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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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... from all of your new computer. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.emachines.com Thank you for years 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 eMachines computer for purchasing our computer! You have highlighted some basic care...
... from all of your new computer. CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.emachines.com Thank you for years 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 eMachines computer for purchasing our computer! You have highlighted some basic care...
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...Panel is in your broadband connection is working , contact your Control Panel is not listed, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your computer, see "Adding or replacing an expansion card" on page 171. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet ... begin setting up a network. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your ISP for any required drivers. 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 ...
...Panel is in your broadband connection is working , contact your Control Panel is not listed, you need to install Ethernet cards and drivers on the computers that your computer, see "Adding or replacing an expansion card" on page 171. Creating an Ethernet network Installing Ethernet ... begin setting up a network. To test the connection, log onto the Internet using for your ISP for any required drivers. 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 ...
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Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 The folder properties dialog box opens. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will ... share, then click Sharing and Security. Then you can access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. 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, you can share drives...
Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on the network. 2 Click the Sharing tab. 58 The folder properties dialog box opens. If you share a folder, only the contents of that folder will ... share, then click Sharing and Security. Then you can access them as though they were attached directly to your computer. 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, you can share drives...
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..., then click My Computer. Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . The My Computer ... printer. 4 Click OK. 61 You can print a file 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 ...File, then click Print. 3 Click the arrow button to . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program ...
..., then click My Computer. Printing files across the network Important Before you can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that shipped with your printer or from . The My Computer ... printer. 4 Click OK. 61 You can print a file 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 ...File, then click Print. 3 Click the arrow button to . 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. www.emachines.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program ...
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www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this... 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. ...Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. You may not represent the actual screens on the desktop, then click Properties. If your computer, see...
www.emachines.com Using a second monitor Using a second monitor Important The dialog boxes shown in this... 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. ...Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. You may not represent the actual screens on the desktop, then click Properties. If your computer, see...
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... regularly to keep Windows XP and your computer secure. ■ Express-Click Express 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 fix the problem. These...
... regularly to keep Windows XP and your computer secure. ■ Express-Click Express 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 fix the problem. These...
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... recovery files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on a hidden area of several ways you need to reinstall everything you can restore your system... on using your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on page 133 130 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using...
... recovery files Your computer's hard drive contains everything you need to reinstall specific software, such as you get your new eMachines system. ■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on a hidden area of several ways you need to reinstall everything you can restore your system... on using your factory-installed software as soon as a device driver. ■ "Recovering specific files and software" on page 133 130 CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by using...
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... the files to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. If you are recording to a DVD, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive.
... the files to a drive). 3 Click Burn ISO. If you are recording to a DVD, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. www.emachines.com Copying driver and application recovery files Creating recovery discs Important If you are recording to CDs, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive.
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... recovery files, then records the recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). You are done. A message asks you if you see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully,"... www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from a different computer that has a recordable drive. Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application...
... recovery files, then records the recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). You are done. A message asks you if you see the message "The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully,"... www.emachines.com 6 Make sure you can burn unlimited sets of driver and application recovery discs from a different computer that has a recordable drive. Copying driver and application recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application...
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...If the ISO filenames start with CD, you are recording to CDs, make sure that they 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 specified. If you are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD...-RW or DVD+RW discs. To create recovery discs from recovery files on a network Important If you will need one blank disc for an eMachines ...
...If the ISO filenames start with CD, you are recording to CDs, make sure that they 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 specified. If you are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD...-RW or DVD+RW discs. To create recovery discs from recovery files on a network Important If you will need one blank disc for an eMachines ...
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...your computer and you need to restore your media burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for help , you can restore specific... drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the recovery (ISO) file. Important Use a ...
...your computer and you need to restore your media burning software to label each disc "eMachines Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 11: Protecting and Recovering Your Files and Software www.emachines.com Important Use the correct type of blank disc for help , you can restore specific... drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact eMachines Customer Care for the recovery (ISO) file. Important Use a ...
