Compaq 5BW474 manual

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MY P RESAR IO –G ETTING S TA RTED C ONTEN TS - I Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Symbols and Graphics Used . . . . . . [...]

C ONTEN TS - II MY P RES ARIO –G ETTING S TA RTED Chapter 3 Using Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1 Keyboard Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Getting to Know the Standard Keyboard Keys . . . [...]

MY P RESAR IO –G ETTING S TA RTED C ONTENT S - III Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM, and DVD-ROM Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 The Diskette Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13 The Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C ONTEN TS - IV MY P RES ARIO –G ETTING S TA RTED eMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Setting Up Outlook Express eMail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 Typing an eMail Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

MY P RESAR IO –G ETTING S TA RTED C ONTENT S - V Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6- 4 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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M Y P RESARIO —G ETTING S TAR TED I NTRODUCT ION 1 -1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In tr oduc tion Congratul ations! As t he owner of a new Comp aq Internet PC, you have joi ned the worldwide commu nity of Presario co mputer users. After your comput er is set up a nd connected to t he Interne t, you can expl[...]

1-2 I NTRODUC TION M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Using This Guide Usin g This Gui de This guide is designed f or both beginn ers and exper ienced computer us ers.Y ou can read from c over to cover to learn bas ic informati on about your c omputer or sca n the guide fo r informa tion on a spec ific topic . Ref er to th e elec tro nic Glos sar[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED I NTROD UCTION 1-3 Symbols and Graphics Used W arnings and cautions are displa yed to protect you from inju ry , your eq uipment from damage , and your fi les from d ata loss. Symbols and Graphics Used The follo wing word s an d sym bols have s pec ial m eanin g in th is guide and i n the CD documentati on: Failu[...]

1-4 I NTROD UCTION M Y P RESARIO — G ET TING S TARTED Wher e Can I Find Information? Info rmation is av ailable in several forms: pr inted documen ts, electro nic documents on the CD that came with y our computer , and the Co mpaq W eb site. Use this guide as your first point of reference, and then refer to th e follo win g documents : ➜ Quick [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED I NTR ODUCT ION 1-5 Safety and Comfort Y our computer is an electr ical device . Tr eat it with care to avo id p erso nal injury and damage to th e equipment . T o r educe the risk of electric shoc k and dama ge to the equipment, re ad the Safet y and Comf ort guide on this CD bef or e perfo rming any pr ocedur e[...]

1-6 I NTROD UCTION M Y P RESARIO — G ET TING S TARTED Using th e My Presa rio-Learn ing More CD Follow thes e procedures to navigate thr ough the My Presari o — Learning Mor e CD: 1. Choose th e topic or manu al you want t o learn more about by clickin g two times. 2. T he scr een displ ays the fi le hierarc hy in the navi gation pane l on the [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED S ETTI NG U P Y OU R C OMPUTE R 2 -1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Setting Up Y our Co m p u t e r Y our C omp uter at a Glance, 2-2 Setting Up Y our Computer , 2-3 Re g i st ra t i o n , 2 -4 Setting Up an Internet Service Pro vider (ISP) Acc ount, 2-5 Setting Up Y our Print[...]

2-2 S ETTIN G U P Y OUR C OM PUTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TAR TED Your Computer at a Gl ance Before yo u begin, you ’ ll want to be come familiar with the components of your Compaq Pres ario. Some c ompo nent s, su ch as the keyboar d and mouse, h ave color- coded connecto rs that matc h the ports on the back of your compu ter . Tip Your Co[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED S ETTIN G U P Y OU R C OMPUT ER 2-3 Setting Up Your Computer If a cabl e is disconnec ted or you move you r computer to another location, t his topic helps yo u to quickly s et up again . It ’ s a g ood idea to pur chas e a sur ge pr otector to pr otect your computer fr om electrical spikes an d powe r sur ges.[...]

