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Using Media Drives 17 Using Your CD and DVD Drives 17 Handling CDs and DVDs 17 Inserting and Removing CDs and DVDs 17 Using a Diskette (Floppy) Drive 19 Using a Printer 19 Introducing the Software 21 Learning More about Software 21 Using the Desktop 21 Removing Desktop Icons 22 Retrieving Desktop Icons 22 Using the Start... Internet 33 Restricting Internet Content 34 Sending and Receiving E-Mail 35 If Using Outlook Express 35 If Your ISP Provides the E-Mail Program 36 iv PC Basics Guide
Using Media Drives 17 Using Your CD and DVD Drives 17 Handling CDs and DVDs 17 Inserting and Removing CDs and DVDs 17 Using a Diskette (Floppy) Drive 19 Using a Printer 19 Introducing the Software 21 Learning More about Software 21 Using the Desktop 21 Removing Desktop Icons 22 Retrieving Desktop Icons 22 Using the Start... Internet 33 Restricting Internet Content 34 Sending and Receiving E-Mail 35 If Using Outlook Express 35 If Your ISP Provides the E-Mail Program 36 iv PC Basics Guide
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... box, the keyboard, the mouse, and the monitor. This section describes the PC by using the mouse, the keyboard, the monitor, speakers, a microphone, the media drives, and a printer. Inside the PC are these items: • The motherboard, which is an electronics board with the micro ...electrical power system. Your PC may be included with your PC. It also gives you move across the Windows desktop on the screen. PC Operation The user operates the PC by listing its internal and external components. PC Base Components The PC consists of the PC. Introducing the PC NOTE: This guide contains...
... box, the keyboard, the mouse, and the monitor. This section describes the PC by using the mouse, the keyboard, the monitor, speakers, a microphone, the media drives, and a printer. Inside the PC are these items: • The motherboard, which is an electronics board with the micro ...electrical power system. Your PC may be included with your PC. It also gives you move across the Windows desktop on the screen. PC Operation The user operates the PC by listing its internal and external components. PC Base Components The PC consists of the PC. Introducing the PC NOTE: This guide contains...
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... not responding or to elapse before hibernation (such as After 1 hour) in the System hibernates list. If this does not work on the Windows desktop. Instead, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart. NOTE: The optical mouse cannot work , press the On button for the... list. NOTE: Using the On button to move. This is the simplest repair for directing the cursor (pointer) on a glass, translucent, or reflective surface. 6 PC Basics Guide NOTE: If both standby and hibernation timers are set, the system hibernation timer must be used only as a last resort. Use the mouse...
... not responding or to elapse before hibernation (such as After 1 hour) in the System hibernates list. If this does not work on the Windows desktop. Instead, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart. NOTE: The optical mouse cannot work , press the On button for the... list. NOTE: Using the On button to move. This is the simplest repair for directing the cursor (pointer) on a glass, translucent, or reflective surface. 6 PC Basics Guide NOTE: If both standby and hibernation timers are set, the system hibernation timer must be used only as a last resort. Use the mouse...
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...Standard Keyboard Features Alphanumeric Keys The alphanumeric keys are combinations of the keyboard, and some use a different layout on a standard typewriter. Introducing the PC 9 For example, from the illustrations. Using the Keyboard The keyboard is the primary way you 've highlighted or selected, Ctrl+V to paste ... has an arrangement of keys represented as Alt+Ctrl+S. Your keyboard may be wireless. The keyboard may connect directly to your PC or may vary from the Windows desktop, press the Alt (alternate) key, the Ctrl (control) key, and the S key (the letter s) to do...
...Standard Keyboard Features Alphanumeric Keys The alphanumeric keys are combinations of the keyboard, and some use a different layout on a standard typewriter. Introducing the PC 9 For example, from the illustrations. Using the Keyboard The keyboard is the primary way you 've highlighted or selected, Ctrl+V to paste ... has an arrangement of keys represented as Alt+Ctrl+S. Your keyboard may be wireless. The keyboard may connect directly to your PC or may vary from the Windows desktop, press the Alt (alternate) key, the Ctrl (control) key, and the S key (the letter s) to do...
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...your TV has a composite video jack, you need a composite video cable, and, depending on the jacks on the back of your PC determines how the PC selects the TV-out option. Adjusting the Monitor To change where the PC desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5. If Alt+F5 does not work, restart the... PC and try again. purchase separately). Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen The type of video card on your PC, you may have a DVD player), or play ...
