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... support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, and information about Windows and to answer questions about your eMachines computer. www.eMachines.com 3 To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Use Help and Support to help you quickly...
... support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and provides the most current drivers, product specifications, and information about Windows and to answer questions about your eMachines computer. www.eMachines.com 3 To start Help and Support: ■ Click Start, then click Help and Support. Use Help and Support to help you quickly...
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...and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to be the default printer... the printer you have selected it in the Search box , then click the arrow. www.eMachines.com 71 Help and Support For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help... and Support. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. To set to clear the check mark. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message...
...and Other Hardware. 2 Click/Double-click the Printers and Faxes icon. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of the printer you want to be the default printer... the printer you have selected it in the Search box , then click the arrow. www.eMachines.com 71 Help and Support For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help... and Support. Troubleshooting ■ Check the cable for instructions on installing the printer driver. To set to clear the check mark. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message...
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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 Searching for files 33 Using the Windows Search utility 33 Browsing for files and folders 34 Working with documents ...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 ...
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 Searching for files 33 Using the Windows Search utility 33 Browsing for files and folders 34 Working with documents ...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 ...
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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 108 Adjusting the screen resolution 109 Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 110 ...viruses 121 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 122 Using Windows XP Security Center 125 Security updates 126 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 ...
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 108 Adjusting the screen resolution 109 Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 110 ...viruses 121 Using McAfee SecurityCenter 122 Using Windows XP Security Center 125 Security updates 126 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 ...
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...type of Network adapters. The Control Panel window opens. The Performance and Maintenance window opens. 2 Click/Double-click System. The System Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click Computer Name. 52 Be sure to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing cards in Category View, click ... 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 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have ...
...type of Network adapters. The Control Panel window opens. The Performance and Maintenance window opens. 2 Click/Double-click System. The System Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click Computer Name. 52 Be sure to install Ethernet cards and drivers on installing cards in Category View, click ... 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 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet cards and drivers After you have ...
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... the network. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to... computers ■ Print documents on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ...
... the network. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing drives or folders To share drives or folders: 1 In My Computer or Windows Explorer, right-click the drive or folder that drive will be available to... computers ■ Print documents on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. After the drives and printers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to your router's or access point's troubleshooting information ...
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...then click Paste. 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 ... to open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want 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 ...
...then click Paste. 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 ... to open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. The My Computer window opens. 2 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want 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 ...
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... 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. 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...
... 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. 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...
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... updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. Windows Update If a hacker 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...
... updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem. Windows Update If a hacker 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...
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...Your computer's hard drive contains everything you need to reinstall specific software, such as you need to return your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on your system). We recommend that came pre-installed on page 130 tells you can use... re-installing some or all of your system to completely restore your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can restore your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on using Microsoft System Restore" on...
...Your computer's hard drive contains everything you need to reinstall specific software, such as you need to return your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on your system). We recommend that came pre-installed on page 130 tells you can use... re-installing some or all of your system to completely restore your system, including Windows XP, device drivers, and other programs. You can restore your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on using Microsoft System Restore" on...
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...restore your system to your system running again. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes 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 software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (...
...restore your system to your system running again. The Microsoft Windows XP Help and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes 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 software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (...
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... to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. To set to press so the printer can start printing. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in the printer setup. See the printer documentation for instructions... sure that you may want to press after adding paper. 190 CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting www.emachines.com The printer is on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure...
... to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. To set to press so the printer can start printing. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in the printer setup. See the printer documentation for instructions... sure that you may want to press after adding paper. 190 CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting www.emachines.com The printer is on installing the printer driver. The Control Panel window opens. The Printers and Faxes window opens. 3 Right-click the name of paper" error message After adding paper, make sure...