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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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... carefully to high-quality, brand-name components at support.gateway.com. 2 Thank you keep your new notebook. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you again, from your notebook. to provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week...
... carefully to high-quality, brand-name components at support.gateway.com. 2 Thank you keep your new notebook. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to help you again, from your notebook. to provide best-of-class service and support in good operating condition. Your new Gateway notebook is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week...
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By entering your serial number you get drivers specific to help you manage your notebook. Tools Click Tools to access utilities to your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ ...to view information about warranties and special offers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access user guides and specifications for all Gateway notebooks. Click Call Us to customer care with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Contact Us Click Contact Us to...
By entering your serial number you get drivers specific to help you manage your notebook. Tools Click Tools to access utilities to your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ ...to view information about warranties and special offers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access user guides and specifications for all Gateway notebooks. Click Call Us to customer care with a live technician, including chat and e-mail. Contact Us Click Contact Us to...
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CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of results you want to view. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help ... list. These topics are located on the Microsoft Web site and contain the words you entered in Help and Support and are relevant to your Gateway notebook. You must be connected to the Internet to help you receive the following search result types: ■ Suggested Topics - Searching for and access these topics...
CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com Help and Support Your notebook includes Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of results you want to view. To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help ... list. These topics are located on the Microsoft Web site and contain the words you entered in Help and Support and are relevant to your Gateway notebook. You must be connected to the Internet to help you receive the following search result types: ■ Suggested Topics - Searching for and access these topics...
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BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. Your notebook may include BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, ... From the BigFix program, click Help, then click Tutorial. 5 To access Media Center help or refer to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you can access online help : 1 In the Media Center ...
BigFix 2 Click the Help icon in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. Your notebook may include BigFix. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. To start BigFix: ■ Click Start, All Programs, ... From the BigFix program, click Help, then click Tutorial. 5 To access Media Center help or refer to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you can access online help : 1 In the Media Center ...
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... desktop. Click a program's button on how your personalized work space where you see is set up. 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. Think of...on the menu that are running. Click the Start button, then open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. After your notebook starts, the first screen you open a file or program by clicking an item on the taskbar represent programs that opens. 8 Type the ...
... desktop. Click a program's button on how your personalized work space where you see is set up. 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. Think of...on the menu that are running. Click the Start button, then open programs and perform other programs, and computer tools and utilities. After your notebook starts, the first screen you open a file or program by clicking an item on the taskbar represent programs that opens. 8 Type the ...
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..., and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. The icon changes appearance to notify you when the security settings on page 18. To use the Recycle Bin, see "Deleting files and folders"...the lower left of menu items. 2 Click All Programs to see "Using Windows XP Security Center" on the taskbar near the clock. 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, ...
..., and more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. The icon changes appearance to notify you when the security settings on page 18. To use the Recycle Bin, see "Deleting files and folders"...the lower left of menu items. 2 Click All Programs to see "Using Windows XP Security Center" on the taskbar near the clock. 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, ...
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set properties for entering data ■ Windows® Journal - 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 ... and voice recognition - Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. make a quick note with your notes on the menu...
set properties for entering data ■ Windows® Journal - 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 ... and voice recognition - Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire notebook display. Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. Clicking an item on notebook computers, desktop computers, or tablet PCs. make a quick note with your notes on the menu...
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Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the contents of this drive. 15 A notebook almost always has more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store... Support For more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on a drive: ■ Double-click the drive icon.
Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the contents of this drive. 15 A notebook almost always has more drives such as you would reorganize and throw away information in the Search box, then click the arrow. www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store... Support For more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. You can organize your files and programs to suit your notebook: ■ Click Start, then click My Computer on a drive: ■ Double-click the drive icon.
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..., then click the arrow. If you keep on your hard drive. Files are much like the folders in a file cabinet. The new folder is your notebook. Folders Files To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to... press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. They can contain files and other folders. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on page 25. 16 Folders are much like paper documents...
..., then click the arrow. If you keep on your hard drive. Files are much like the folders in a file cabinet. The new folder is your notebook. Folders Files To create a folder: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer on the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you want to... press ENTER. The new folder name appears by the folder icon. They can contain files and other folders. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, see "Shortcuts" on page 25. 16 Folders are much like paper documents...
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...document opens. If you do not see the printer documentation. Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to open it was created in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword printing in list 4 Double...information about opening files in . The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click OK. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword opening ...
...document opens. If you do not see the printer documentation. Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to open it was created in the Search box, then click the arrow. Type the keyword printing in list 4 Double...information about opening files in . The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click OK. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword opening ...
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..., so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your notebook. If you are still having problems even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you need to recover your system to a previous working order. Finally, in your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more...Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 31 28 We recommend that you have recorded is saved on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can also restore device...
..., so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your notebook. If you are still having problems even after you follow troubleshooting steps, you need to recover your system to a previous working order. Finally, in your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more...Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on page 31 28 We recommend that you have recorded is saved on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can also restore device...
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... number of blank discs that are recording to use drivers and applications recovery discs to a network" on the type of recordable drive your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 If you need...ISO" (copy the files to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. Depending on page 30. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. If...
... number of blank discs that are recording to use drivers and applications recovery discs to a network" on the type of recordable drive your notebook does not have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 If you need...ISO" (copy the files to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. Depending on page 30. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. If...
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... 7 Click OK. A message asks you if you can copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." As you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record...to the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells you see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," remove the last disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. You are done. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert...
... 7 Click OK. A message asks you if you can copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." As you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record...to the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells you see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," remove the last disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. You are done. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert...
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...complete the burning of the recovery disc(s). If you cannot restore the software from the hard drive" on -screen instructions of your notebook. Recovering specific files and software You can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to restore your media burning... a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. If you need to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of the recovery files. 5 Double-click the file for...
...complete the burning of the recovery disc(s). If you cannot restore the software from the hard drive" on -screen instructions of your notebook. Recovering specific files and software You can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to restore your media burning... a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. If you need to label each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of the recovery files. 5 Double-click the file for...
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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. OR Turn on page 34. 33 When the installation ...
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. OR Turn on page 34. 33 When the installation ...
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... to a previous condition. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. To restore using... Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to your system settings and ...
... to a previous condition. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. To restore using... Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to your system settings and ...