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....emachines.com Recovering your system from the driver and application recovery discs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. - To restore your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using either the Start menu or a driver and...available) into the CD or DVD drive. You are installed. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. To select multiple items, press and hold CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. OR - ...
....emachines.com Recovering your system from the driver and application recovery discs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. - To restore your system Recovering specific files and software You can recover specific files using either the Start menu or a driver and...available) into the CD or DVD drive. You are installed. You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. To select multiple items, press and hold CTRL while clicking each item. 3 Click Next. OR - ...
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...and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to an earlier time, then click Next. 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 Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 136 3... condition. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. Every time you can restore your system to -resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your system settings and saves it as a restore point.
...and Support Center opens. 2 Click Undo changes to an earlier time, then click Next. 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 Welcome to System Restore dialog box opens. 136 3... condition. The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. Every time you can restore your system to -resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your system settings and saves it as a restore point.
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... different disc. For more information, see the documentation that you have copy protection software. Audio See "Sound" on page 189. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall... the device driver. To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 73. ■ Your computer may be experiencing some...
... different disc. For more information, see the documentation that you have copy protection software. Audio See "Sound" on page 189. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Troubleshooting topics are flawed or become scratched and cannot be read by following the instructions in the drive documentation. ■ Reinstall... the device driver. To identify your drive type, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 73. ■ Your computer may be experiencing some...
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... code must match the regional code for Mexico is 4. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer's delivery address. To be read by your computer. ■ DVDs and DVD...DVD drive's regional code may not match. The regional code for the United States and Canada is 1. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up . If the DVD movie does not play ■ Make sure that the power ...
... code must match the regional code for Mexico is 4. For more information, see "Cleaning CDs or DVDs" on page 142. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Make sure that the DVD program has been installed on your computer's delivery address. To be read by your computer. ■ DVDs and DVD...DVD drive's regional code may not match. The regional code for the United States and Canada is 1. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting Computer Diskette drive 178 www.emachines.com ■ Make sure that the disc label is facing up . If the DVD movie does not play ■ Make sure that the power ...
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... your browser, then reconnect and open on the keyboard. ■ Make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Double-check the URL or try a different URL. Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it dries, you know works to replace it.... with your Internet service provider (ISP) is set up correctly. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see the poster that came with your computer. ■ Remove all extension cables and switch ...
... your browser, then reconnect and open on the keyboard. ■ Make sure that the keyboard port works. ■ Reinstall the keyboard device driver. Double-check the URL or try a different URL. Keyboard The keyboard does not work after it dries, you know works to replace it.... with your Internet service provider (ISP) is set up correctly. Clean the keyboard and turn off your computer and unplug the keyboard. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting Help and Support For more information, see the poster that came with your computer. ■ Remove all extension cables and switch ...
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...■ Make sure that the monitor is not correct Change the screen resolution from the lower screen edge, to your monitor's documentation. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to pass through the screen for brighter ... about color uniformity. Why is not uniform Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor cable is a critical part of the way up from the Display Properties dialog box. The ...
...■ Make sure that the monitor is not correct Change the screen resolution from the lower screen edge, to your monitor's documentation. www.emachines.com Troubleshooting 4 Click the Modem tab, then adjust the Speaker volume control. 5 Click OK twice to pass through the screen for brighter ... about color uniformity. Why is not uniform Make sure that the monitor warms up for bent or damaged pins. ■ Reinstall the device driver. ■ Connect a monitor that the monitor cable is a critical part of the way up from the Display Properties dialog box. The ...
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... the printer is on but will not print ■ Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. Many printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. ■ If you print large files or many files at one time... click Control Panel. Press the button to put the printer online. ■ Check the cable for adding additional memory. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting www.emachines.com The printer is not set to work offline. The Control Panel window opens. See the guide that you want to add additional memory to...
... the printer is on but will not print ■ Check the cable between the printer and your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. Many printers have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. ■ If you print large files or many files at one time... click Control Panel. Press the button to put the printer online. ■ Check the cable for adding additional memory. CHAPTER 14: Troubleshooting www.emachines.com The printer is not set to work offline. The Control Panel window opens. See the guide that you want to add additional memory to...