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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 10 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 11 Using Tablet PC extensions 12 Working with files and folders 15 Viewing drives 15 Creating folders 16...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows desktop 8 Using the Start menu 9 Adding icons to the desktop 10 Identifying window items 10 Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 11 Using Tablet PC extensions 12 Working with files and folders 15 Viewing drives 15 Creating folders 16...
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... a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 Changing mouse settings 104 Changing touchpad or pointing device settings 105 Adjusting tablet and pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112...
... a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings 104 Changing mouse settings 104 Changing touchpad or pointing device settings 105 Adjusting tablet and pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112...
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... Gateway telephone numbers for Gateway products. To view support documents for BIOS and driver upgrades. Tools Click Tools to access utilities to view and purchase upgrades for all Gateway notebooks. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access user guides and specifications for both sales and support. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers & Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrades...
... Gateway telephone numbers for Gateway products. To view support documents for BIOS and driver upgrades. Tools Click Tools to access utilities to view and purchase upgrades for all Gateway notebooks. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Customer Service Click Customer Service to access user guides and specifications for both sales and support. 3 www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ Product Support ■ Documents ■ Drivers & Downloads ■ Customer Service ■ Upgrades...
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... "Using Windows XP Security Center" on page 49. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on how to open the Windows Security Center. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. For more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions on page 18. The Windows Security Center icon may appear on your notebook are set below the recommended value or when updates...
... "Using Windows XP Security Center" on page 49. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more information, see "Deleting files and folders" on how to open the Windows Security Center. Type the keyword Windows Start menu in the Start menu. For more information about the Windows Start menu, click Start, then click Help and Support. For instructions on page 18. The Windows Security Center icon may appear on your notebook are set below the recommended value or when updates...
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Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. set properties for entering data ■ Windows® Journal - use its former size. insert handwritten notes into text or image files ■ Sticky Notes - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■...
Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. set properties for entering data ■ Windows® Journal - use its former size. insert handwritten notes into text or image files ■ Sticky Notes - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and voice recognition for the pen, tablet buttons, and display screen ■...
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.... ■ For security and accuracy when entering masked text (such as passwords), use your tablet PC Input Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more about voice commands in microphone or an external microphone. ■ To modify the speech recognition function, see "Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings" on page 107. 14 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for...
.... ■ For security and accuracy when entering masked text (such as passwords), use your tablet PC Input Panel's Tools menu. ■ Learn more about voice commands in microphone or an external microphone. ■ To modify the speech recognition function, see "Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings" on page 107. 14 CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for...
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.... CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel. Microsoft WordPad starts and a blank document opens. 2 Begin composing your document. The following examples show how to create, save, open, and print a document using a program, click Help on its menu bar. Use the menus...
.... CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other programs such as WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel. Microsoft WordPad starts and a blank document opens. 2 Begin composing your document. The following examples show how to create, save, open, and print a document using a program, click Help on its menu bar. Use the menus...
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... the notebook's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers or programs, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 32. - If you have problems with your notebook and you need to recover software that you cannot restore the software from a set of recovery discs to restore your notebook. You can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for installation. OR - ■ To restore your media burning software to label each file is complete, remove that...
... the notebook's hard drive. ■ To selectively restore device drivers or programs, see "Recovering specific files and software" on page 32. - If you have problems with your notebook and you need to recover software that you cannot restore the software from a set of recovery discs to restore your notebook. You can restore specific drivers and programs from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for installation. OR - ■ To restore your media burning software to label each file is complete, remove that...
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In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to one of...
In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 The Select a Restore Point dialog box opens. 4 Click a bold date on the calendar (Step 1 on the screen), then click a restore point in the list (Step 2 on ), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of these restore points to one of...
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... the hard drive: 1 Get the operating system disc that you want to use the restore point you can still run Windows, click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, System Recovery, then click Yes. OR Turn on page 35 for instructions. Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery program starts. - See "Recovering your notebook and have it ready. 2 If you selected, and read all notices on the screen. 7 Click...
... the hard drive: 1 Get the operating system disc that you want to use the restore point you can still run Windows, click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, System Recovery, then click Yes. OR Turn on page 35 for instructions. Your notebook restarts, then the System Recovery program starts. - See "Recovering your notebook and have it ready. 2 If you selected, and read all notices on the screen. 7 Click...
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... 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com To learn more about connecting to a Web site Tips & Tricks To protect your children from accessing objectionable Web sites, use to connect to your Internet account, you may need to start your notebook. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 To go to your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. 40 Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that a Web page displays...
... 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com To learn more about connecting to a Web site Tips & Tricks To protect your children from accessing objectionable Web sites, use to connect to your Internet account, you may need to start your notebook. Your default Web browser opens showing an opening page or welcome screen. 3 To go to your connection will determine how fast Web pages display. 40 Sometimes Web pages display slowly. The speed that a Web page displays...
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... not include the TPM software, you can upgrade your notebook when the software is better than commercially available software security. Use a startup and hard drive password to enter your password when you set in your notebook that would be Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 hardware-ready. If your files. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Tips & Tricks Use the TPM user guide or the program's online help to guess. These passwords are set up user accounts, Windows sets up a My Documents...
... not include the TPM software, you can upgrade your notebook when the software is better than commercially available software security. Use a startup and hard drive password to enter your password when you set in your notebook that would be Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 hardware-ready. If your files. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Tips & Tricks Use the TPM user guide or the program's online help to guess. These passwords are set up user accounts, Windows sets up a My Documents...
