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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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... service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of services and support. Visit the eMachines Web support site at eMachines. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer, as well as our range of...
... service department will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of services and support. Visit the eMachines Web support site at eMachines. Each and every eMachines computer uses the latest technology and passes the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your new computer, as well as our range of...
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...Name. The System Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click Computer Name. 52 If your Control Panel is in your ISP for any required drivers. The Ethernet device installed in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click System, click the Hardware tab, then click ...opens. 3 Click the plus (+) in front of Ethernet you are using your Internet service provider. 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 your network, you ...
...Name. The System Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click Computer Name. 52 If your Control Panel is in your ISP for any required drivers. The Ethernet device installed in Category View, click Performance and Maintenance. 2 Click/Double-click System, click the Hardware tab, then click ...opens. 3 Click the plus (+) in front of Ethernet you are using your Internet service provider. 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 your network, you ...
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...attached directly to your computer. If you share a drive, the entire contents of that folder will be available to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 If you share a folder, only the contents of that you want to share... drives, and printers. The folder properties dialog box opens. After the drives and printers on your network. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network,...
...attached directly to your computer. If you share a drive, the entire contents of that folder will be available to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 If you share a folder, only the contents of that you want to share... drives, and printers. The folder properties dialog box opens. After the drives and printers on your network. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network,...
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...-click the folder where 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 Open the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then... the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. Copying files across the network To copy files 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 can obtain the...
...-click the folder where 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 Open the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then... the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. Copying files across the network To copy files 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 can obtain the...
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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 your computer. You may not ... properties such as Screen Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 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 your computer. You may not ... properties such as Screen Resolution or Color Quality if necessary. 10 Click OK. 75 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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These updates include security updates. 126 These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. 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. You should update Windows regularly to ... 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.
These updates include security updates. 126 These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. 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. You should update Windows regularly to ... 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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...you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on a CD or DVD, and a backup copy of your factory-installed drivers and applications is only one of the computer's software (also called recovering ...restore your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 175 or at eMachines.com. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you need to reinstall everything you need...
...you may need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on a CD or DVD, and a backup copy of your factory-installed drivers and applications is only one of the computer's software (also called recovering ...restore your network to store and create recovery discs, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 175 or at eMachines.com. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you can immediately create the recovery discs (recommended), or you need to reinstall everything you need...
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...have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to CDs, make sure that are required for the recovery disc set of recordable drive your computer does not have blank discs ready. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs ...Important If you are recording to a network" on the type of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that it is a DVD-R...
...have a recordable drive, see "Copying driver and application recovery files to CDs, make sure that are required for the recovery disc set of recordable drive your computer does not have blank discs ready. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs ...Important If you are recording to a network" on the type of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that it is a DVD-R...
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...of x, 3 of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7 Click OK. A message asks you if you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files... then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). As you remove each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, use . To copy driver and application recovery files ...
...of x, 3 of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7 Click OK. A message asks you if you can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files... then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). As you remove each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from the drive, use . To copy driver and application recovery files ...
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... & Tricks Store your computer has a recordable drive. To create discs from recovery files on page 133. You need one blank disc for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. Creating discs from the files you..., make sure that indicates which computer the files are done. For example, store the files for each recovery (ISO) file. 133 www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them...
... & Tricks Store your computer has a recordable drive. To create discs from recovery files on page 133. You need one blank disc for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. Creating discs from the files you..., make sure that indicates which computer the files are done. For example, store the files for each recovery (ISO) file. 133 www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you specified. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them...
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... restore your computer. OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the first disc. Important Use a permanent marker to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your system from a set of ...your hard drive has failed and you can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive" on the front or side of your system to label each file is completed, you can find the eMachines Customer Care contact information on the label located on page ...
... restore your computer. OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the first disc. Important Use a permanent marker to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your system from a set of ...your hard drive has failed and you can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive" on the front or side of your system to label each file is completed, you can find the eMachines Customer Care contact information on the label located on page ...
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... computer, then insert the driver and application recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. OR - The items you selected are done. 6 If your system, you need to install. 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. - Turn on page 136. 135 To restore your system Recovering specific...
... computer, then insert the driver and application recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. OR - The items you selected are done. 6 If your system, you need to install. 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. - Turn on page 136. 135 To restore your system Recovering specific...
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... Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to a previous condition. 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. In most cases of hard-to-resolve ...XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to one of your computer with System Restore. 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 these restore points ...
... Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to a previous condition. 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. In most cases of hard-to-resolve ...XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to one of your computer with System Restore. 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 these restore points ...
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Battery See "Power" on page 191. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in card ■ Shut down and restart your computer restarts. CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a ... alphabetical order. Make sure that the IDE controllers are trying to play these CDs on your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver.
Battery See "Power" on page 191. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are listed in card ■ Shut down and restart your computer restarts. CD or DVD drives The computer does not recognize a ... alphabetical order. Make sure that the IDE controllers are trying to play these CDs on your add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver.
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CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the volume controls are flawed... computer's delivery address. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the diskette you have a DVD drive. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. You cannot... ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The diskette drive is determined by the DVD drive. ■ Shut down and restart your drive type, see ...
CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the volume controls are flawed... computer's delivery address. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the diskette you have a DVD drive. Your DVD drive's regional code must match. You cannot... ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The diskette drive is determined by the DVD drive. ■ Shut down and restart your drive type, see ...
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... you have typed a URL (Web address) incorrectly, you have not received any mail ■ Click the receive button in correctly. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message ■ Make sure that nothing... is resting on your computer People are unable to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Contact your e-mail program. ■ Make sure that might be having technical difficulties. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see...
... you have typed a URL (Web address) incorrectly, you have not received any mail ■ Click the receive button in correctly. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message ■ Make sure that nothing... is resting on your computer People are unable to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Contact your e-mail program. ■ Make sure that might be having technical difficulties. A keyboard character keeps repeating or you see...
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...Phone and Modem Options dialog box. For more light to pass through the screen for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor warms up from the Display Properties dialog box. The aperture grille allows more information on page ... of the way up for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to close to another monitor, electric fan,...
...Phone and Modem Options dialog box. For more light to pass through the screen for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor warms up from the Display Properties dialog box. The aperture grille allows more information on page ... of the way up for at least 30 minutes before making a final judgment about troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to close to another monitor, electric fan,...