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Windows ® XP Installation Guide E3484 November 2007 15G06Q009000[...]
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Copyright Information No par t of this manual, including the products and soft ware described in it, may be repr oduced , transmitted , tr anscribed, st ored in a retrieval syst em, or translated in to any language in an y form or by any means , ex cept documentation kept by the pur chaser for backup purposes, without the expr ess written permissio[...]
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Limitation of Liability Circumstances ma y arise where because of a default on ASUS’ part or other liability , you are entitled to reco ver damages from ASUS. In each such instance , regardless of the basis on which y ou are entitled to claim damages from ASUS, ASUS is liable for no more than damages for bodily injury (including death) and damage[...]
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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing W indow s ® XP Pr eparing to install Windows ® XP ............................................................. 1-2 Installing Windows ® XP ................................................................................. 1-2 Adjusting the Display Resolution .................................................[...]
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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP 1-1 Prepar ing to Install Windows® XP Installing Windows® XP Adjusting the Displa y Resolution Optimizing Windows® XP 1 Installing & Optimizing Windows ® XP[...]
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1-2 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Preparing to install Windows ® XP Before installing Windows® XP operating system to y our Eee PC, you need the following it ems. • A USB 2.0 CD/DVD-ROM • The official Windo ws® XP Ser vice P ack 2 disc from Microsoft® • A USB flash disk (size larger than 1GB) or external hard disk drive ?[...]
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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP 1-3 Please select boot device: ↑ and ↓ to move selection ENTER to select boot device HDD:SM-SILICONMOTION SM223AC USB:Slimtype DVD 6. The Please select boot device screen appears . S elect USB: XXX XXX (ma y be labled as the ODD brand name) to boot from the optical drive. 7. After the Windows?[...]
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1-4 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide 9. Pr ess <Enter> and select Forma t the partition using the NTFS file system to start the Windows® XP OS setup . 10. F ollow the on-screen instructions to complet e the installation process. 11. After the Windows® XP OS installa tion is completed . Restar t the system. 12. After entering Win[...]
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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP 1-5 Adjusting the Display Resolution If you need to adjust the display r esolution of your Eee PC in Windows XP envir onment, you can easily change it with ASUS Eee PC Utility that comes within the Support CD. T o adjust the display resolution: 1. Ensure that you'v e installed the ASUS ACPI d[...]
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1-6 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Optimizing Windows ® XP F or the best per formance of your E ee PC with Windows XP oper ating system, follow some quick steps below t o make your Eee PC run faster . Refer to Mircrosoft website (http://www .microsoft.com) for more information. Changing Vir tual M emor y Change the virtual memor y bas[...]
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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP 1-7 T urning off Sy stem Rest ore Though Syst em Restore can track and re verse changes to y our computer , it consumes system resources. F ollow the instructions to turn off System Restor e. 1. Go to Con trol P anel > Sy stem . 2. Click Sy stem Restore tab on the top . 3. Click the box bef ore[...]
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1-8 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Relocating F iles My Documents 1. Pr epare an external storage device such as an SD card or a USB flash disk drive. 2. Click Start, right-click My Documents and select Properties . 2. Click Mov e and select a destination in the connected external storage device . 3. Click OK to relocat e My Documents[...]
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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP 1-9 IE T emporary Internet F iles 1. Pr epare an external storage device such as an SD card or a USB flash disk drive. 2. Launch Internet Explorer . 2. Click T ools on the top and select Internet Options . 3. Click Settings in T emporar y Internet files area. 4. Click Mov e F olders and select a[...]
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1-10 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Deleting unnecessary W indow s C omponents 1. Go to Con trol P anel > Add or Remo v e Progr ams . 2. Click Add/Remo v e W indows C omponents on the left to display the component wizar d. 3. Uncheck the box es for the Windows components you do not need and click Next . Clearing S yst em Backup Data[...]
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Chapter 1: Installing & Optimizing Windows® XP 1-11 Deleting unnecessary document files 1. Go to Start > My Computer . 2. Click T ools on the top and select Folder Options . 3. Click the View tab . T oggle the option Show hidden files and folders , and unselec t Hide protected operating syst em files (Recommended) . 4. Connect a USB fla[...]
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1-12 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Directory File/F older name Description Media sample files WindowsSystem32 Logon.scr and other *.scr files Built-in screensaver WindowsW ebW allpaper Ascent.jpg and other *.jpg files Built-in wallpaper Documents and SettingsAll UsersDocument Shared Music, Shared Pictures, Shared Video Built-i[...]
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Chapter 2: Support CD & System Recovery 2-1 Suppor t CD Sy stem Rec ov ery 2 Support CD & System Recovery[...]
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2-2 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Support CD information The support CD that comes with the Eee PC package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to av ail all the featur es. If Autorun is NO T enabled in y our computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the file ASSETUP .EXE fr[...]
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Chapter 2: Support CD & System Recovery 2-3 Driv ers menu The Drivers menu shows a v ailable device drivers when the syst em detects installed devices. Install the necessar y drivers to activate the devices. InstAll - Driv ers Installation W izard Installs all the drivers. ASUS A CPI Driver and Utility Installs ASUS ACPI driver bef ore all the [...]
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2-4 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Wireless LAN Driv er (optional) Installs the wireless LAN driver . T ouchPad Driv er Installs the touchpad driver . Click to go to the previous page[...]
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Chapter 2: Support CD & System Recovery 2-5 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications that the E ee PC suppor ts. InstAll - Installation Wizard for Utilities Installs all the utilities. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows y ou to update the E ee PC BIOS in the Windows® en vironment. This utility requires an In ternet conn[...]
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2-6 ASUS Eee PC Windows® XP Installation Guide Manual The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the f older of the user manual. Mo s t u s er m an u a l fi l e s a r e i n P o rt ab l e D o cu m e n t F or ma t (P D F ). In s t al l th e A d ob e ® A c r o b at ® R e a de r fr o m th e Ut i li t i e s [...]
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Chapter 2: Support CD & System Recovery 2-7 Other information The icons on the top right c orner of the screen provide additional information on the Eee PC and the c ontents of the support CD . Click an icon to displa y the specified information. Sy stem informa tion CD conten t T echnical suppor t File list System Recovery There are tw o ways[...]
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