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i Chapt er 1: Get ting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Thank you for purchasing o ur notebook! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents w w w .gateway .com ii Chapt er 4: Us ing the Int ernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting up an Internet a ccount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents www .gate wa y .co m iii Creating a video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Creating a data CD or DV D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents w w w .gateway .com iv Changing the colors on your Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Changing the desktop backgro und . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Using an exten[...]

CHAPTER 1 1 Getting Help • Gateway Web site • He lp an d Suppo rt •B i g F i x •O n l i n e h e l p[...]

CHAPTER 1: Getting Help ww w.gateway .com 2 Thank you for purchas ing our notebook! Y o u h a v e m ad e an e x c e l l en t d e c is i o n c h o os i n g G a t e wa y . W e a r e s u r e t h a t y o u will be pl eased wi th the ou tstandi ng qual ity, r eliabilit y , and per forman ce of your new notebook . Each and ever y Gateway notebook use s t[...]

Gateway Web site www .gate wa y .co m 3 Using Support The Su pport site is di vided in to seven major ar eas: ■ Pr oduc t Supp or t ■ Documents ■ Driver s & Downloads ■ Cus tom er S er v ic e ■ Upgrades ■ T ools ■ Con tac t Us Product S upport Click Suppor t Home , then click Notebook s . T o view suppo r t documents for y o u r n[...]

CHAPTER 1: Getting Help ww w.gateway .com 4 Help and Support Yo u r n o t e b o o k i n c l u d e s Hel p and Su ppo rt , an easily accessible c ollection of help information, trou bleshooters, and automated suppor t. Use Help and Sup por t to answer questi ons about Windows and to help you qu ick ly discover and use the many features of your G ate[...]

BigFix www .gate wa y .co m 5 Getting help in M edia Cen ter If your notebook has W i ndows XP Media Cent er Edit ion, y ou can ac cess onl ine help or refer to the printed Wi ndow s XP Med ia Ce nte r Edit ion G uid e . T o access Media Center help: 1 In t he Media Center window , move the mouse to ac tivate the M edia Center tool bar . The tool b[...]

CHAPTER 1: Getting Help ww w.gateway .com 6 Online help Many programs pro vide information online so you can research a topic or learn how to per form a task whil e you are usin g the program. Y ou can access most online help inf ormation by selecting a topic fr om a Help menu or by click ing a Help button . Y ou can sear ch fo r inf ormation b y v[...]

CHAPTER 2 7 U sing W indows XP •A b o u t t h e W i n d o w s d e s k t o p • Iden tifyi ng windo w ite ms • Using W indows XP T ablet PC 2005 • W ork ing with file s and f olders • Searching f or files •W o r k i n g w i t h d o c u m e n t s •S h o r t c u t s[...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 8 About the Wi ndows desktop Help and Support For more informatio n about the Windows desktop , click Start , th en click Help an d Suppo rt . Type the keyword W indows desk top in the Search box, then click the arrow. After your notebook star ts, the first screen you see is the Windows desktop . The d[...]

About the Windows desktop www .gate wa y .co m 9 Using the Start menu Help and Support For more informatio n about the Wind ows Sta r t men u, c lic k St art , then click Help and Su pport . T ype the key w or d Win dow s S t art menu in the Search box, then click the arrow. Y ou ca n star t programs, open files, customize your system, get h elp, s[...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 10 Adding icons t o the d esktop Help and Support F or more in formation about desk top ico ns, cli ck Start , then click Help and Suppor t . T ype the keyword des ktop icons in the Se ar ch bo x, then click the arrow. Y ou may want to add an icon (shor tcut) to the desktop for a progr am that you use [...]

Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 www .gate wa y .co m 11 Using Windows XP T ablet PC 2005 Y our notebook may have Windows XP T ablet PC 2005 installed. The Microsoft Windo ws XP T ablet PC 2005 op erating system is a fully functioning version of Windows XP Prof essional with ad ded pen-based computing features: ■ T ablet and P en Settings — set [...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 12 Using T ablet PC extensions Calibrati on The f irst time y ou use y our t ablet PC, y ou shoul d calibrat e y our pen f o r both port rait and landscape orientatio ns. Calibr ation ensures the accurac y of the pen and adjusts the screen ’ s per formance for diff eren t users. If th e on-screen po [...]

Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 www .gate wa y .co m 13 Pen bu tton The pen but ton ser ves the same func tion as th e right bu tton on a mouse. Press it and tap (button-t ap) to open rig ht-cli ck menus when the y are available. Ti p s ■ Hold the pen the same way y ou hold a writing pen, and steady y our writing hand by resting it on the display[...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 14 TIP tips ■ Open a program for your input (f or example, a word processing progr am or a W eb form) before using the writing pad or s oft keyboard. ■ T o adjust writing pad and keyboa rd settings, tap or click t he T ools and Opt i o ns icon , then tap o r click Opt ion s . ■ Fo r s e c u r i t[...]

Working with files and folders www .gate wa y .co m 15 Working with fi les and folders Y ou can o rganize you r files and programs to sui t y our pre fer ences much like you would store inf ormation in a file cabinet. Y ou can store these fi les in f olders and copy , move, and delete the information just as you would r eorganize and thr ow away in[...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 16 Creating folders Help and Support For more information about creatin g files and fol ders, click Star t , th en click Help and Suppor t . Type the keyword creating fi les an d folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. Fo ld er s are much like the f olders in a file cabinet. They can con tain [...]

Working with files and folders www .gate wa y .co m 17 Copying and moving files and folders Imp or ta nt The clipboar d stores what ever you cu t or copy un til y ou cut or c opy agai n. Then the clipboar d contains the n ew info rmation only . Therefore, you ca n paste copies of a file or fold er into m ore th an one p lace, but as soon as you cop[...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 18 Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more informat ion about deleting fi les and fol ders, click Star t , th en click Help and Suppor t . Type the keyword deleting files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. When yo u thro w a way p a pe r fi les an d fold er s, yo u t ak e[...]

Working with files and folders www .gate wa y .co m 19 Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more information a bout browsing for files an d folders, click Star t , then click Help an d Suppo rt . Type the keyword files and fo lders in the Search box, then click the arrow. A file or folder that you need is rarely right on top of your [...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 20 Searching for files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or f olders that hav e characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they ar e stored on your hard drive, y ou can use the Search utilit y to search by : ■ Name or par t of a name ■ Creation date [...]

Searching fo r files www .gate wa y .co m 21 3 Click S earch . When the search is com pleted, Windows lists the f iles and folders whose names contain the text that you searched f or . 4 Open a file, fo lder , o r progr am by double- clicking the name in the list. Using advance d search opt ions Sea rch can find f iles m eet ing mo re criter ia tha[...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 22 Working with documents Computer docum ents inclu de word processing file s, spreadsheet files, or other similar files. The bas ic methods of creating, saving , opening, and printing a document a pply to most of these types of files. The f ollowing examples show how to cr eate , sav e, open, and prin[...]

Working with documents www .gate wa y .co m 23 Saving a document Help and Support F or more information about saving docume nts, click Start , th en click He lp and Su pp ort . T ype the keyword saving in the Sea rch box, then click the arrow. After you cr eat e a document, you need to sa ve it if y ou wa nt to use it la t er . To s a v e a d o c u[...]

CHAPTER 2: Using Win dows XP ww w.gateway .com 24 Openin g a d ocument Help and Support F or more information about op ening docume nts, click Start , th en click He lp and Suppor t . Type the keyword opening files in the Search box, then click the arrow. T o view , revi se, or print an existing document, f irst you need to open it. Open the docum [...]

Shortcuts www .gate wa y .co m 25 Shortcuts Help and Support F or more in formation about Wi ndows key b oa rd sh or tcu t s, c l ic k Star t , then click Help an d Suppo rt . Type the keyword Windows keyb oard shor tcuts in t he Search box, then click the arrow. The following table sh ows a few shor tcuts that you can use i n Windows and almost al[...]

