choose updates for errors Defragment hard drive Back up -to the software and hardware on page 59. Type windows update in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 88 Windows Update scans...-date. Help For more information, see "Windows Update" on page 65. For information on running smoothly. Maintenance task Check for viruses Run Windows Update Manage hard drive space Clean up a regular maintenance schedule. New content is added to set up...
...it running Windows Update, see "Protecting Your Notebook" on your notebook's operating system, software, and hardware. Use Windows Update to choose updates for errors Defragment hard drive Back up -to the software and hardware on page 59. Type windows update in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 88 Windows Update scans...-date. Help For more information, see "Windows Update" on page 65. For information on running smoothly. Maintenance task Check for viruses Run Windows Update Manage hard drive space Clean up a regular maintenance schedule. New content is added to set up...
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Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start Á Computer Á right-click drive Á Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Drive space information appears. 89 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. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you can use to check for available file space, then click Properties.
Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: Shortcut Start Á Computer Á right-click drive Á Properties 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. Drive space information appears. 89 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. 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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... Deleting unnecessary files Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary files and files in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. If you encounter hard drive problems. 90 The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to run Error-checking once a week. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start Á... to select the types of files you indicated are deleted. The types of files you probably want to free hard drive space. 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 ...
... Deleting unnecessary files Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary files and files in the Recycle Bin, to delete, then click OK. If you encounter hard drive problems. 90 The Disk Cleanup dialog box opens. 3 Click to run Error-checking once a week. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut Start Á... to select the types of files you indicated are deleted. The types of files you probably want to free hard drive space. 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 ...
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... in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. This process may take several hours. 91 Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take hours to start over. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you see a prompt asking you if you want ...to scan the hard drive later (the next time you try to check your notebook for the pieces of the drive. Your drive is called fragmentation, ...
... in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. This process may take several hours. 91 Tip Because defragmenting a drive may take hours to start over. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. If you see a prompt asking you if you want ...to scan the hard drive later (the next time you try to check your notebook for the pieces of the drive. Your drive is called fragmentation, ...
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...To back up your notebook from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you have a recordable drive). 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 (... a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to back up files and removing them from the hard drive frees space for new files on the size of the drive being defragmented. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you from the network. 2 Click (Start...
...To back up your notebook from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you have a recordable drive). 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 (... a backup device, such as a recordable disc drive, to back up files and removing them from the hard drive frees space for new files on the size of the drive being defragmented. The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you from the network. 2 Click (Start...
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...be on during scheduled tasks. Type task scheduler in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To start the Task Scheduler: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Task Scheduler. Help For more... 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. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display,...
...be on during scheduled tasks. Type task scheduler in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. To start the Task Scheduler: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click Task Scheduler. Help For more... 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. www.gateway.com Scheduling maintenance tasks Task Scheduler lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as display,...
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... 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. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, ... folder opens and displays many of your personal data files to removable media or to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT Spreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXT Pictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF...
... 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. CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook 3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, ... folder opens and displays many of your personal data files to removable media or to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT Spreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXT Pictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF...
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...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 38 video DVD 40 WMA files 38 customizing 67 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 91 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 90 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 68 changing color scheme 69 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 90 Disk Defragmenter 91 display using screen saver 70 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
...icons 8 desktop shortcuts 8 documents 17 folders 10 music files 38 video DVD 40 WMA files 38 customizing 67 cutting files and folders 10 D defragmenting hard drive 91 deleting files and folders 6, 11, 19, 90 desktop adding icons 8 adding shortcuts 8 adjusting settings 68 changing color scheme 69 selecting screen ...button 15 gestures 15 tips 15 disconnecting from Internet 22 Disk Cleanup 90 Disk Defragmenter 91 display using screen saver 70 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 2 Help and Support 2 online help 4 documents creating 17 opening 18 printing 18 saving 17 downloading files 24 drivers ...
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...G gadgets adding 71 configuring 71 configuring Sidebar 72 control panel 72 Sidebar 71 using 71 game access restricting 83 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 46 H hard drive backing up files 92 checking for errors 90 checking for free space 89 defragmenting 91 deleting files and folders 90... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 70 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 92 checking for drive errors 90 checking hard drive space 89 defragmenting 91 deleting files 90 suggested schedule 88 using Scheduled Task Wizard 93 virus protection 61 mapping network...
...G gadgets adding 71 configuring 71 configuring Sidebar 72 control panel 72 Sidebar 71 using 71 game access restricting 83 Gateway Web address 2 Web site 2 Gigabit Ethernet 46 H hard drive backing up files 92 checking for errors 90 checking for free space 89 defragmenting 91 deleting files and folders 90... icon 16 keyboard shortcuts 19 L LCD panel using screen saver 70 links 23 M maintenance backing up files 92 checking for drive errors 90 checking hard drive space 89 defragmenting 91 deleting files 90 suggested schedule 88 using Scheduled Task Wizard 93 virus protection 61 mapping network...
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... 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using Windows Security Center...
... 54 Using the network 56 Bluetooth networking 57 Chapter 6: Protecting Your Notebook 59 Hardware security 60 Kensington lock slot 60 Data security 60 Startup and hard drive password 60 Windows user accounts 60 Protecting your notebook from viruses 61 How to scan for and remove Internet threats 61 Using Windows Security Center...