Important FreeDOS Operating System Information
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... another operating system is not responsible for such hardware. Please refer to the standard warranty document included with your PC to your PC with your PC provides helpful information about software technical support. You are responsible for obtaining the license for technical or editorial errors... subject to the Safety & Comfort Guide. Some hardware options ordered and delivered with a Microsoft® Windows® operating system. HP shall not be responsible for providing driver support for support of the FreeDOS operating system, and it to learn about the hardware, as...
... another operating system is not responsible for such hardware. Please refer to the standard warranty document included with your PC to your PC with your PC provides helpful information about software technical support. You are responsible for obtaining the license for technical or editorial errors... subject to the Safety & Comfort Guide. Some hardware options ordered and delivered with a Microsoft® Windows® operating system. HP shall not be responsible for providing driver support for support of the FreeDOS operating system, and it to learn about the hardware, as...
PC Basics Guide
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... a Power Surge Suppressor 2 Using Virus Protection Programs 3 Using Windows Update 3 Turning Off the PC 4 Standby Mode 4 Hibernation Mode 5 Automatic Standby or Hibernation 5 Restarting the PC 6 Using the Mouse 6 Using the Mouse Buttons 7 Scrolling 7 Autoscrolling 8 Panning 8 Switching Mouse Button Functions 8 Changing Mouse ...Standard Keyboard Features 9 Adjusting the Monitor 13 Using a TV as a Monitor 13 Cables You May Need 13 Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen 13 Using Speakers 14 Adjusting Speaker Volume 14 Using a Microphone 15 Adjusting Microphone Volume 16 Table ...
... a Power Surge Suppressor 2 Using Virus Protection Programs 3 Using Windows Update 3 Turning Off the PC 4 Standby Mode 4 Hibernation Mode 5 Automatic Standby or Hibernation 5 Restarting the PC 6 Using the Mouse 6 Using the Mouse Buttons 7 Scrolling 7 Autoscrolling 8 Panning 8 Switching Mouse Button Functions 8 Changing Mouse ...Standard Keyboard Features 9 Adjusting the Monitor 13 Using a TV as a Monitor 13 Cables You May Need 13 Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen 13 Using Speakers 14 Adjusting Speaker Volume 14 Using a Microphone 15 Adjusting Microphone Volume 16 Table ...
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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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Improving PC Performance 37 Increasing Available Hard Disk Drive Space 37 Emptying the Recycle Bin 38 Uninstalling Programs 38 Cleaning Up Your Hard Disk Drive 38 Consolidating Scattered Files and Folders 39 Fixing Hard Disk Drive Errors 40 Index 41 Table of Contents v
Improving PC Performance 37 Increasing Available Hard Disk Drive Space 37 Emptying the Recycle Bin 38 Uninstalling Programs 38 Cleaning Up Your Hard Disk Drive 38 Consolidating Scattered Files and Folders 39 Fixing Hard Disk Drive Errors 40 Index 41 Table of Contents v
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... personal computer are sold separately. For example, the PC shows the Windows desktop on the display screen, and when you useful information on using a keyboard to enter text and commands, a mouse to move across the Windows desktop on the back and the front of electronics and ...mechanical items housed in the base. • The power supply. • The hard disk drive, which is used to the electrical power system. This section describes the PC by using the mouse, the keyboard, the monitor, speakers, a microphone, the media...
... personal computer are sold separately. For example, the PC shows the Windows desktop on the display screen, and when you useful information on using a keyboard to enter text and commands, a mouse to move across the Windows desktop on the back and the front of electronics and ...mechanical items housed in the base. • The power supply. • The hard disk drive, which is used to the electrical power system. This section describes the PC by using the mouse, the keyboard, the monitor, speakers, a microphone, the media...