2-4 S ET TING U P Y OUR C OMPUTER M Y P RESARIO — G ET TING S TARTE D Registra tion The fir st time you tur n on your computer , you are guided t hrough the regist ration proc ess before accessi ng the W indows desk top. I t is ve ry im port ant that you register: ➜ W indows with Microsoft ➜ Y our new computer with Compaq Registe ring with Mi[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED S ETTIN G U P Y OUR C OMP UTER 2-5 Setting up an Internet Service Provider (IS P) Account An ISP give s you access t o the In tern et. J ust as you need an a ccount with a cable c ompany to have cable serv ice , you must also have an I SP account to access the Internet and to use eM ail. After s etting up your In[...]

2-6 S ETTI NG U P Y OUR C OMPUTER M Y P RES ARIO — G ETTIN G S TARTE D Setting U p Your Pri nter After set ting up and reg istering your c omputer , you are r eady to set up your printer . Complete the fol lowing steps: 1. Set up you r computer a nd complete th e registrat ion procedure s, described on previous pa ges. 2. Set u p the printer acco[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SIN G Y OUR C OMPUTER 3-1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Using Y our Co m p u t e r Ke y b o a r d B a s i c s, 3 - 2 K eyboard Buttons, 3-3 Scroll Mouse, 3-10 Speak ers, 3- 12 Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM, and D VD-ROM Drives, 3-13 3 3 3 3 In th is chapter , you learn about[...]

3-2 U SING Y OU R C OMPUT ER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Keyboard Basi cs The stand ard keys perf orm the fol lowing functi ons: ➜ Main keys are t he type wr iter-s tyle keys . ➜ Function keys are the F1 thro ugh F12 keys. T wo of these ke ys are active ev en without a progra m running . F1 allows you t o get help on W indows-r elated [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SIN G Y OUR C OMPUTER 3- 3 Keyboard Buttons The keybo ard butt ons make it easi er and faste r to acce ss the In terne t, use your favori te software, or listen to your f avorite CD. Y ou might eve n want to watch a movie or s end an eMail (elec troni c ma il). Keyboa rd Butto ns The keyboard buttons a re shown[...]

3-4 U SING Y OUR C OMPUTER M Y P RESAR I O — G ETTING S TARTE D The CD/DVD contr ol buttons provide a quick and easy way t o play a CD or a DVD movie at t he touch of a button . Many CDs begin playing auto m atical ly when in serted into t he dri ve. R efer t o Playing an Audi o C D in this chap ter t o play a CD. Ref er to Adjusting the V olume [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OUR C OM PUT ER 3-5 W ith th e press of a keyboard button, you can quic kly access th e Internet, read your eMail, or chec k out th e late st in ente rtainment. Depending on which Inter net Serv ice Pro vide r (ISP) yo u have, the defaul t options provided b y the Intern et Zone buttons may vary . Until [...]

3-6 U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Y ou can acces s your favori te program, W ebsit e, or document by pressing one of t he Quick Launch We b buttons - Hel p 1 and My Prog ram 2 . Ref er to “ Pr eventive Maintenance ” on the “ Lear ning Mor e ” CD for additional information on service and support . The CD also p[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SIN G Y OUR C OM PUTER 3-7 After yo u assign the My Prog ram 1 button setti ngs, pressing the butt on automa tically opens y our selec ted softw are, W ebs ite, or document . Instru ctions for r eassig ning this button ar e found in the “ Learni ng Mor e ” guide on the CD . The Vo l u m e C o n t r o l butt[...]

3-8 U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D If you ’ re going t o be away from your comput er but want to le ave th e pow er o n, you can l et your compute r go to sl eep. This proce ss allows y ou to run programs while you r computer goes into a l ow-power state, which saves ener gy . However , some software (such as DVD sof[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OU R C OMPUTE R 3-9 The syst em lights on th e keyboard provide a quick stat us of yo ur c omp uter an d keyboard settings. P ost Of f ice Pr otocol (POP) is a commonly used messag in g pr ot ocol. The mo st wi dely used implementation of this pr otocol is POP3. POP3 is a r et rieval pr ot ocol, use d to[...]