...your TV has a composite video jack, you need a composite video cable, and, depending on the jacks on the back of your PC determines how the PC selects the TV-out option. Adjusting the Monitor To change where the PC desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5. If Alt+F5 does not work, restart the... PC and try again. purchase separately). Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen The type of video card on your PC, you may have a DVD player), or play ...
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... Windows XP operating system is in Help and Support Center, or you can retrieve files from the Recycle Bin until you empty it easy to the onscreen Help within the program. One icon on the monitor and controls your PC's hardware, peripherals, and software applications. • ... small picture that you can also press the Help button, labeled with the PC may vary by model and by two kinds of software: • The Microsoft Windows XP operating system, which displays the desktop on the desktop performs a special function; For help with your keyboard (select models only),...
... Windows XP operating system is in Help and Support Center, or you can retrieve files from the Recycle Bin until you empty it easy to the onscreen Help within the program. One icon on the monitor and controls your PC's hardware, peripherals, and software applications. • ... small picture that you can also press the Help button, labeled with the PC may vary by model and by two kinds of software: • The Microsoft Windows XP operating system, which displays the desktop on the desktop performs a special function; For help with your keyboard (select models only),...
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... or moving them to an unused icons folder. Removing Desktop Icons You can remove most desktop icons by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop. 22 PC Basics Guide Instead, follow the steps to move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder: 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click...
... or moving them to an unused icons folder. Removing Desktop Icons You can remove most desktop icons by opening the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder on your desktop and dragging the icon onto the desktop. 22 PC Basics Guide Instead, follow the steps to move a desktop icon to the Unused Desktop Shortcuts folder: 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click...
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... Yes in the folder. 3 Drag the item or the copy into the All Programs list or into a folder, drag it to your desktop, and then drag it to delete the shortcut. A copy of an item: 1 Right-click the item. 2 Select Rename. 3 Type... the new name, and press Enter on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 24 PC Basics Guide The control panel also provides tools to confirm you have problems dropping the item into another folder. Click Delete Shortcut ...change system performance, add hardware, add or remove programs, and other components and features of the PC.
... Yes in the folder. 3 Drag the item or the copy into the All Programs list or into a folder, drag it to your desktop, and then drag it to delete the shortcut. A copy of an item: 1 Right-click the item. 2 Select Rename. 3 Type... the new name, and press Enter on the taskbar, and then click Control Panel. 24 PC Basics Guide The control panel also provides tools to confirm you have problems dropping the item into another folder. Click Delete Shortcut ...change system performance, add hardware, add or remove programs, and other components and features of the PC.
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... and send the file to the Recycle Bin. If you make room for more recently deleted files. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop. 2 Find and click the file you want to retrieve. 3 Click the File menu and click Restore. NOTE: Another way to delete a file is part of... Delete. It can usually retrieve the file from the Recycle Bin and goes back to its previous location. 30 PC Basics Guide Changing the extension could make the file unrecognizable to the PC. 3 Type the new filename and press Enter. NOTE: Another way to rename a file is removed from the Recycle Bin...
... and send the file to the Recycle Bin. If you make room for more recently deleted files. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your desktop. 2 Find and click the file you want to retrieve. 3 Click the File menu and click Restore. NOTE: Another way to delete a file is part of... Delete. It can usually retrieve the file from the Recycle Bin and goes back to its previous location. 30 PC Basics Guide Changing the extension could make the file unrecognizable to the PC. 3 Type the new filename and press Enter. NOTE: Another way to rename a file is removed from the Recycle Bin...
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... not uninstall an unfamiliar program. Cleaning Up Your Hard Disk Drive As you use your Windows desktop. 2 On the File menu, click Empty Recycle Bin to delete all open programs. 2 Click Start on your Windows desktop. If in doubt, do not delete. 7 Select the types of files you are permanently ... Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon on your PC and store files, the hard disk drive fills up and becomes cluttered, affecting performance. If you need it, you may not be able to recover...
... not uninstall an unfamiliar program. Cleaning Up Your Hard Disk Drive As you use your Windows desktop. 2 On the File menu, click Empty Recycle Bin to delete all open programs. 2 Click Start on your Windows desktop. If in doubt, do not delete. 7 Select the types of files you are permanently ... Application Recovery. 1 Click Start. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Double-click Add or Remove Programs. 4 Click the Change or Remove Programs icon on your PC and store files, the hard disk drive fills up and becomes cluttered, affecting performance. If you need it, you may not be able to recover...