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...you should: • Consistently make backup copies of your commands. 2 PC Basics Guide Additional PC Base Components The PC base box may have external components added to the PC, connecting each to the PC base through the connectors on the front of the PC are : • A printer (using a serial, parallel, or... your data files. The connectors on the front or the back of voltage spikes include a flickering video display, unexpected PC startups, and the PC not responding to a network, such as a local area network (LAN). • Connectors and ports, such as USB, FireWire® (IEEE...
...you should: • Consistently make backup copies of your commands. 2 PC Basics Guide Additional PC Base Components The PC base box may have external components added to the PC, connecting each to the PC base through the connectors on the front of the PC are : • A printer (using a serial, parallel, or... your data files. The connectors on the front or the back of voltage spikes include a flickering video display, unexpected PC startups, and the PC not responding to a network, such as a local area network (LAN). • Connectors and ports, such as USB, FireWire® (IEEE...
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... updates to display the Windows Update home page. Your PC must be connected to the Internet to maintain your PC security and operation. Using Virus Protection Programs HP provides a virus-scanning software program to download them . • Make sure you to help protect your PC (select models only). After you enable the virus-scanning...
... updates to display the Windows Update home page. Your PC must be connected to the Internet to maintain your PC security and operation. Using Virus Protection Programs HP provides a virus-scanning software program to download them . • Make sure you to help protect your PC (select models only). After you enable the virus-scanning...
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... standby mode manually: 1 Press the Standby button on the keyboard, if it is to use the PC, any open before you set it to put the PC in standby are available. • Your PC can retrieve e-mail messages and download information from standby, press the Standby button or press the Esc... key on the keyboard. 4 PC Basics Guide Standby Mode When the PC is in standby mode, it is turned off. The advantages of using Windows without having to wait for more information on page 23...
... standby mode manually: 1 Press the Standby button on the keyboard, if it is to use the PC, any open before you set it to put the PC in standby are available. • Your PC can retrieve e-mail messages and download information from standby, press the Standby button or press the Esc... key on the keyboard. 4 PC Basics Guide Standby Mode When the PC is in standby mode, it is turned off. The advantages of using Windows without having to wait for more information on page 23...
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..."Automatic Standby or Hibernation" on page 5. 4 When you turn on the taskbar. 2 Click Turn Off Computer. 3 Click Restart. Introducing the PC 5 To put the PC into standby or hibernation mode automatically, modify the power management settings: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Performance... Instead, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart. 2 Turn on the keyboard, and click Hibernate. To put the PC into standby or hibernation mode automatically when it is not recommended and should be used only as a last resort. NOTE: Using the On...
..."Automatic Standby or Hibernation" on page 5. 4 When you turn on the taskbar. 2 Click Turn Off Computer. 3 Click Restart. Introducing the PC 5 To put the PC into standby or hibernation mode automatically, modify the power management settings: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Performance... Instead, click Start, click Turn Off Computer, and then click Restart. 2 Turn on the keyboard, and click Hibernate. To put the PC into standby or hibernation mode automatically when it is not recommended and should be used only as a last resort. NOTE: Using the On...
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...PC... surface. 6 PC Basics Guide Instead...the PC starts... PC is...PC after installation. Using the Mouse Your PC includes a mouse for your PC. If the PC... stops responding, use the Windows Task Manager to close any programs not responding or to elapse before hibernation (such as a last resort. Or Click Shut Down, and then click Restart. Choose the settings. • To turn off the PC.... If this does not work on your PC; NOTE: If both standby and hibernation timers are set the timers for the PC, click the time to restart the PC...
...PC... surface. 6 PC Basics Guide Instead...the PC starts... PC is...PC after installation. Using the Mouse Your PC includes a mouse for your PC. If the PC... stops responding, use the Windows Task Manager to close any programs not responding or to elapse before hibernation (such as a last resort. Or Click Shut Down, and then click Restart. Choose the settings. • To turn off the PC.... If this does not work on your PC; NOTE: If both standby and hibernation timers are set the timers for the PC, click the time to restart the PC...