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CHAPTER 3 27 Reco v e ring Y our S yst em • System recove r y optio ns • Drivers and app licati ons recovery • Re co v eri ng y ou r sy stem[...]

CHAPT ER 3: Recoveri ng Yo ur System ww w.gateway .com 28 System recovery options Most comput er proble ms can be solved b y fo llowing the inf ormation in y our Referen ce Guide or a t suppo rt.ga t ewa y. c om . Pr oblem-solving may also in volv e re-installing some or all of the notebook ’ s soft ware (also called reco vering or restoring y ou[...]

Drivers and applica tions recovery www .gate wa y .co m 29 Creating drivers and applications recovery discs Y ou can us e driv ers an d applica tions r ec overy disc s to r e stor e devi ce dri ve rs or programs . Y ou can create an unlimited number of drivers and ap plications recove r y dis c set s. B e fore yo u cont in ue, ma ke sure t hat you [...]

CHAPT ER 3: Recoveri ng Yo ur System ww w.gateway .com 30 Imp or ta nt Use a permane nt marker to label ea ch disc “Gateway D river an d Ap plication Recovery. ” As you remove each disc from the drive, use the marker to label each disc 1 of x , 2 of x , 3 of x , and so on. 7 Click OK . Th e prog ram pre pa res th e re cove r y f il es, th en re[...]

Drivers and applica tions recovery www .gate wa y .co m 31 2 Click Cre ate ISO , then fin d th e netw ork loca tio n y ou wan t t o sav e t he driver a nd ap pl ication recover y fi les to. 3 Click OK . The program prepar es the recover y fi les, then copies them t o the locatio n you specified. 4 When you see t he message “ The Recovery ISO I ma[...]

CHAPT ER 3: Recoveri ng Yo ur System ww w.gateway .com 32 4 Open the network location of the recov er y files. 5 Double- click the file fo r the first disc . Y our media burning so ftware opens. 6 F ollow the on-screen instruc tions of your me dia burning so ftware to complete the burnin g of the recov er y disc(s). Imp or ta nt Use a permane nt ma[...]

Recovering your system www .gate wa y .co m 33 T o recover specific drivers and sof tware: 1 Click St ar t , All Pro gra ms , S ystem Recovery , then click Application & Driv er Rec ov ery . T he Application Rec ove ry program opens . - OR - T urn on your notebook , then inser t the drivers and applications recovery d i s c # 1 ( if a v a i l a[...]

CHAPT ER 3: Recoveri ng Yo ur System ww w.gateway .com 34 Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Gateway System Recovery, y ou should tr y Microsoft System Restore t o determine whether you can restore y our system to a previous condit ion. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while [...]

Recovering your system www .gate wa y .co m 35 5 Click Nex t . The Confirm Restore P oint Selection dialog box opens . 6 Make su re that you want to use the restore poin t you selec ted, and read all notices on the screen. 7 Click Next , then follow the on-screen i nstructions to finish the restorat ion. If complet ing M icrosoft System R estore do[...]

CHAPT ER 3: Recoveri ng Yo ur System ww w.gateway .com 36 Cauti on The F ull S ystem Restor e option de letes a ll files on your hard drive exc ept t he restore f i le s . M ak e s ur e t h at y ou ba c k u p a ll personal data fi les before continuing this process. 4 Click a system recov ery o ption: ■ F ul l S yst em R est or e (Des tructiv e) [...]

CHAPTER 4 37 Usi n g th e Inte r ne t • L earning about the Inte rnet • Setting up an Intern et account • Using the World Wide W eb •U s i n g e - m a i l[...]

CHAPTER 4 : Using th e Inter net ww w.gateway .com 38 Learning about the Internet The Inte rnet is a wor ldwide network of computers li nked together to provid e information t o people every where. T he two most popular ser vices on the Internet are e-mail and the World Wi de W eb. Y ou can access this network by connecting your notebook to a t ele[...]

