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Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the TCP/IP protocol 53 Setting up an Ethernet...
Contents www.emachines.com Working with files and folders 29 Viewing drives 29 Creating folders 30 Copying and moving files and folders 31 Deleting files and folders 31 ... Checking your e-mail 47 Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49 Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50 Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52 Making sure your broadband connection works 52 Naming the computers and the workgroup 52 Configuring the TCP/IP protocol 53 Setting up an Ethernet...
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Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... Windows Update 126 BigFix 128 Chapter 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering...
Contents www.emachines.com Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth ... Windows Update 126 BigFix 128 Chapter 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software 129 System recovery options 130 Copying driver and application recovery files 130 Creating recovery discs 131 Copying driver and application recovery files to a network 132 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 133 Recovering your system 134 Recovering...
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... are sure that you with your new computer, as well as our range of services and support. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. to provide best-of-class service and support, in addition to...
... are sure that you with your new computer, as well as our range of services and support. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. to provide best-of-class service and support, in addition to...
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...Broadband Internet settings will be activated. The Performance and Maintenance window opens. 2 Click/Double-click System. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer To determine if Ethernet is already installed on the network: 1 ...1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. If your Control Panel is not listed, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Use the documentation that your ISP. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your network, you change anything about...
...Broadband Internet settings will be activated. The Performance and Maintenance window opens. 2 Click/Double-click System. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com Determining if an Ethernet device is already installed on your computer To determine if Ethernet is already installed on the network: 1 ...1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. If your Control Panel is not listed, you should contact your ISP for any required drivers. Use the documentation that your ISP. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your network, you change anything about...
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CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ...drive or folder that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your network. The folder properties dialog box opens. If you can... access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 Then you can : ■ View a network drive ...
CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ...drive or folder that drive will be available to everyone on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your network. The folder properties dialog box opens. If you can... access them as though they were attached directly to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 Then you can : ■ View a network drive ...
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... network drive that shipped with your printer or from the manufacturer's Web site. Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click the...network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...
... network drive that shipped with your printer or from the manufacturer's Web site. Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that contains the file you want to copy. 3 Browse to the file you want to copy. 4 Click the...network: 1 Open the file you want to copy the file to open the printer name list, then click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the printer on the computer you...
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... two video connections), you can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. ...Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 If your computer. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section are examples only and may need to...
... two video connections), you can connect an additional monitor or projector to install the driver from the disc supplied by the manufacturer or download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site. 5 After the driver is installed, right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. ...Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 If your computer. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this section are examples only and may need to...
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CHAPTER 10: Protecting Your Computer www.emachines.com Security updates To keep your computer secure, you need to keep your computer's system software up to date. These updates include security updates. 126 ... 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.
CHAPTER 10: Protecting Your Computer www.emachines.com Security updates To keep your computer secure, you need to keep your computer's system software up to date. These updates include security updates. 126 ... 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.
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CHAPTER 11 Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software • System recovery options • Copying driver and application recovery files • Recovering your system
CHAPTER 11 Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software • System recovery options • Copying driver and application recovery files • Recovering your system
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... application recovery files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you can restore your system to record ("burn") the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. eMachines provides everything , including the operating system, so your computer has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your network to store... use Microsoft System Restore to roll back your system to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 133 130 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www...
... application recovery files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you can restore your system to record ("burn") the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. eMachines provides everything , including the operating system, so your computer has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your network to store... use Microsoft System Restore to roll back your system to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 133 130 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www...
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...emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure that 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.... If you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a network" on the type of driver and application recovery disc sets. If your computer has a recordable drive. Depending on page 132. A message asks you if you the number of blank...
...emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are recording to a DVD, make sure that 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.... If you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a network" on the type of driver and application recovery disc sets. If your computer has a recordable drive. Depending on page 132. A message asks you if you the number of blank...
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... you if you have the appropriate number and type of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your ...Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy...
... you if you have the appropriate number and type of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, then click OK. 10 Store the discs in a safe place for future use the marker to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your ...Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy...