3-10 U SING Y OUR C OMPUT ER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Scroll Mouse Y our computer comes with a scro ll m ouse . The scro ll mouse dir ects a cursor on the W ind ows desktop. Use the m ous e to move qui ckly and easi ly through a document or W eb site. Instea d of using the scroll bar to d isplay pages, move the scr oll wheel on yo ur mo[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER 3-11 AutoScrol l allows you to move forwar d and backward t hrough a document wi thout having to move th e mouse or mouse wheel continuously . The scr oll mouse can b e customi zed for a left-hand ed user fr om the Mouse Pr opert ies dialo g bo x. (Open the Contr ol P anel an d right-c lic[...]

3-12 U SING Y OUR C OMPUT ER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TAR TED Speake rs Speaker o ptions depend on which model you purchas e. The JBL Plat inum Series are the sta nda rd s peak ers that co m e with mos t new Com paq P resar io mo nit ors. Y ou can use th e speakers freestand ing or mount them to the s ide of the moni tor . For mor e informatio [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OUR C OMP UTER 3-13 Diskette, Hard Drive, CD-ROM, and DV D-R OM Drives Y our computer may ha ve one or more drives, dependin g on the model you purchase d: ➜ Diskette dri ve ➜ Hard drive ➜ CD-ROM drive ➜ CD-R W dr ive ➜ DVD-ROM drive Each dri ve has dif ferent size capac iti es for s tor ing in[...]

3-14 U SING Y OUR C OMPUT ER M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D The Hard Drive The har d driv e sto res sy ste m file s, so ftw are, and da ta fi les inside you r computer . When you inst all software, do wnload files fr om the Inte rnet, rec eive eMail and attachment s, or create new files, the computer save s them on your har d drive. The avail[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SIN G Y OUR C OMPUTER 3- 15 T o adjust the volume, r ef er to Adjusting the V olume in this c hapter . If the CD-R OM, CD-R W , or D VD-R OM drive can ’ t play a disc, chec k to be sur e th at the disc is inserted pr oper ly and seated secur ely in the drive. The D VD-R OM drive takes longer t o begin play ba[...]

3-16 U SING Y OU R C OMPUTE R M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TAR TED Y ou can play a DVD movie only fr om a DVD-ROM drive. When you are finish ed watching a movie, store the DVD in its protect ive case. Y ou ca n contr ol the acti ons of the D VD player (paus e, r ewind , et c.) fr om the CD/D VD contr ol buttons on the keyboar d. Ref er to Adjusting[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED U SING Y OUR C OM PUTER 3-17 Creating Your Own CDs CDs are crea ted using th e Adaptec Easy CD Cr eator (avai lable on select models). V arious u ses of the CD-R W drive are s hown below: Note: Confirm that th e Easy CD Creator software has been ins talled before you begin creating CDs. Note: There is an exten si[...]

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M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4- 1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Basic Conce pts, 4-2 Com p a q Co n n ec t i on Helper , 4-3 Internet Connec tion, 4-4 We b S e a r c h e s , 4 - 5 eMail, 4-6 Conten t Advisor, 4- 10 We l c o m e t o the W eb In just a few moments, y ou will be on the [...]

4-2 W ELCOM E TO THE W EB M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Basic Concepts Inter net , W e b, U RL, hyperli nks, cyberspace — sound conf using? The In ternet defi nitely has its own te rminology . T ake a few moments to understa nd some basi c concepts th at will hel p you start surfing the W eb. T o begin sur fing, you need to est abli sh an [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4-3 Compaq Connection Helper After yo u have signed up with an Inte rne t S ervi ce Provider (ISP), (see “ Setting Up Y our Computer ” in Chapte r 2) there a re a few thin gs you need to kno w to be ab le to surf the W eb. If you c hoose Compaq.NET power ed by MSN as your ISP , the Inte r[...]