Setting up an Internet accoun t www .gate wa y .co m 39 Setting up an Internet account Befo re you can view the informa tion on the W orld Wide W eb , you need to se t u p a n Int er n e t ac co u nt w it h an I n t er n e t s erv i c e p ro vi de r ( IS P ) . T o s e t u p an I S P ser vice o r to transfer an e xisting account to this notebook , c[...]

CHAPTER 4 : Using th e Inter net ww w.gateway .com 40 T o learn more about using t he W eb bro wser fe atures, click Help i n t h e m e n u b a r. Connecting to a We b site Ti p s & T ri ck s T o protect your childr en fr om acce ssing objectionable Web sites, use the Parental Control feature in McA fee Security Center which came with your note[...]

Using e-mail www .gate wa y .co m 41 Downlo ading files Cauti on T o protect your noteboo k against v iruses, make sure that you sc an the files you download. For more inform ation, see “Pr otecting your notebook fr om viruses ” on pa ge 46 . Help and Support F or gener al informati on about downloa ding files, click Star t , then click Help an[...]

CHAPTER 4 : Using th e Inter net ww w.gateway .com 42 Sending e-mail Ti p s & T ri ck s Most e -mail programs let you at tach file s, s u c h a s ph o to gr ap h s , t o y ou r e- ma i l. F or more info rmatio n, see t he he lp for you r e-mail progr am. T o send e -mail using O utlook or O utlook Express: 1 Connect to your Internet s er vice p[...]

CHAPTER 5 43 Pr otec ting yo ur note book • Hardware securit y • Data security • Secur ity updates • T ravelin g se cu rely[...]

CHAPTER 5: Pro tecting your notebook ww w.gateway .com 44 Hardware security Y o u p r o b a b l y p u r c h a s e d y o u r n o t e bo o k s o y o u c a n t a k e i t w i t h y o u . B e c au s e i t’ s l i g h t- we ig ht an d c o mp a ct, it’ s e a s y to ca r ry . B ut th e s e f e a t u r es al s o m a k e it easy for someone else to steal [...]

Data security www .gate wa y .co m 45 Data security T h e s e c o n d s t e p i n n o t e b o o k s e c u r i t y i s k e e p i n g y o u r d a t a s a f e a n d s e c u r e . T rusted Platform Modu le (TPM) Ti p s & T ri ck s Use the TPM user guide or the program ’ s online help to get T PM u p and runnin g. Y our notebook may be T rusted Pl[...]

CHAPTER 5: Pro tecting your notebook ww w.gateway .com 46 When you set up a user account, you can also limit the programs that a user can install or run. F or more inf ormation about Windo ws XP user accounts , see “ Adding and modifying us er accounts” on page 108 . Protecting your notebook from viruses A virus is a program that attaches itsel[...]

Data security www .gate wa y .co m 47 ■ McAfee Privacy Ser vice pr ot ects ag ainst onlin e iden tity th eft by bloc king the transmission of person ally identifiable information. This ser vice also filt ers offensiv e online c onten t (including pop-ups , ads, and w eb-bugs) and monitors, c ontr ols, and logs wher e childr en surf. ■ McAfee Sp[...]

CHAPTER 5: Pro tecting your notebook ww w.gateway .com 48 Scanning for and r emoving viruse s T o scan for v irus es: 1 Star t McAf ee SecurityCenter . 2 Click virusscan . 3 Click S can My Comp uter for Viruses . 4 Click the locati on you want to scan , then sele ct your scan optio ns. 5 Click Scan . T o remove a virus: 1 If McAfee SecurityCente r [...]

Data security www .gate wa y .co m 49 Updating yo ur viru s definit ions Imp or ta nt T o update Mc Afee Securit yCenter after the subscription period expire s, you must extend your subscription. Y ou s hould upd ate your virus d efiniti ons regular ly to protect your notebook from the lat est viru ses. T o u pdate y our vir us defini tions: 1 Make[...]

