eMachines 8513036R Bedienungsanleitung

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Contents Gettingstar tedwith Windows............................................... 4 Windo ws Welc omeCenter ....................................................... 7 Gettinghelp .................................................................................. 8 Internet  .............................................[...]

4 A ft er y ou s ta rt y o ur c o mp ut er a nd c om p le te t he Wi nd o ws ® se tu p , t he fi r st t hi ng y ou ’l l se e o n your screen is the Windows desktop . The desktop includes a task bar , Star t button ( ), a nd Recycle Bin icon. O ther icons may be added depending on your computer’ s configuration. we do Windows For mor e inform[...]

5 The Start menu is the command center o f y o ur c om pu t e r . Wh et h er y ou w an t t o st art a p ro gr am , find a file, change settings, or even shut do wn your system, the Start menu is where it all begins. For mor e information about Windows, see “Windows Basics” under Help and Suppor t. getting things star ted Cl ick he r e to pu t[...]

6 Managing files and folders starts with the Computer f ol de r . F ro m t he r e, y ou c a n se e ev eryt hi n g on your computer . T o get there, click ( Start ), then click Computer . T o sa ve s o me th in g rig ht away , use the Documents f ol de r th a t ha s a lr ea dy b e en s e t up f o r yo u. T o a cc es s th at f ol d er , click ( Star[...]

7 welcome to the W elcome Center! T he W e lc om e Ce nt e r off er s a we al th o f op t io ns f o r ge tt in g mo re i nf or ma ti on ab ou t y ou r c om pu t er , a s w el l a s li n ks t o sp ec ia l de al s fr om e Ma ch in es p art ne rs ! T o ac ce ss t he W el co me Center , click ( Start ), Control P anel , then click System and Maint ena[...]

8 If y ou n e ed a l it t le e xt ra h el p w it h so m et hi n g on y ou r co mp ut er , e Ma ch in es o ffe rs s ev e ra l op ti on s de si gn ed t o me et y ou r ne e ds : • eMachines W eb suppor t —A va i la bl e 2 4/ 7, eM ac hi ne s ’ o nl in e s up p ort p r o v id es c ur r e nt d ri ve r s , p r od uct s p ec ifi c at io ns , tu[...]

9 • User guide — F or d et ai le d in f orm at i on o n u si n g yo ur eMachines computer , see the provided Reference Guide or online User Guide . T o access the online guide, click ( Star t ), All Pr ograms , then click eMachines Documentation . • T ech suppor t —F or h el p an d a dv ic e y ou c an t r us t, t al k t o p eo pl e[...]

10 surfing the ’net T o learn more about the Internet , see “Using the Internet” in your online user guide. Ex pl or e t he W or ld Wi de W eb wi th an In te rn et co nn ec ti on . Ju st co nn e ct y ou r co mp u t er t o a te le ph on e l in e , Di gi ta l Su bs cr ib er Li ne (D SL ), o r ca bl e TV li ne a nd s ig n up w it h an In t e rn[...]

11 welcome to e-mail! S ta yi n g in t ou ch w it h f am i ly a n d fri en d s is ea sy w it h e-m ai l an d i s u su al ly f r ee w it h y ou r In t er ne t ac co un t. T o send e -mail, connect to your ISP , click ( Start ), then click E-mail . Wh en y ou r de f au lt e-m ai l program opens , complete any setup requir ed, then click Cr eate Mail [...]

12 for your listening and viewing pleasur e... En jo y li st en in g t o f av or it e m us ic CD s o r wa t ch in g D VD s wi th s o ft wa re a lr ea dy in st al le d on y ou r new eMachines computer . T o listen to a music CD or watch a movie on DVD, click ( Start ), All Pr ograms, then click Windo ws Media Play er . P ut t h e di s c in t o th e [...]

13 rip , burn, play Create a custom music CD with MP3s y ou rip y ou rs el f , or c r ea te a vi de o D V D of ho me mo vi e s or special videos. If your computer came with a DVD burner , y ou ca n d o it a ll wi th ea sy -t o- us e software already installed on your eMachines computer . Creat e an MP3 music le T o create an MP3, click ( Star t [...]