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... double-click, you clicked. • On select models, use . To select an item, click the item. Introducing the PC 7 A light on the top: • Click the left mouse button to position the cursor or to select an item. • Click the right mouse button ...to wake it. (Moving the wireless mouse does not wake it again. Scrolling Click the left -handed use the scroll wheel button in the center for scrolling and panning. Click a button on the mouse to display a menu of a document, roll the scroll wheel button up (away from the one shown...
... double-click, you clicked. • On select models, use . To select an item, click the item. Introducing the PC 7 A light on the top: • Click the left mouse button to position the cursor or to select an item. • Click the right mouse button ...to wake it. (Moving the wireless mouse does not wake it again. Scrolling Click the left -handed use the scroll wheel button in the center for scrolling and panning. Click a button on the mouse to display a menu of a document, roll the scroll wheel button up (away from the one shown...
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...active. The farther you move the mouse in the direction you want to adjust the pointer speed. 7 Click Apply, and then click OK. 8 PC Basics Guide An autoscroll icon appears. 2 Move the mouse in the text, and press the scroll wheel button once. NOTE: Panning only works if...Click Apply (using the new primary button), and then click OK. Panning does not work with some software programs. Panning 1 Press and hold down the center scroll wheel button. 2 Slowly move the mouse from the starting point, the faster the document scrolls. 3 To stop panning, release the scroll wheel button...
...active. The farther you move the mouse in the direction you want to adjust the pointer speed. 7 Click Apply, and then click OK. 8 PC Basics Guide An autoscroll icon appears. 2 Move the mouse in the text, and press the scroll wheel button once. NOTE: Panning only works if...Click Apply (using the new primary button), and then click OK. Panning does not work with some software programs. Panning 1 Press and hold down the center scroll wheel button. 2 Slowly move the mouse from the starting point, the faster the document scrolls. 3 To stop panning, release the scroll wheel button...
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... Windows, press Ctrl+C to copy an item you've highlighted or selected, Ctrl+V to paste a copied item, or press Ctrl+Z 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 not have the Internet buttons ...shown here at the top of keys that you press simultaneously to display support information for the PC. The keyboard may connect directly to ...
... Windows, press Ctrl+C to copy an item you've highlighted or selected, Ctrl+V to paste a copied item, or press Ctrl+Z 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 not have the Internet buttons ...shown here at the top of keys that you press simultaneously to display support information for the PC. The keyboard may connect directly to ...
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Function Keys The function keys, located above the main keys, are available at all times. F1 and F3 are labeled F1 through F12. • Pressing F1 displays a Help window for the software program being used. • Pressing F3 displays a search window. They function differently with some software programs. 10 PC Basics Guide Other function key operations vary by software program. Edit Keys The edit keys are Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, and Page Down. Use these keys to insert and delete text and to quickly move the cursor on your screen.
Function Keys The function keys, located above the main keys, are available at all times. F1 and F3 are labeled F1 through F12. • Pressing F1 displays a Help window for the software program being used. • Pressing F3 displays a search window. They function differently with some software programs. 10 PC Basics Guide Other function key operations vary by software program. Edit Keys The edit keys are Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, and Page Down. Use these keys to insert and delete text and to quickly move the cursor on your screen.
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Introducing the PC 11 Keyboard Indicators Each keyboard indicator is a light labeled with the name or icon for navigation in a Web page, in a document, or in the same ...
Introducing the PC 11 Keyboard Indicators Each keyboard indicator is a light labeled with the name or icon for navigation in a Web page, in a document, or in the same ...
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.... It can be turned indefinitely, even after maximum sound has been reached. The Volume Up button increases volume, and the Volume Down button decreases volume. Media Control Keys a b d c a e f NOTE: The number, location, and labeling of these special buttons on and off. The Mute button turns speaker... are special buttons (select models only) at the top of the keyboard. (Some models have some of buttons vary by keyboard model. 12 PC Basics Guide Special Keyboard Buttons a Open and close disc tray(s) b Record c Play or pause d Stop e Skip to the previous track f ...
