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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 ... Opening a document 24 Printing a document 24 Shortcuts 25 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 27 System recovery options 28 Drivers and applications recovery 28 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 29 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 30 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 31 Recovering your system...
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 ... Opening a document 24 Printing a document 24 Shortcuts 25 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 27 System recovery options 28 Drivers and applications recovery 28 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 29 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 30 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 31 Recovering your system...
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... prices. Thank you again, from your notebook in addition to our customers - Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. We have highlighted some basic... care and safety information to help you keep your new Gateway notebook for years to ensure that you are...
... prices. Thank you again, from your notebook in addition to our customers - Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new notebook. We have highlighted some basic... care and safety information to help you keep your new Gateway notebook for years to ensure that you are...
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...Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to view information about your drivers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for Gateway products. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to locate your account...Click Upgrades to access user guides and specifications for all Gateway notebooks. Documents Click Documents to view and purchase upgrades for both sales and support. 3 Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your notebook. Tools Click Tools to ...
...Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to view information about your drivers. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for Gateway products. Contact Us Click Contact Us to access links to locate your account...Click Upgrades to access user guides and specifications for all Gateway notebooks. Documents Click Documents to view and purchase upgrades for both sales and support. 3 Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for your notebook. Tools Click Tools to ...
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CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 27
CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 27
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... discs, see : ■ "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to recover your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 35 tells how to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system..., so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system to record (or burn) the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. We recommend that...
... discs, see : ■ "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to recover your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 35 tells how to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system..., so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system to record (or burn) the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. We recommend that...
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...if you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message tells you continue, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. ...Depending on page 30. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network" on the type of recordable drive your...
...if you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message tells you continue, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. ...Depending on page 30. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use . 6 Make sure that you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network" on the type of recordable drive your...
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... application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." You are done. As you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 30 A message asks you if you see the...the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of drivers and applications recovery discs from the drive, use . www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc from a different notebook that...
... application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." You are done. As you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a drive). 30 A message asks you if you see the...the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of drivers and applications recovery discs from the drive, use . www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc from a different notebook that...
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...file was created for a DVD, make sure you continue, make sure that your recovery (ISO) images in a folder that you want to save the driver and application recovery files to the location you specified. 4 When you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," ...which computer the files are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. For example, store the files for . www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you have blank discs ready. To create discs from the files you see ...
...file was created for a DVD, make sure you continue, make sure that your recovery (ISO) images in a folder that you want to save the driver and application recovery files to the location you specified. 4 When you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully," ...which computer the files are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. For example, store the files for . www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you have blank discs ready. To create discs from the files you see ...
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...instructions for the first disc. If you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to label each file is complete, remove that you have problems with your ...failed and you remove each disc from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." Recovering specific files and software You can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 34....
...instructions for the first disc. If you can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. www.gateway.com Important Use a permanent marker to label each file is complete, remove that you have problems with your ...failed and you remove each disc from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." Recovering specific files and software You can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 34....
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.... When the installation is finished, a message asks you if you want to install more drivers or applications. 4 Click Yes to install more drivers or applications, or click Quit to install. 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...
.... When the installation is finished, a message asks you if you want to install more drivers or applications. 4 Click Yes to install more drivers or applications, or click Quit to install. 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...
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...time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should ...2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to your system running again. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens...
...time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 The Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 3 Click Restore my computer to a previous condition. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should ...2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to your system running again. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens...
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CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall. 3 For more information about Security Center. Type the keyword Windows update in the Search box, then click the ... finds a way to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to download high-priority updates. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP...
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall. 3 For more information about Security Center. Type the keyword Windows update in the Search box, then click the ... finds a way to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. Windows XP Security Center Use the Windows XP Security Center to download high-priority updates. You should update Windows regularly to keep Windows XP...
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... Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The folder properties dialog box opens. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can share drives... and printers among the network computers, each computer. Then you can share your printer to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 84 CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can : ■ View a network drive ■ Open and...
... Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. The folder properties dialog box opens. After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can share drives... and printers among the network computers, each computer. Then you can share your printer to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 84 CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can : ■ View a network drive ■ Open and...
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You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy. 3 ...: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . www.gateway.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program...
You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to copy. 3 ...: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . www.gateway.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program...
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... changing resolution 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving 23 downloading files 41 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 114 checking for errors 112 checking for free space 111...
... changing resolution 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving 23 downloading files 41 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 114 checking for errors 112 checking for free space 111...
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www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor changing ...listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 Recycle Bin 9 deleting files and folders 18 emptying 18 recovering files...software 118 removing files and folders 9, 18, 25, 112 renaming files and folders 25 resolution changing 99 restoring device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 S saving documents 23 video 66 scanner installing 118 Scheduled Tasks ...
www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor changing ...listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 Recycle Bin 9 deleting files and folders 18 emptying 18 recovering files...software 118 removing files and folders 9, 18, 25, 112 renaming files and folders 25 resolution changing 99 restoring device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 S saving documents 23 video 66 scanner installing 118 Scheduled Tasks ...
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... from old computer 117 settings from old computer 115 video to computer 64 Trusted Platform Module 45 U un-sharing drives 85 folders 85 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 49 Windows 110 user accounts adding in Windows XP 108 switching in Windows XP 108 V video capturing to computer 64 creating 64 editing... adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 window 10 close button 11 closing 11, 25 maximize button 11 menu bar 11 minimize button 10 title bar 10 Windows clipboard 17 desktop 8 Files...
... from old computer 117 settings from old computer 115 video to computer 64 Trusted Platform Module 45 U un-sharing drives 85 folders 85 updating device drivers 3 McAfee SecurityCenter 49 Windows 110 user accounts adding in Windows XP 108 switching in Windows XP 108 V video capturing to computer 64 creating 64 editing... adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 window 10 close button 11 closing 11, 25 maximize button 11 menu bar 11 minimize button 10 title bar 10 Windows clipboard 17 desktop 8 Files...