4-4 W ELCOME TO THE W EB M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Intern et Co nne ction W eb p age s are viewed with a W eb browser , suc h as Microsoft Intern et Explorer or Net scape Navigator . A W eb browser is a program t hat lets you view and explor e information on the W eb. Common featur es of a W eb brow ser include: ➜ Home page — your s [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCO ME TO THE W EB 4-5 Web S e arche s One way to f ind what you ’ re l ooking for on the W eb is to use a sear ch engine — your personal guide to the W eb. A search engine tak es inform ation that i s scattered on W eb sit es all arou nd the worl d an d lists it fo r ea sy viewing a nd printing. Web S ear[...]

4-6 W ELCOME TO THE W EB M Y P RES A RIO — G ETTING S TARTE D eMail eMai l (el ect ronic mail) is very si milar to t he mail the postal carrier del ivers to your home or offic e — excep t mu ch fa ster . Y ou can send l etters, pictur es, postcards — even music and video clips — to frien ds, fa mily , and co-worke rs in an inst ant. Outlook[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4-7 T o send and r eceive eMai l, you need a n eMail address so that yo ur Internet Se rvice Provider (ISP) will know wher e to “ pick u p ” and “ deliver ” mail. The My Presario — Lear ning More guide on this CD has information on f inding eMail addr esses. eMail extensions identif[...]

4-8 W ELCOME TO THE W EB M Y P RESARIO — G ET TING S TARTED Now that yo u ’ ve con nect ed to an ISP , set up Outl ook Express, and have an Inter net addr ess , it ’ s t ime to write yo ur first eMail message. eMail addresses ar e written in a very specific way . Be s ure the eMail ad dr ess you ente r contains no spaces and h as a period aft[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED W ELCOME TO THE W EB 4-9 Reading Your Outlook Exp ress eMail Messages 1. Press t he Instant eMail ƒ button on t he Internet keyb oard. 2. Click Inb ox . New messages app ear in bold t ype. 3. Double -click the m essage t o display th e message t ext. 4. Click th e Close button i n the upper righ t corner of t he[...]

4-10 W ELCOME TO THE W EB M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Content Advisor The Inte rnet provide s you with acc ess to a wide variet y of inform ation; however , some information may not be s uitable for every vi ewer . W ith Content Advisor , you can: ➜ Control In ternet acce ss. ➜ Set up a pas sword. ➜ Set up a l ist of W eb si tes that[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED C OMMON T ASKS 5-1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Co m m o n Ta s k s In this chapter , you learn ho w to perform so m e of th e more common activ ities with your new Intern et PC . More d etail s ab out th ese and other eve ryday activit ies can be found on the My Pr esario ?[...]

5-2 C OMMON T ASKS M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TAR TED Print Basics T o print on e or more pages from a doc ument file or W eb page, yo u have to connect your printer and insta ll th e nece ssa ry soft ware . Th ese p roce dur es are de tail ed in t he “ Setting Up Y our Computer ” chapter in this gui de. Note: T o see what the document will l[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED C OMMON T ASKS 5-3 Game s Y ou s hould always use the same disc dr ive (CD- R OM or D VD-R OM) that you used to install the gam e when you pla y the game . If you experience pr oblems i nst alling or pl ayin g a game, c onta ct th e gam e manufactur er f or assistance , or visit their W eb site for upda tes. Did [...]

5-4 C OMM ON T ASKS M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED Software Y ou may want to purc hase and inst all additi onal softwar e. Software ca n be instal led from a CD, DVD, or diske tte, and it can be downloaded from a W eb site. The inst allation pr ocess should a utomaticall y begin when you inser t the CD into the pr ope r disc driv e. If the ins[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED C OMMON T ASKS 5-5 If you do wnload softwar e from a W eb site , foll ow th e insta llat ion instru cti ons usuall y displayed on the W eb pag e. If installa tion instru ctions ar e not avail abl e, com ple te the steps list ed h ere. Bef or e downl oading f iles fr om the Internet, make sur e that call-w aiting [...]