.... It can be turned indefinitely, even after maximum sound has been reached. The Volume Up button increases volume, and the Volume Down button decreases volume. Media Control Keys a b d c a e f NOTE: The number, location, and labeling of these special buttons on and off. The Mute button turns speaker... are special buttons (select models only) at the top of the keyboard. (Some models have some of buttons vary by keyboard model. 12 PC Basics Guide Special Keyboard Buttons a Open and close disc tray(s) b Record c Play or pause d Stop e Skip to the previous track f ...
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...disable the TV option to return your PC display to view the computer image on your PC determines how the PC selects the TV-out option. You can connect it to a television to its original resolution. Adjusting the Monitor To change where the PC desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5. When ...F5 does not work, restart the PC and try again. purchase separately). Introducing the PC 13 Using a TV as a Monitor Your PC may have a DVD player), or play games using your PC, you can quickly change the screen resolution: 1 Right-click an empty area of the desktop and click Properties. 2 On ...
...disable the TV option to return your PC display to view the computer image on your PC determines how the PC selects the TV-out option. You can connect it to a television to its original resolution. Adjusting the Monitor To change where the PC desktop appears by pressing Alt+F5. When ...F5 does not work, restart the PC and try again. purchase separately). Introducing the PC 13 Using a TV as a Monitor Your PC may have a DVD player), or play games using your PC, you can quickly change the screen resolution: 1 Right-click an empty area of the desktop and click Properties. 2 On ...
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... Properties window. Click Apply, and then click OK. the speaker system must have its own power cord. If your speaker system to the PC and then configure the audio software for 5.1 speakers output. A stereo speaker set speaker volume. For example, 5.1 channels, referred to as ...system. The Volume icon appears in the taskbar check box. A multi-channel audio speaker system is a left -right), a center speaker, and a subwoofer. Connect your PC has multi-channel audio speaker capacity (select models only), you do not see the quick setup poster. Using Speakers Speakers are...
... Properties window. Click Apply, and then click OK. the speaker system must have its own power cord. If your speaker system to the PC and then configure the audio software for 5.1 speakers output. A stereo speaker set speaker volume. For example, 5.1 channels, referred to as ...system. The Volume icon appears in the taskbar check box. A multi-channel audio speaker system is a left -right), a center speaker, and a subwoofer. Connect your PC has multi-channel audio speaker capacity (select models only), you do not see the quick setup poster. Using Speakers Speakers are...
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...window opens. 2 Adjust the volume. 3 When you are satisfied with the sound level, click the Close box (the X in the front of the PC, if present, is present, and then double-click Sounds and Audio Devices to open the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window. Using a Microphone Your...tab, place a check in the Place volume icon in the Microphone check box. NOTE: If you have a second microphone connector in the back of the PC. Click Apply, and then click OK. The Volume Control settings window opens. The Volume icon appears in the taskbar. 2 Select Options and click Properties....
...window opens. 2 Adjust the volume. 3 When you are satisfied with the sound level, click the Close box (the X in the front of the PC, if present, is present, and then double-click Sounds and Audio Devices to open the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties window. Using a Microphone Your...tab, place a check in the Place volume icon in the Microphone check box. NOTE: If you have a second microphone connector in the back of the PC. Click Apply, and then click OK. The Volume Control settings window opens. The Volume icon appears in the taskbar. 2 Select Options and click Properties....
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... box may be labeled Mic2 Select or 1 Mic Boost.) 8 Click Close. 9 Click the X (Close) at the upper-right corner of the Volume Control window. 16 PC Basics Guide Adjusting Microphone Volume If you do not see the Advanced button, select Options from the Recording Control window, and then click Advanced Controls...
... box may be labeled Mic2 Select or 1 Mic Boost.) 8 Click Close. 9 Click the X (Close) at the upper-right corner of the Volume Control window. 16 PC Basics Guide Adjusting Microphone Volume If you do not see the Advanced button, select Options from the Recording Control window, and then click Advanced Controls...