14 Y ou r eM ac hi ne s co m pu te r co me s w it h ha rd w ar e an d s oft w ar e fe at u r es t ha t ca n he l p yo u ke e p y ou r co mp ut e r se c ur e an d up- to -d at e. U s e th e se t o ol s r eg ul arl y t o i mp r o v e t he s ec u ri ty of personal information stored on y our computer: • Windo ws Security— P ro vi de s ac c es s[...]

15 securing the perimeter W i nd ow s V is ta pr ov id e s bu i lt -i n se cu ri ty fe at u r e s de si gn ed t o pr ot e ct y ou , yo u r fa m il y , an d y o ur computers. T o view or change Windows Vista security settings, click ( Star t ), C on tr ol P an el , Security , then click Security Center . Se le ct an d co ntr ol the ty pe an d lev el[...]

16 up-to-date security Windo ws Updat e If a ha c ke r fi nd s a w a y to b yp as s th e se cu ri ty f ea tu r e s bu i lt i nt o Wi nd o ws Vi st a, Mi cr os o ft cr ea te s a hi gh -p rio ri ty W i nd ow s up da t e to fi x th e p ro bl em . Y ou s ho ul d up d at e Wi nd o ws r eg u la rly t o ke ep y ou r co mp u te r s ec ur e. T o run Windo[...]

17 virus-free with Norton 360 Nor ton 360 No rto n 36 0 h el ps pr ot ec t yo ur c om pu te r fr om v i ru se s , h ac ke rs , an d p ri v ac y th r e at s. T o ru n Nor ton 360, click ( Start ) , All P rograms , Norton 360 , then click Norton 360 . Y ou ne ed to ext en d y our su bsc rip ti on to up dat e N orto n 3 60 aft er th e complimentary tr[...]

18 secure with Big Fix For mor e information on safety , see “Prot ecting Y our Computer” in your online user guide. BigFix Y ou r co mp u t er m a y in c lu de Bi gF ix . B ig F ix m on i to rs y ou r c om pu t er f or p r ob le m s an d c on fli ct s . It a ut om at ic a ll y ga th e rs i n f o rm at io n ab ou t t he la te st b ug s , s ec [...]

19 impro ving performance Keep your computer in top running condition with regular maint enance. Click ( Start ), Contr ol Panel , S ystem and Maintenanc e , then click Performance Informa tion and T ools . Se le ct a t as k a nd f o ll ow th e i ns tr u ct io ns . Do t h is r eg ul ar ly a n d yo u’ ll h av e a sm oo t he r r un ni n g system. C[...]

20 backing up a bit - restoring y our computer In th e u nl ike ly ev en t t ha t yo u ex pe rie nc e so ft w ar e pr ob le ms , t he Wi nd ow s Vi st a Ba c ku p a nd Re st or e Ce nt er l et y ou r ol l b ac k yo ur c om p ut er t o a p r ev io u s st a t e wh en e v ery th i ng w ork ed right. Windows Vista takes regular snapshots of your system[...]

21 prepar e to reco ver W he n y ou fi r st g e t yo ur c om pu te r , it i s a go od id ea t o m ak e a b a ck up o f th e s of tw ar e th at ca me wi th y o ur s ys te m. B ef or e y o u cr ea t e th es e “r ec ov ery d is c s , ” m ake s u r e th at y ou h av e bl an k d is cs r e ad y . T o create discs, click (Start) , All Programs , eMac[...]

22 reinstalling the oper ating system If you can run Windows ... 1 Click (Start) , All Programs , eMachines , then click e Mac hi ne s Re c o v e ry Management . eMachines Recovery Management o pe n s . 2 Click the Restore tab , then click Restore syst em to factor y default . The Co nfi rm Restoration dialog bo x opens. 3 F ollow the on-screen in[...]

23 If you cannot run Windows ... 1 Restar t your computer , then press the AL T+F10 k eys during star tup. 2 F ollow the on-screen instructions to finish. IMPORT ANT • I f y ou r ha rd d ri ve h as f ai le d a nd  y ou c a n ’t r es t o r e th e s oft wa r e fr om  th e ha rd d ri ve o r r [...]

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