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You are done. Before you continue, make sure that your recovery (ISO) images in a folder that indicates which computer the files are for an eMachines T2862 in a folder named eM T2862 Apps Recovery. 4 When you see "Creating discs from recovery files stored on a network Important If you are...that you have blank discs ready. If you are recording to . 3 Click OK. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-...
You are done. Before you continue, make sure that your recovery (ISO) images in a folder that indicates which computer the files are for an eMachines T2862 in a folder named eM T2862 Apps Recovery. 4 When you see "Creating discs from recovery files stored on a network Important If you are...that you have blank discs ready. If you are recording to . 3 Click OK. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to DVDs, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-...
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...to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x, and so on. 5 Double-click the file for help , you can find the eMachines Customer Care contact information on the label located on the front or side of your computer. OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the computer's hard... completed, you cannot restore the software from the hard drive" on -screen instructions of your media burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 137. 134 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software...
...to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of x, and so on. 5 Double-click the file for help , you can find the eMachines Customer Care contact information on the label located on the front or side of your computer. OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the computer's hard... completed, you cannot restore the software from the hard drive" on -screen instructions of your media burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on page 137. 134 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software...
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...need to install. The items you have created. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. To restore your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System..., press and hold CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. www.emachines.com Recovering your system from the driver and application recovery discs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. - When the installation is finished, a message asks you if you...
...need to install. The items you have created. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. To restore your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using Microsoft System..., press and hold CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. www.emachines.com Recovering your system from the driver and application recovery discs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. - When the installation is finished, a message asks you if you...
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Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your computer is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of your computer with System Restore. To restore using eMachines System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to ... to -resolve software problems, you can restore your system running again. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Select a Restore Point dialog box...
Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your computer is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of your computer with System Restore. To restore using eMachines System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to ... to -resolve software problems, you can restore your system running again. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1. The Select a Restore Point dialog box...
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...■ Make sure that you are enabled. ■ Make sure that came with your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. Battery See "Power" on page 73. ■ Your computer may not be read by the CD or DVD drive. ■ If you have... "Sound" on page 142. ■ Restart your computer, then enter the BIOS Setup utility by following the instructions in card. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on your computer. 177 Troubleshooting Add-in cards...
...■ Make sure that you are enabled. ■ Make sure that came with your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. Battery See "Power" on page 73. ■ Your computer may not be read by the CD or DVD drive. ■ If you have... "Sound" on page 142. ■ Restart your computer, then enter the BIOS Setup utility by following the instructions in card. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on your computer. 177 Troubleshooting Add-in cards...
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... corner of the diskette is down and restart your drive type, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 23. ■ Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal...). ■ Delete unnecessary files on page 73. ■ Make sure that you are using is 4. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the mute controls are turned off. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall...
... corner of the diskette is down and restart your drive type, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 23. ■ Make sure that help control DVD title exports and help reduce illegal...). ■ Delete unnecessary files on page 73. ■ Make sure that you are using is 4. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the mute controls are turned off. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall...
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...restart your ISP is not stuck. Let the keyboard dry before using an aerosol can of the Internet computers to drain it . 181 www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see the poster that came with a narrow, straw-like extension to remove dust and lint .... Clean the keyboard and turn off your e-mail program. ■ Make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Press each key to browse the Internet This problem can affect Internet performance: ■ The condition of the telephone lines in your computer and ...
...restart your ISP is not stuck. Let the keyboard dry before using an aerosol can of the Internet computers to drain it . 181 www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see the poster that came with a narrow, straw-like extension to remove dust and lint .... Clean the keyboard and turn off your e-mail program. ■ Make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Press each key to browse the Internet This problem can affect Internet performance: ■ The condition of the telephone lines in your computer and ...
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..."Adjusting the color depth" on degauss, see your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor warms up from the Display Properties dialog box. The computer is running but there is no picture ... most obvious when the monitor displays a white background. These wires are not placed too close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to another monitor, electric fan, fluorescent ...
..."Adjusting the color depth" on degauss, see your computer. ■ Check the cable for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor warms up from the Display Properties dialog box. The computer is running but there is no picture ... most obvious when the monitor displays a white background. These wires are not placed too close the Phone and Modem Options dialog box. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to another monitor, electric fan, fluorescent ...