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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 ... Opening a document 24 Printing a document 24 Shortcuts 25 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 27 System recovery options 28 Drivers and applications recovery 28 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 29 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 30 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 31 Recovering your system...
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 ... Opening a document 24 Printing a document 24 Shortcuts 25 Chapter 3: Recovering Your System 27 System recovery options 28 Drivers and applications recovery 28 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs 29 Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network 30 Creating discs from recovery files on a network 31 Recovering your system...
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... will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your new Gateway notebook for years to provide best-of services and support. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to provide...
... will be pleased with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your new Gateway notebook for years to provide best-of services and support. Each and every Gateway notebook uses the latest technology and passes through the most current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your notebook in addition to provide...
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... e-mail. Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. To view support documents for all Gateway notebooks. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to get the latest software updates 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 ■ Tools ...
... e-mail. Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone numbers for BIOS and driver upgrades. To view support documents for all Gateway notebooks. By entering your serial number you manage your notebook. Drivers & Downloads Click Drivers & Downloads to get the latest software updates 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 ■ Tools ...
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CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 27
CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 27
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...software" on page 34 describes how to return your system to record (or burn) the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. Gateway provides everything you can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to recover your system you may need to...-installing some or all of several ways you can restore your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 35 tells how to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything , including the...
...software" on page 34 describes how to return your system to record (or burn) the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. Gateway provides everything you can also restore device drivers or programs by following the information in order to recover your system you may need to...-installing some or all of several ways you can restore your new Gateway system. ■ "Drivers and applications recovery" on page 35 tells how to install specific, factory-installed software and device drivers. Drivers and applications recovery Your notebook's hard drive contains everything , including the...
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...dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. A message tells you the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery discs: 1 Make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. A...DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. If you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery ...
...dialog box opens. 4 Click Start Creation. A message tells you the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery discs: 1 Make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. A...DVD+R disc. 2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. If you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery ...
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...you can burn unlimited sets of drivers and applications recovery discs from the drive, use . Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." The program prepares...discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a drive). 30 To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message asks you if you see the message "The Recovery ISO ...
...you can burn unlimited sets of drivers and applications recovery discs from the drive, use . Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location, so you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." The program prepares...discs) or "Create ISO" (copy the files to a drive). 30 To copy drivers and applications recovery files to a network: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message asks you if you see the message "The Recovery ISO ...
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...sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. Creating discs from recovery files on page 31. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you will need blank CDs. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you... will need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that they are CD-R and not ...
...sure that they are DVD-R or DVD+R discs, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs. Creating discs from recovery files on page 31. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you will need blank CDs. If the ISO filenames start with CD, you... will need blank DVDs. 2 Insert a blank disc into the recordable drive of blank disc for a Gateway 7200XL in a folder that they are CD-R and not ...
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..., you need to recover your system, you need to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. If you have created. 32 For more help . OR... - ■ To restore your system to follow the software's own instructions for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." As you cannot restore the software from the hard drive" on your media burning software to complete the burning of ...
..., you need to recover your system, you need to a previous condition when software and device drivers were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your system from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for the first disc. If you have created. 32 For more help . OR... - ■ To restore your system to follow the software's own instructions for each recovery file until each disc "Gateway Drivers and Applications Recovery." As you cannot restore the software from the hard drive" on your media burning software to complete the burning of ...
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... the CD or DVD drive. The Application Recovery program opens. 2 Click the driver or application you selected are done. 6 If your system To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. www.gateway.com Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place...
... the CD or DVD drive. The Application Recovery program opens. 2 Click the driver or application you selected are done. 6 If your system To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. www.gateway.com Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place...
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...3 Click Restore my computer to your computer with System Restore. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to -resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the... points to a previous condition. Every time you can restore your system to get your system running again. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1.
...3 Click Restore my computer to your computer with System Restore. To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to -resolve software problems, you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the... points to a previous condition. Every time you can restore your system to get your system running again. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1.
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CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall. 3 For more information about Security Center. 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. These updates include security updates...
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall. 3 For more information about Security Center. 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. These updates include security updates...
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... If you can 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. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you want to install the printer...
... If you can 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. CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you want to install the printer...
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... a file across the network: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 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 network drive that contains the file you want to open... the file. 5 Click Edit, then click Copy. 6 Double-click the folder where you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. www.gateway.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then...
... a file across the network: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 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 network drive that contains the file you want to open... the file. 5 Click Edit, then click Copy. 6 Double-click the folder where you want to copy the file to. 7 Click Edit, then click Paste. www.gateway.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Open the file you want to print. 2 Click File, then...
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... changing resolution 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving 23 downloading files 41 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 114 checking for errors 112 checking for free space 111...
... changing resolution 99 properties 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103 using screen saver 102 documentation Gateway Web site 2 help 4 Help and Support 4 online help 6 documents creating 22 opening 24 printing 24 saving 23 downloading files 41 drivers updating 3 drives backing up files 114 checking for errors 112 checking for free space 111...
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www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor changing ...listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 Recycle Bin 9 deleting files and folders 18 emptying 18 recovering files...software 118 removing files and folders 9, 18, 25, 112 renaming files and folders 25 resolution changing 99 restoring device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 S saving documents 23 video 66 scanner installing 118 Scheduled Tasks ...
www.gateway.com Index minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor changing ...listening with Windows Media Player 77 recordable drive See DVD drive recording audio file 60 CD tracks 61, 76 recovering device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 Recycle Bin 9 deleting files and folders 18 emptying 18 recovering files...software 118 removing files and folders 9, 18, 25, 112 renaming files and folders 25 resolution changing 99 restoring device drivers 32 files and folders 18 programs 32 system 32 S saving documents 23 video 66 scanner installing 118 Scheduled Tasks ...
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... 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 SecurityCenter 49 Windows 110 user accounts adding in Windows XP 108 switching in Windows XP 108 V video capturing to computer 64 creating 64 editing... adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 window 10 close button 11 closing 11, 25 maximize button 11 menu bar 11 minimize button 10 title bar 10 Windows clipboard 17 desktop 8 Files...
... 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 SecurityCenter 49 Windows 110 user accounts adding in Windows XP 108 switching in Windows XP 108 V video capturing to computer 64 creating 64 editing... adjusting 54 controls 54 muting 54 W WAV file 57 Web browser 38, 39 Web page 39 Web site 39 connecting to 40 downloading files 41 Gateway 2 window 10 close button 11 closing 11, 25 maximize button 11 menu bar 11 minimize button 10 title bar 10 Windows clipboard 17 desktop 8 Files...