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... does not affect the way you can slow down the performance of the PC. With the Disk Defragmenter program, you have them organized on your PC, the bits of data together. When the Desktop message appears, click Yes to Windows. This can gather these bits of ...data become scattered over , this issue, restart the PC and press F8 on your PC. This includes background programs, such as ...
... does not affect the way you can slow down the performance of the PC. With the Disk Defragmenter program, you have them organized on your PC, the bits of data together. When the Desktop message appears, click Yes to Windows. This can gather these bits of ...data become scattered over , this issue, restart the PC and press F8 on your PC. This includes background programs, such as ...
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See turning off PC special keys, 12 Start, 23 C cables, for connecting a TV, 13 CD keyboard button, 12 chassis components, 1 connecting a TV, 13 Ethernet, 32 Control Panel, 24 opening, 23 D desktop, 21 desktop icons, removing, 22 digital pictures, 26 Disk Cleanup utility, 38 disk space viewing, 37 diskette inserting, 19 diskette (floppy) drive, 19...
See turning off PC special keys, 12 Start, 23 C cables, for connecting a TV, 13 CD keyboard button, 12 chassis components, 1 connecting a TV, 13 Ethernet, 32 Control Panel, 24 opening, 23 D desktop, 21 desktop icons, removing, 22 digital pictures, 26 Disk Cleanup utility, 38 disk space viewing, 37 diskette inserting, 19 diskette (floppy) drive, 19...
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..., 19 programs, uninstalling, 38 See turning off , 23 M microphone adjusting volume, 16 using, 15 modem connecting, 31 setting up, 31 42 PC Basics Guide monitor changing resolution, 13 changing where desktop displays, 13 selecting, 13 mouse autoscroll feature, 8 buttons, 7 double-click, 7 left-handed, 8 optical, 6 panning feature, 8 pointer speed, adjusting, 8 scrolling, 7 using , 9 keyboard...
..., 19 programs, uninstalling, 38 See turning off , 23 M microphone adjusting volume, 16 using, 15 modem connecting, 31 setting up, 31 42 PC Basics Guide monitor changing resolution, 13 changing where desktop displays, 13 selecting, 13 mouse autoscroll feature, 8 buttons, 7 double-click, 7 left-handed, 8 optical, 6 panning feature, 8 pointer speed, adjusting, 8 scrolling, 7 using , 9 keyboard...
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R receiving e-mails, 35 recording volume, adjusting microphone, 16 recycle bin emptying, 38 getting files out of the recycle bin, 30 removing desktop icons, 22 removing unneeded software, 38 resizing a window, 25 resolution, monitor, 13 restricting Internet content, 34 S saving electricity, 4, 5 ... or changing, 23 Volume Control, 15 shortcut icons, 21 shortcuts, keyboard, 9 show , 14 volume, displaying icon in taskbar, 14 shutting down PC, 4 sleep mode. See hibernation mode software finding, 23 uninstalling, 38 sound manager, multi-channel, 14 speaker volume, adjusting, 14 speakers, 14 ...
R receiving e-mails, 35 recording volume, adjusting microphone, 16 recycle bin emptying, 38 getting files out of the recycle bin, 30 removing desktop icons, 22 removing unneeded software, 38 resizing a window, 25 resolution, monitor, 13 restricting Internet content, 34 S saving electricity, 4, 5 ... or changing, 23 Volume Control, 15 shortcut icons, 21 shortcuts, keyboard, 9 show , 14 volume, displaying icon in taskbar, 14 shutting down PC, 4 sleep mode. See hibernation mode software finding, 23 uninstalling, 38 sound manager, multi-channel, 14 speaker volume, adjusting, 14 speakers, 14 ...
InterVideo Home Theater Quick Start Guide
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... 5 Installing Software and Hardware Devices 6 Transferring your old PC information and files to your new PC 7 Making recovery discs 7 Registering Your PC 7 Using Desktop Icons 8 Using Compaq Organise software 8 Using PC Help & Tools 9 Using the Keyboard 11 Using the ...Internet Keyboards 11 Using the Standard Keyboard 13 Using the Wireless Keyboard Set 14 Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons 14 Customising the keyboard buttons 19 Getting Help 21 Recovering from Software Problems 21 Using the Onscreen Help and Support Center...
... 5 Installing Software and Hardware Devices 6 Transferring your old PC information and files to your new PC 7 Making recovery discs 7 Registering Your PC 7 Using Desktop Icons 8 Using Compaq Organise software 8 Using PC Help & Tools 9 Using the Keyboard 11 Using the ...Internet Keyboards 11 Using the Standard Keyboard 13 Using the Wireless Keyboard Set 14 Identifying Special Keyboard Buttons 14 Customising the keyboard buttons 19 Getting Help 21 Recovering from Software Problems 21 Using the Onscreen Help and Support Center...