5-6 C OMM ON T ASKS M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-1 In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter In This Chap ter Need Some Help? This chapt er provides inf ormation on how t o identify and fix common probl ems that could o ccur with you r computer . W ithout contacti ng a technic ian, you can eas ily diagnose and fix many computer p[...]

6-2 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Helpful Hints F or Compaq .NET tec hnical support, dial (toll free) 1-80 0-952-3513. F or Compaq .NET customer support, dial (toll free) 1-80 0-952-3512. T o avoid long-dis tance char g es w hen connecting to the Internet, al ways use a local ar ea teleph one number . F or a dditiona l tr [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-3 Recovery CD The Recover y CD can reins tall the so ftwa re to th e stat e it wa s in w hen you purchase d the computer . Y ou also have the option of restor ing your comp uter to the way i t was when you perfor med the last Use r Backup. ▲ Caution: Everythi ng added to the drive since t[...]

6-4 N EED S OM E H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Troubleshooting If a so luti on do es n ot fix your prob lem, try all solu tions for th e symptom or try the s oluti on a se co nd Symptom No soun d. Informa tion in th is section is divided into thre e areas: Sy mptom, Problem, and Solu tion. The Sy m ptom line de scri bes the sy mpto m [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H EL P ? 6-5 Symptom CD-ROM, CD- R W , or DVD-ROM drive cannot read a disc or takes too long to start . Record ing a udio CD s is diffic ult or impossible. CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD-ROM Pro blem Solution CD has been inserted incorrectly . Reinsert the CD with the label facing the proper direct ion. The DV[...]

6-6 N EE D S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Symptom Not reading drive: “ Ab ort, Retry , Fail? ” message appears. “ Non-system disk or disk error ” message is displayed. Diskette drive light stays on. Diskette Driv e Problem Solution A non -for ma tted diskette has been inserted. T o format the diskette: 1. Double-click the[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H ELP ? 6- 7 Diskette drive cannot save info rma tion to di ske tte. Symptom Diskette has been improperly inserted. Remove the diskette and reins ert it as follows: Insert the edge with the sliding cov er into the drive. Push the diskett e, arrow pointing toward the computer , all the way in until t h[...]

6-8 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Diskette drive cannot read a diskette. Symptom Diskette drive has failed. Call Compaq T ech nical Support. Refe r to your Certificate of W arranty for details. Diskette is not form at ted. T o format the diskette: 1. On the W indo ws de skto p, do uble-click the My Computer ic on. 2. Selec[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-9 Symptom Screen is blank, and monitor power light is not lit. Screen is blank. Displa y (Mon itor) Pro blem Solution Moni tor po wer cable is not c onnected to monitor or wall outlet. Reconnect the power plug on the b ack of the monitor and to a gr ounded (earthed) wall outlet. Monit or is[...]

6-10 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Symptom Computer does not respond, or seems to be locked up. Hard drive error message is displayed . Hard drive fault protection error message is disp layed. Hard Drive Pro blem Solution Program in use has stopped responding to comm ands. Attempt a normal Windows shutdown. If this fails, [...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H EL P ? 6-11 Symptom Cannot connect to the Int ernet. Cannot automatically launch Internet programs . Internet takes too lon g to download W eb sites. Interne t Access Pro blem Solution Internet Service Provider (ISP) account is not prope rl y se t up. V erify Internet settings, or contact your ISP f[...]

6-12 N EE D S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Keyboard and Scroll Mouse Pro blem Solution Keyboa rd connecto r is not pr ope rly conn ected. 1. On the Windows taskbar , c lick the St art button. 2. On the Start menu, clic k Shut Down... The Shut Do wn Wi ndo ws d ialog b ox is dis play ed. 3. Select the Shut d own option. 4. Click O[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OME H EL P ? 6-13 Memory Problem Solution All memory in comput er i s bein g used by open programs, and memory is needed for desir ed ta sk. T o avoid Windows automa tically running unnece ssar y program s at startup: 1. From th e Windo ws desktop, c lick the Star t button. 2. Sele ct Run . 3. In the Open[...]