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... notebook from viruses Help and Support For more information about modifying security settings, see "Adding and modifying user accounts" on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. Your new Gateway notebook may have received a free limited time subscription to one computer to malfunction. You may have a virus. ■ Periodically updating the McAfee VirusScan program to protect against viruses, click Start, then click Help and Support...
... notebook from viruses Help and Support For more information about modifying security settings, see "Adding and modifying user accounts" on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. Your new Gateway notebook may have received a free limited time subscription to one computer to malfunction. You may have a virus. ■ Periodically updating the McAfee VirusScan program to protect against viruses, click Start, then click Help and Support...
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... been recorded with Service Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update. 69 The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to DVD and replayed on another Media Center computer or on a non-Media Center computer that has a DVD player and DVD decoder software (such as PowerDVD) installed. Creating a video DVD You can...
... been recorded with Service Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update. 69 The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to DVD and replayed on another Media Center computer or on a non-Media Center computer that has a DVD player and DVD decoder software (such as PowerDVD) installed. Creating a video DVD You can...
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Otherwise, you need permission from the copyright owner. To create a video DVD using Windows Media Center: 1 Insert a blank, writable DVD-R or DVD-RW disc into your recordable DVD drive. 2 Press the Start button on a CD or DVD, you may be violating copyright law and be recorded to DVD and ... or DVDs. We recommend that you that have been recorded with Service Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to Power2Go. Important TV programs that the recording is complete, click...
Otherwise, you need permission from the copyright owner. To create a video DVD using Windows Media Center: 1 Insert a blank, writable DVD-R or DVD-RW disc into your recordable DVD drive. 2 Press the Start button on a CD or DVD, you may be violating copyright law and be recorded to DVD and ... or DVDs. We recommend that you that have been recorded with Service Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the Windows patch Q810243 Update. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to Power2Go. Important TV programs that the recording is complete, click...
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... specific instructions you need to find out when the line will have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that helps you set up a secure wireless network. Click the SecureEasySetup icon on your notebook. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your broadband connection works. 2 Set up your access point and network security. 3 Set up your Start menu, then follow when you easily set up your Internet service...
... specific instructions you need to find out when the line will have a broadband connection already installed, make sure that helps you set up a secure wireless network. Click the SecureEasySetup icon on your notebook. www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your broadband connection works. 2 Set up your access point and network security. 3 Set up your Start menu, then follow when you easily set up your Internet service...
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... Results window opens. 2 Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by following the on-screen instructions. For more information, see your Internet browser program's online help. 117 Transferring your e-mail and address book See your old e-mail program's online help on exporting and importing e-mail messages and the address book. Transferring Internet settings You can use the Windows Internet Connection Wizard. For help for files" on your new notebook, run that setup program...
... Results window opens. 2 Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by following the on-screen instructions. For more information, see your Internet browser program's online help. 117 Transferring your e-mail and address book See your old e-mail program's online help on exporting and importing e-mail messages and the address book. Transferring Internet settings You can use the Windows Internet Connection Wizard. For help for files" on your new notebook, run that setup program...
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... scanning for errors 112 help online 6 using 4 Help and Support 4 searching 4 starting 4 hotspots connecting to 88 hyperlinks 39 I i.Link port 64 IEEE 1394 port 64 Inkball 11 installing Fax 90 peripheral devices 118 printer 118 programs 118 scanner 118 Internet account 39 connecting to 39 downloading files 41 listening to radio 77 requirements to access 38 transferring settings from old computer 117 using 38 watching television 77 Internet service provider (ISP...
... scanning for errors 112 help online 6 using 4 Help and Support 4 searching 4 starting 4 hotspots connecting to 88 hyperlinks 39 I i.Link port 64 IEEE 1394 port 64 Inkball 11 installing Fax 90 peripheral devices 118 printer 118 programs 118 scanner 118 Internet account 39 connecting to 39 downloading files 41 listening to radio 77 requirements to access 38 transferring settings from old computer 117 using 38 watching television 77 Internet service provider (ISP...
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... audio file 56, 57 DVD 59 Media Player file 57 multimedia files 57 music CD 57 Windows Media Player file 57 printer installing 118 sharing 85 printing documents 24 files across network 87 problems fixing 110 programs closing 25 opening 9 reinstalling 118 projector display properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 R radio listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers...
... audio file 56, 57 DVD 59 Media Player file 57 multimedia files 57 music CD 57 Windows Media Player file 57 printer installing 118 sharing 85 printing documents 24 files across network 87 problems fixing 110 programs closing 25 opening 9 reinstalling 118 projector display properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 R radio listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers...
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... 94 using Fax 89 television watching with Windows Media Player 77 testing CD drive 77 DVD drive 77 tips pen 13 title bar 10 touchpad changing settings 104 TPM 45 transferring files from Internet 41 files from old computer 115, 116 Internet settings from old computer 117 settings from old computer 115 video to computer 64 Trusted Platform Module 45 U un-sharing drives 85 folders 85 updating device drivers 3 McAfee...
... 94 using Fax 89 television watching with Windows Media Player 77 testing CD drive 77 DVD drive 77 tips pen 13 title bar 10 touchpad changing settings 104 TPM 45 transferring files from Internet 41 files from old computer 115, 116 Internet settings from old computer 117 settings from old computer 115 video to computer 64 Trusted Platform Module 45 U un-sharing drives 85 folders 85 updating device drivers 3 McAfee...