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.... You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. www.eMachines.com 3 Use Help and Support to answer questions about your eMachines computer. Visit the eMachines Customer Care Web site at emachines.com/support/. Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, ...an easily accessible collection of your computer. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online 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 help ...
.... You can find help information, troubleshooters, and automated support. www.eMachines.com 3 Use Help and Support to answer questions about your eMachines computer. Visit the eMachines Customer Care Web site at emachines.com/support/. Help and Support Your computer includes Help and Support, ...an easily accessible collection of your computer. eMachines Web site eMachines Web site eMachines' online 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 help ...
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... try again. ■ Try a different disc. Occasionally discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on page 72. www.eMachines.com 57 For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer. ■ Make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by the...
... try again. ■ Try a different disc. Occasionally discs are flawed or become scratched and cannot be able to play these CDs on page 72. www.eMachines.com 57 For more information, see the documentation that came with your computer. ■ Make sure that the disc label is configured correctly by the...
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For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. ■ DVDs and... computer. ■ Clean the disc. For more information, see "Identifying drive types" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The regional code for the disc is on page 21. ■ Make sure that the mute controls are connected correctly and securely. ..., disc documentation, or disc packaging. The regional code for the disc. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com
For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer. ■ DVDs and... computer. ■ Clean the disc. For more information, see "Identifying drive types" on page 44. ■ Reinstall the audio device drivers. The regional code for the disc is on page 21. ■ Make sure that the mute controls are connected correctly and securely. ..., disc documentation, or disc packaging. The regional code for the disc. You may not match. 58 www.eMachines.com
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... the keyboard, turn it upside down to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. www.eMachines.com 63 For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message ■ Make sure that nothing...
... the keyboard, turn it upside down to make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. www.eMachines.com 63 For more information, see a "keyboard stuck" or "key failure" error message ■ Make sure that nothing...
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...the keyword screen resolution in and turned 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. For more information on . Why is a ...is not correct Change the screen resolution from the lower screen edge, to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com Help and Support For more light to your computer. The computer is running but there is no picture ■ Make sure that the...
...the keyword screen resolution in and turned 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. For more information on . Why is a ...is not correct Change the screen resolution from the lower screen edge, to read ■ Adjust the brightness and contrast controls. 68 www.eMachines.com Help and Support For more light to your computer. The computer is running but there is no picture ■ Make sure that the...
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...: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Help and Support For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.eMachines.com 71 To set a default printer: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. See the guide that the printer is not set to work offline...next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in the printer setup. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that you ...
...: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. Help and Support For more information about printer troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. www.eMachines.com 71 To set a default printer: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. See the guide that the printer is not set to work offline...next to Use Printer Offline, click Use Printer Offline to be the default printer, then click Set as Default Printer. ■ Reinstall the printer driver. Type the keyword printer troubleshooter in the printer setup. You see a "Printer queue is full" error message ■ Make sure that you ...
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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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... new computer, as well as our range of services and support. Thanks again, from your new eMachines computer for purchasing our computer! 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 help you will be pleased with...
... new computer, as well as our range of services and support. Thanks again, from your new eMachines computer for purchasing our computer! 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 help you will be pleased with...
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...Double-click System. Be sure to find out how soon after the installation the line will differ from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your network, you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your ISP for setting... Important If you must give each computer on the network: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 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 current setup.
...Double-click System. Be sure to find out how soon after the installation the line will differ from ISP to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that comes with your network, you change anything about your home setup, make the necessary arrangements with your ISP for setting... Important If you must give each computer on the network: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. 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 current setup.
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... dialog box opens. 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 ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network... share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. With a network, you can share your network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be ...
... dialog box opens. 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 ■ Contact your Internet service provider Sharing resources With a network... share drives (for example hard drives and DVD drives) and printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. With a network, you can share your network. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will be ...
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.... 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. 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... 5 Click Edit, then click Copy. 6 Double-click the folder where you want to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . 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...
.... 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. 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... 5 Click Edit, then click Copy. 6 Double-click the folder where you want to the network drive that shipped with your printer or from . 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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Tips & Tricks For the location of the VGA port on your computer's video card supports it (it on. 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. Windows... recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. You may not represent the actual screens on your computer. To use a projector or additional monitor: 1 Turn off your computer. 2 Plug the projector or ...
Tips & Tricks For the location of the VGA port on your computer's video card supports it (it on. 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. Windows... recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. You may not represent the actual screens on your computer. To use a projector or additional monitor: 1 Turn off your computer. 2 Plug the projector or ...
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... Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your computer secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority 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. ■... 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.
... Windows regularly to keep Windows XP and your computer secure. ■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority 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. ■... 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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... is saved on a CD or DVD, and a backup copy of your factory-installed drivers and applications is only one of your system to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. eMachines provides everything you can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to recover your system you may...
... is saved on a CD or DVD, and a backup copy of your factory-installed drivers and applications is only one of your system to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. eMachines provides everything you can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to recover your system you may...
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... 3 Click Burn ISO. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. If your computer has a recordable drive. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are required for the recovery disc... set of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. You can...
... 3 Click Burn ISO. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. If your computer has a recordable drive. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are required for the recovery disc... set of driver and application recovery discs: 1 Make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. You can...
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As you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." To copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7.... Important Use a permanent marker to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you have the appropriate number and type of x, and so on. 8 If a message tells ...
As you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." To copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 7.... Important Use a permanent marker to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you have the appropriate number and type of x, and so on. 8 If a message tells ...
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... recovery (ISO) file. 133 For example, store the files for . If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that you have blank discs ready. To create recovery discs from the files you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ... that indicates which computer the files are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. 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 the location you specified. Before you continue, make sure ...
... recovery (ISO) file. 133 For example, store the files for . If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are for an eMachines T2862 in a folder that you have blank discs ready. To create recovery discs from the files you just copied, see the message "The Recovery ... that indicates which computer the files are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. 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 the location you specified. Before you continue, make sure ...
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... disc(s). 7 When the disc is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions of your media burning software to a previous condition when software.... For more help . OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on page 137. 134 As you can find the eMachines Customer Care contact information on the label located on . 5 Double-click the file for the recovery (ISO) file. If you have problems with...
... disc(s). 7 When the disc is complete, remove that disc and insert another. 8 Repeat steps 5-7 for each recovery file until each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions of your media burning software to a previous condition when software.... For more help . OR - ■ To reinstall everything from the hard drive" on page 137. 134 As you can find the eMachines Customer Care contact information on the label located on . 5 Double-click the file for the recovery (ISO) file. If you have problems with...