6-14 N EED S OME H ELP ?M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTE D Power Pro blem Solution Line voltage selection switch is not in the proper position for your region (115V/ 230V). Set the line voltage selection switch to the correct setting for your region, or call Compaq T ech nic al Su ppor t for a ssi sta nce. Refer to your Certificate of W arranty f[...]

M Y P RESARIO — G ETTING S TARTED N EED S OM E H ELP ? 6-15 System files may have been d amaged. Insert a start-up diskett e or Windo ws Star t-Up diskette t o restart your comput er . 1. Insert a start-up diskette in to the diskette drive. 2. Restart your computer . 3. At t he A:> prom pt, ty pe SYS C: and press t h e Enter key . Th e followi[...]

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M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTED I ND EX -1 Symbols @ sign 4-7 A Activit y button, desc ribed 3-5 Adaptec Eas y CD Creator, crea ting CDs 3-17 Add/Remove Pr ograms 5-4 Alta Vis ta, Web brouser 3 -5 America Onl ine, see AOL AOL connecti ng with icon 4-3 searc hin g arrow key s 3-2 audio playing a CD 3-15 speaker port 2-2 Audio-In port, descri be[...]

I NDEX -2 M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTE D Reta il/Af fini ty Ce ntral 3 -5 Search 3- 5, 4-5 Send and Rec eive 4-6 Sleep 3- 8 Start 4 -3 Stop 3-15 volume control ling 3-7 down 3-7 up 3-7 C cable s power 2-3 speaker and microphone 2 -3 telepho ne 2-3 CD/DVD-ROM drive Compaq DVD Player 3-16 control buttons descri bed 3-4 Eject/ LoadCD 3-4 Fast F[...]

M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTED I ND EX -3 E ele ctro nic do cu ment s, d efi ned 1- 3 eMai l accessi ng via keyboar d button 3-5 address criteria 4-7 button 3 -5 Close but ton 4-9 defined 4-6 Dele te ke y 4-9 extensi ons 4-7 Hotmail 4- 6 Inbox 4-9 Insta nt eM ail 4- 8 message wi ndow 4-8 Message/Ne w Message 4-8 New Mail 4-8 Outl ook Expr ess[...]

I NDEX -4 M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTE D Insta nt eM ail 4- 6 Insta nt e Mail b utto n 4- 9 Insta nt In tern et bu tto n 3-5 Inter net defined 4-2 hyperli nk 4-2 instant access butt on 2-5, 3-5 launchi ng favorite activ ty 3-5 parenta l controls 4-10 passwo rd 4-6 problems wit h 6-11 restri ctin g con tent 4 -10 searchi ng 4-10 Inter net bu [...]

M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTED I ND EX -5 N Netscape Navigator 4-4 numeri c keys 3-2 O Outlook Ex press descri bed 4-6 Inbox 4-9 setti ng up 4-6 P parall el port illus trat ed 2-2 parenta l controls, Internet se ttings 4 -10 passwo rd Cont ent Ad visor 4-1 0 passwo rd, rememberi ng 4-6 ports 1394, ill ustrated 2-2 Audio-In 3-12 for connect in[...]

I NDEX -6 M Y P RES ARIO – G ETTING S TARTE D serial port, illu strated 2-2 sleep mode custom izing 3-8 descri bed 3-8 recogni zing 6-9 softw are accessi ng with mouse 3- 10 downloadi ng 5-5 insta llin g dow nloa ded files 5-5 speak ers Audio In p ort 3-12 casset te player 3-12 CD player 3 -12 MP3 player 3-12 playing audio through 3-12 turning on[...]