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... Answers to a TV, page 41 • Getting digital pictures onto your new PC, page 7 • Using desktop icons, page 8 • Customising special buttons on options that may be sold separately. Speakers may not be included with the monitor (select models ... illustrations in this Getting Started Guide, you can find answers to questions about the following topics: • Turning on the PC, page 5 • Registering your PC, page 7 • Transferring information to your PC, page 39 • Playing a music CD, page 47 • Watching a DVD movie, page 48 • Creating a CD, ...
... Answers to a TV, page 41 • Getting digital pictures onto your new PC, page 7 • Using desktop icons, page 8 • Customising special buttons on options that may be sold separately. Speakers may not be included with the monitor (select models ... illustrations in this Getting Started Guide, you can find answers to questions about the following topics: • Turning on the PC, page 5 • Registering your PC, page 7 • Transferring information to your PC, page 39 • Playing a music CD, page 47 • Watching a DVD movie, page 48 • Creating a CD, ...
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... about services by connecting to the Internet. Use Easy Internet Sign-up to sign up Microsoft® Windows® by clicking Yes. Turning on Your PC for the First Time After you have completed the steps on the quick setup poster, you are ready to turn on your..., if they are part of your choice, or transfer your existing ISP account to this PC. Click OK and then confirm your selection by following the onscreen instructions. 6 Double-click the large Internet Access icon on your desktop, if it is connected. NOTE: However, you may choose any specific software and hardware...
... about services by connecting to the Internet. Use Easy Internet Sign-up to sign up Microsoft® Windows® by clicking Yes. Turning on Your PC for the First Time After you have completed the steps on the quick setup poster, you are ready to turn on your..., if they are part of your choice, or transfer your existing ISP account to this PC. Click OK and then confirm your selection by following the onscreen instructions. 6 Double-click the large Internet Access icon on your desktop, if it is connected. NOTE: However, you may choose any specific software and hardware...
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...includes icons for compatibility with your ISP and the Internet. Installing copied software may be present in all countries/regions. 3 Connect to your PC. Or Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, choose Online Services, and then click Easy Internet Sign-up . b Follow the... Internet Explorer. NOTE: Only use original licensed software. Or • Press the Connect (or Internet) button on the desktop. Choose software that came on the PC the first time, you can install any software programs that is always connected to "Recovering from Software Problems" in the...
...includes icons for compatibility with your ISP and the Internet. Installing copied software may be present in all countries/regions. 3 Connect to your PC. Or Click Start on the taskbar, choose All Programs, choose Online Services, and then click Easy Internet Sign-up . b Follow the... Internet Explorer. NOTE: Only use original licensed software. Or • Press the Connect (or Internet) button on the desktop. Choose software that came on the PC the first time, you can install any software programs that is always connected to "Recovering from Software Problems" in the...
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... a Microsoft solution for instructions and more . Refer to http://register.hp.com Setting Up Your PC 7 Visit http://subscription.support.hp.com NOTE: You can view your new PC See the built-in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center; When you . Or • Go to the Warranty and Support... at the same time. search for you use the desktop icon, the PC automatically fills in the Help and Support Center, and review the products and services offered under Backup Data. Registering Your PC Registration is a good time to your PC product number, model number, and serial number, by...
... a Microsoft solution for instructions and more . Refer to http://register.hp.com Setting Up Your PC 7 Visit http://subscription.support.hp.com NOTE: You can view your new PC See the built-in Microsoft Windows Help and Support Center; When you . Or • Go to the Warranty and Support... at the same time. search for you use the desktop icon, the PC automatically fills in the Help and Support Center, and review the products and services offered under Backup Data. Registering Your PC Registration is a good time to your PC product number, model number, and serial number, by...
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... all your information available with multiple category frames. You use . 8 Getting Started Guide Using Desktop Icons The desktop has shortcut icons that stop working, or resolve erratic PC behaviour; Easy Internet Sign-up Set up a new or an existing Internet account. Compaq Organise makes all your favourite Internet destination links. Compaq Organise looks...
... all your information available with multiple category frames. You use . 8 Getting Started Guide Using Desktop Icons The desktop has shortcut icons that stop working, or resolve erratic PC behaviour; Easy Internet Sign-up Set up a new or an existing Internet account. Compaq Organise makes all your favourite Internet destination links. Compaq Organise looks...