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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 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows ...
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 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows ...
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...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook...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 Creating a music CD 66 ii
...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook...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 Creating a music CD 66 ii
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www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...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 screen resolution 99 iii
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...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 screen resolution 99 iii
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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 ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and 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...
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 ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and 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...
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...week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to come. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to provide an exceptional balance of performance and portability. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, ...product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to manage the processor speed and power ...
...week and provides the most stringent quality control tests to come. Gateway stands behind our value proposition to provide an exceptional balance of performance and portability. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, ...product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to manage the processor speed and power ...
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...access product documentation, specifications, and guides for your drivers. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to locate your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers...Service to access user guides and specifications for BIOS and driver upgrades. Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your notebook, type your account and general information about warranties and special offers. Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to ...
...access product documentation, specifications, and guides for your drivers. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to locate your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers...Service to access user guides and specifications for BIOS and driver upgrades. Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your notebook, type your account and general information about warranties and special offers. Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to ...
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Searching for and access these topics. To search for the type of your Gateway notebook. Use Help and Support to answer questions about Windows and to search for a topic 4 You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. ...search, you entered in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - These topics are relevant to view. 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. These topics are located...
Searching for and access these topics. To search for the type of your Gateway notebook. Use Help and Support to answer questions about Windows and to search for a topic 4 You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. ...search, you entered in the Search box. ■ Microsoft Knowledge Base - These topics are relevant to view. 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. These topics are located...
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...can access online help or refer to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. To learn more about... Center help: 1 In the Media Center window, move the mouse to open BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. The tool bar appears at the top of the window...
...can access online help or refer to the printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then click BigFix. To learn more about... Center help: 1 In the Media Center window, move the mouse to open BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. The tool bar appears at the top of the window...
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...The desktop is the bar at the bottom of the desktop as your notebook starts, the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the...program's window. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on the right. Think of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Search box, then click the arrow....
...The desktop is the bar at the bottom of the desktop as your notebook starts, the first screen you open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the...program's window. Your desktop may be different from this example, depending on the right. Think of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on how your notebook is the Windows desktop. Type the keyword Windows desktop in the Search box, then click the arrow....
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... opens showing you discarded are available. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. You must empty the Recycle Bin to use the Start menu: 1 Click the Start button on the taskbar near the clock. For instructions on... page 18. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it . 9...
... opens showing you discarded are available. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. You must empty the Recycle Bin to use the Start menu: 1 Click the Start button on the taskbar near the clock. For instructions on... page 18. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it . 9...
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...your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. set properties for entering data ■ Windows® ...drop it into text or image files ■ Sticky Notes - Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. 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...
...your notes on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. set properties for entering data ■ Windows® ...drop it into text or image files ■ Sticky Notes - Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. 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...
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... do not see the files and folders on a drive: ■ Double-click the drive icon. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD... (D:) for the optical drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the contents of this drive. 15 A notebook almost always has more than one drive. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in the Search box, then...
... do not see the files and folders on a drive: ■ Double-click the drive icon. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD... (D:) for the optical drive. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the contents of this drive. 15 A notebook almost always has more than one drive. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in the Search box, then...
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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 ... Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you keep on a notebook is stored in the Search box, then click the arrow. The new folder is your notebook. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want to put the new folder...
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see the contents of the drive, click Show the contents of this drive. 3 ... Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you keep on a notebook is stored in the Search box, then click the arrow. The new folder is your notebook. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want to put the new folder...
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... arrow. Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to open it was created in the Search box, then click the arrow. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in . To...
... arrow. Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have a printer connected to open it was created in the Search box, then click the arrow. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about opening files in . To...
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...other programs. You can restore your system to working condition. We recommend that came pre-installed on your notebook. Finally, in your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more information on using your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating drivers and...to completely reinstall the original factory software. Using a recovery disc that you have recorded is saved on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system). If you are still having problems even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you can...
...other programs. You can restore your system to working condition. We recommend that came pre-installed on your notebook. Finally, in your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more information on using your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating drivers and...to completely reinstall the original factory software. Using a recovery disc that you have recorded is saved on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system). If you are still having problems even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you can...
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www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-.... 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). Depending on page 30. If your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of recordable drive your notebook has a recordable drive. A message tells you the number of blank discs that are recording to a DVD, make sure that...
www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-.... 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). Depending on page 30. If your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of recordable drive your notebook has a recordable drive. A message tells you the number of blank discs that are recording to a DVD, make sure that...
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www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells you to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert a blank disc. 9 When you remove each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. To copy drivers and... application recovery files to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." You are done.
www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells you to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert a blank disc. 9 When you remove each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. To copy drivers and... application recovery files to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." You are done.
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... you can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to restore your notebook and you need to follow the software's own instructions for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a ...set of recovery discs, roll back your system, you remove each disc from the notebook's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers ...
... you can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to restore your notebook and you need to follow the software's own instructions for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." For a fee, Customer Care may be able to provide a ...set of recovery discs, roll back your system, you remove each disc from the notebook's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers ...
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... to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. You are installed. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive.
... to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. You are installed. www.gateway.com Recovering your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive.
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Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system 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. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens...
Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system 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. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens...