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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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... hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your computer. eMachines stands behind our value proposition to come. 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. to provide best-of services...
... hope that you will receive the utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from all of your computer. eMachines stands behind our value proposition to come. 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. to provide best-of services...
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.... The Control Panel window opens. The System Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click Computer Name. 52 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 Click... Start, then click Control Panel. If your Control Panel is working , contact your ISP for any required drivers. The Ethernet device installed in your computer is not listed, you should contact your Internet service provider. Use the documentation that your ...
.... The Control Panel window opens. The System Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click Computer Name. 52 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 Click... Start, then click Control Panel. If your Control Panel is working , contact your ISP for any required drivers. The Ethernet device installed in your computer is not listed, you should contact your Internet service provider. Use the documentation that your ...
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...drive, the entire contents of that folder will be available to share, then click Sharing and Security. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to the network. If you can access them as though they were attached directly to everyone on your printer to... install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your network. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among...
...drive, the entire contents of that folder will be available to share, then click Sharing and Security. CHAPTER 6: Networking Your Computer www.emachines.com ■ Refer to the network. If you can access them as though they were attached directly to everyone on your printer to... install the printer drivers on each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your network. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among...
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www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the ... click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 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 open . 4 Double-click the folder containing ...the file, then double-click the file. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. Copying files across the network To copy files across...
www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the ... click the network printer. 4 Click OK. 61 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 open . 4 Double-click the folder containing ...the file, then double-click the file. You can print a file across the network, you must install the driver for the file you want to . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. Copying files across the network To copy files across...
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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 your computer. If ... on page 10. You may not represent the actual screens on the desktop, then click Properties. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 6 Click the Settings tab. 7 Right-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Attached. 8 Click Apply. 9 Adjust properties such...
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 your computer. If ... on page 10. You may not represent the actual screens on the desktop, then click Properties. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 6 Click the Settings tab. 7 Right-click the second monitor icon (labeled 2), then click Attached. 8 Click Apply. 9 Adjust properties such...
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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. 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. These updates include security updates. 126 These updates include security updates. ■ Custom-Click Custom to fix the problem.
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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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... to a network" on page 132 ■ "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 175 or at eMachines.com. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you have recorded is saved on page 133 130 Finally, in "Troubleshooting" on page 137 tells ... several ways you can wait until later. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create. A backup copy of your operating system is provided on ...
... to a network" on page 132 ■ "Creating discs from the hard drive" on page 175 or at eMachines.com. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that you have recorded is saved on page 133 130 Finally, in "Troubleshooting" on page 137 tells ... several ways you can wait until later. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you create. A backup copy of your operating system is provided on ...
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... dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. If your computer does not have blank discs ready. You can create an unlimited number of driver and application recovery disc sets. Before you continue, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or ...+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to use driver and application recovery discs to a network" on the type of recordable drive your computer...
... dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. If your computer does not have blank discs ready. You can create an unlimited number of driver and application recovery disc sets. Before you continue, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or ...+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to use driver and application recovery discs to a network" on the type of recordable drive your computer...
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... and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a drive). 132 A message asks 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."
... and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a drive). 132 A message asks 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."
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... CD-RW discs. You are recording to . 3 Click OK. Before you continue, make sure that indicates which computer the files are for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that your computer has a recordable drive. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you will need blank CDs. If the ISO...the recordable drive of any networked computer. For example, store the files for . 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 CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs...
... CD-RW discs. You are recording to . 3 Click OK. Before you continue, make sure that indicates which computer the files are for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that your computer has a recordable drive. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you will need blank CDs. If the ISO...the recordable drive of any networked computer. For example, store the files for . 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 CDs, make sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs...
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... example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for a DVD, make sure you can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For more help . OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on...the first disc. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for help , you use the marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page...
... example, if the recovery (ISO) file was created for a DVD, make sure you can restore specific drivers and programs from a set of recovery discs to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." For more help . OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on...the first disc. CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for help , you use the marker to a previous condition when drivers and programs were working correctly, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page...
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... Store the discs in "Recovering your system using either the Start menu or a driver and application recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your computer, then insert the driver and application recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. You...recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. To restore your system from the driver and application recovery discs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. - www.emachines.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and...
... Store the discs in "Recovering your system using either the Start menu or a driver and application recovery disc that did not come pre-installed on your computer, then insert the driver and application recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. You...recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. To restore your system from the driver and application recovery discs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. - www.emachines.com Recovering your system Recovering specific files and...
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... my computer to your computer with System Restore. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 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. Every time you can restore your system to get your...), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to a previous condition. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your system running again.
... my computer to your computer with System Restore. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 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. Every time you can restore your system to get your...), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to a previous condition. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your system running again.
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... does not produce sound ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up , then try again. ■ Try a different disc. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have a DVD drive. You may not be able to play these ...and restart your computer. 177 Troubleshooting Add-in cards The computer does not recognize an add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer restarts. Audio See "Sound" on page 189. You may not be ...
... does not produce sound ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up , then try again. ■ Try a different disc. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are trying to play a DVD, make sure that you have a DVD drive. You may not be able to play these ...and restart your computer. 177 Troubleshooting Add-in cards The computer does not recognize an add-in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall the device driver. For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer restarts. Audio See "Sound" on page 189. You may not be ...
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For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 23. ■ Make sure ... and cannot be able to diskette or you see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the speaker cables are turned off. You cannot save a file to play , the disc's regional...code and your computer. ■ Clean the disc. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that you have a DVD drive.
For more information, see "Adjusting the volume" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 23. ■ Make sure ... and cannot be able to diskette or you see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the speaker cables are turned off. You cannot save a file to play , the disc's regional...code and your computer. ■ Clean the disc. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that you have a DVD drive.
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...Support. Liquid spilled in correctly. If the keyboard does not work ■ Make sure that the keyboard cable is not stuck. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see the poster that came with your computer. ■ Remove all extension cables and switch...keyword troubleshooting connections in the keyboard, turn it upside down to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. You see an "Unable to browse the Internet This problem can affect Internet performance: ■ The condition of the telephone lines in...
...Support. Liquid spilled in correctly. If the keyboard does not work ■ Make sure that the keyboard cable is not stuck. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see the poster that came with your computer. ■ Remove all extension cables and switch...keyword troubleshooting connections in the keyboard, turn it upside down to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. You see an "Unable to browse the Internet This problem can affect Internet performance: ■ The condition of the telephone lines in...
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...■ Make sure that the monitor cable is connected to pass through the screen for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that : ■ Non-shielded speakers are most obvious when the monitor displays a white background. For more ...overall monitor design and does not negatively affect the monitor's function. 187 The aperture grille allows more information about color uniformity. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to stabilize the internal aperture grille...
...■ Make sure that the monitor cable is connected to pass through the screen for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that : ■ Non-shielded speakers are most obvious when the monitor displays a white background. For more ...overall monitor design and does not negatively affect the monitor's function. 187 The aperture grille allows more information about color uniformity. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to stabilize the internal aperture grille...