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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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...the hard drive. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Clicking an item on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. www.gateway.com ...Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Type files and folders in a file cabinet. Drives are like you would store information...
...the hard drive. You may have more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Clicking an item on your preferences much like file cabinets because they hold files and folders. Viewing drives Help For more drives such as a disc drive. www.gateway.com ...Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to its former size. Type files and folders in a file cabinet. Drives are like you would store information...
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...-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows 2 Double-click the drive icon. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on your hard drive. 3 If you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your... stored in (the destination folder), you keep on the Windows clipboard. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you cut or copy again. When you want to put the new folder.
...-click the existing folder. 4 Click Organize, then click New Folder. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows 2 Double-click the drive icon. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is deleted from its original location and place the file or folder on your hard drive. 3 If you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is your... stored in (the destination folder), you keep on the Windows clipboard. For information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you cut or copy again. When you want to put the new folder.
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Type emptying the Recycle Bin in the results window. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the bin. Files and folders found ...
Type emptying the Recycle Bin in the results window. The Search Results window opens. 2 If you want to search on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your notebook by double-clicking the name in the bin. Files and folders found ...
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... Programs, then click Windows Media Player. If you download are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs ... from a music CD to each track as WMA or MP3 files. A progress bar appears next to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. Using Windows Media Player, you do not want for any track you can add music ... Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to clear the check box for your hard drive.
... Programs, then click Windows Media Player. If you download are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into your notebook's hard drive as it is recorded. CHAPTER 4: Playing and Creating Media Files Creating WMA and MP3 music files Important Some music CDs ... from a music CD to each track as WMA or MP3 files. A progress bar appears next to your optical disc drive. 4 Click the Rip tab. Using Windows Media Player, you do not want for any track you can add music ... Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to clear the check box for your hard drive.
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... documentation that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have a broadband connection already installed, ...3 Click System, then click Change Settings in your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of your current setup. Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection...
... documentation that another computer outside your network can gain access to your Internet connection to send spam e-mail and to your hard drive to install wireless cards and drivers on installing the cards and any specific instructions they have a broadband connection already installed, ...3 Click System, then click Change Settings in your access point A wireless Ethernet network sends and receives information through radio waves. www.gateway.com 4 Click the plus (+) in front of your current setup. Setting up wireless Ethernet network hardware Making sure your broadband connection...
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... access point. Adding a printer to your access point. Follow the instructions included with your network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Right-click on the left of.... If you can add a printer to your printer to it, your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing resources With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. 54 Testing your network Now that your...
... access point. Adding a printer to your access point. Follow the instructions included with your network. Sharing drives and printers With a network, you can see "Sharing drives and printers" on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Right-click on the left of.... If you can add a printer to your printer to it, your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing resources With a network, you can share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer. 54 Testing your network Now that your...
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Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to keep other people from being stolen. Tip For instructions on your data safe and secure. Windows user accounts Windows lets you set up a ... at most electronics stores and many department stores. You may be hard for someone else to guess. You have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can remember. Attach a cable lock to the Kensington lock slot on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook's Reference Guide. You can access files in...
Startup and hard drive password Use a startup and hard drive password to keep other people from being stolen. Tip For instructions on your data safe and secure. Windows user accounts Windows lets you set up a ... at most electronics stores and many department stores. You may be hard for someone else to guess. You have to return your notebook to Gateway so we can remember. Attach a cable lock to the Kensington lock slot on creating a startup and hard drive password, see your notebook's Reference Guide. You can access files in...
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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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Use Windows Update to choose updates for errors Defragment hard drive Back up -to-date. Type windows update in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 88 Help For more information, see "Windows Update" on your ... helps you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. For information on running smoothly. Maintenance task Check for viruses Run Windows Update Manage hard drive space Clean up a regular maintenance schedule. For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows Update can always get the...
Use Windows Update to choose updates for errors Defragment hard drive Back up -to-date. Type windows update in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. 88 Help For more information, see "Windows Update" on your ... helps you can also be controlled through the Windows Security Center. For information on running smoothly. Maintenance task Check for viruses Run Windows Update Manage hard drive space Clean up a regular maintenance schedule. For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. Windows Update can always get the...
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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. 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. 89
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. 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. 89
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... you indicated are deleted. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of files you 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. If you encounter hard drive problems. 90 Also use them. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut ...
... you indicated are deleted. Help For more information about keeping the hard drive free of files you 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. If you encounter hard drive problems. 90 Also use them. To delete unnecessary files: Shortcut ...
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... you try to check your notebook for disk errors in different places on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. Disk Defragmenter organizes the data...
... you try to check your notebook for disk errors in different places on the drive can improve hard drive performance. Help For more information about checking the hard drive for errors: 1 Click (Start) then click Computer. www.gateway.com To check the hard drive for errors, click Start, then click Help and Support. Disk Defragmenter organizes the data...
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... press ENTER. Help For more information about backing up files and removing them from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type backup in the Search Help box,.... This process may take hours to do a complete hard drive backup. You should back up your notebook from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you have a recordable drive). The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to back up, click Properties, then...
... press ENTER. Help For more information about backing up files and removing them from the hard drive frees space for new files on the hard drive. Help For more information about defragmenting the hard drive, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type backup in the Search Help box,.... This process may take hours to do a complete hard drive backup. You should back up your notebook from losing important information if the hard drive fails or you have a recordable drive). The Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to back up, click Properties, then...
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... Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to finish setting up and scheduling the task. 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... opens. 2 Click Create Basic Task for basic tasks or click Create Task for errors. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Type task scheduler in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To move files and settings from your old computer Transferring files...
... Windows Easy Transfer copies only the software's settings, not the software itself, to finish setting up and scheduling the task. 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... opens. 2 Click Create Basic Task for basic tasks or click Create Task for errors. While using a writeable disc, flash drive, or external hard drive. Type task scheduler in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. To move files and settings from your old computer Transferring files...
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...transferring files in ... OR In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to Step 4. - You can manually transfer your personal data files by looking...your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on -screen instructions to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. Help For more ...
...transferring files in ... OR In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. Go to the next step. 2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon. 3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. Go to Step 4. - You can manually transfer your personal data files by looking...your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on -screen instructions to removable media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash drive. For example, a document file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension. Help For more ...
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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...