CHAPTER 5: Pro tecting your notebook ww w.gateway .com 50 2 Click Internet Options or Win d o ws Fi r e wa l l . 3 F or more inf ormation about the Windows Security Cent er , click Get he lp about Se curity C en ter . Security updates T o keep your notebook secure , you need to keep Wi ndows XP and your n o t e b o o k ’ s s y s t e m s o ft w a [...]

Security updates www .gate wa y .co m 51 T o schedule automatic updates: 1 Click St ar t , Co nt ro l Pa n el , t hen double -click Security C en ter . 2 Click Auto matic Update s . The Automatic Updates dialog box opens. 3 Make your changes to the schedule sett ings, then cli ck OK .[...]

CHAPTER 5: Pro tecting your notebook ww w.gateway .com 52 BigFix Y our n otebook may in clude B igFix. BigFix monitors your notebook for problems and confl icts. I t autom atically gathe rs informati on about the latest bugs, security aler ts, and upda tes from BigF ix sites on the Internet. Whenever B igF ix detects a problem , it aler ts you by f[...]

CHAPTER 6 53 U sing Multimedia •A d j u s t i n g t h e v o l u m e •P l a y i n g m u s i c a n d m o v i e s • Creating audio files and mu sic libraries • Creating and edit ing videos • Cr eating musi c CDs an d video DVDs • Creating and c opying data CDs and DVDs • Adv anced mult imedia software f eatur es[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 54 Adjusting the volu me Help & Support F or more info rmation abou t adjusting the volum e, click Star t , then click Help and Su pp ort . T ype the phrase adjusting volume in th e Search box, then click the arrow. Shortcut Click the speaker icon in the System T ray . The volum e control o pens. M[...]

Adjusting the volume www .gate wa y .co m 55 3 Click the Vo l u m e tab. 4 Click Advanced in t he Dev ice volum e area. If the device you want to adjust does not appear i n the window , click Opt i o ns , Proper ties , the check box next to the audio devic e you want to adjust, then click OK . 5 Drag the volume lev el and balanc e sliders f or the [...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 56 Playing musi c and movies Playing W A V audio files So un d Re co rder is a si mp le Wi n dows prog ram th at le t s you reco rd a nd p lay W A V files. W A V i s the m ost common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds. T o pla y a WA V aud io f ile So und R eco rd er: 1 Click Star t [...]

Playing music and movie s www .gate wa y .co m 57 Playing audio and video files Windo ws M edia Player can play sev eral types of audio and video files , including W A V , MIDI, MP3, A U , A VI, a nd MPEG f or mats . F or mor e inf orm ation a bout u sing Wi ndows Media Player , click Help . T o pla y a file us ing W ind ow s Me dia Play er: 1 Clic[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 58 Help & Support F or more i nformation about playi ng CDs or DVDs, click Star t , then click He lp and Suppor t . Type the phrases playing CDs or playing DV Ds in the Search box, then click the arrow. Playing a CD or DVD using W indows Media Player Use Windo ws M edia Player to listen to CDs or w[...]

Playing music and movie s www .gate wa y .co m 59 Playing a DVD usi ng CyberLink Powe rDVD T o play a DVD using C yberLink Po werDVD: Help & Support For more informati on abou t playing DVD s using Cyb erLink PowerDV D, click Start , All Programs , Cyb erL in k Powe rD VD , then click Powe rD VD He l p . 1 Make sure that the speakers ar e turne[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 60 Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files Y ou ca n create several types of aud io files for your listening enjoyment, includ ing W A V , M P3, an d WMA fil es. Recording W A V au dio fil es So un d re co rder is a s im pl e Wi nd ows prog ra m t hat l ets you re cord an d p la y[...]

Creating audio f iles and music libraries www .gate wa y .co m 61 Creating WMA and MP3 music files using Windows Med ia Player Imp or ta nt Some music CDs have copy protection software. Y ou cannot copy tracks from these CDs. Usi ng Wi nd ows M edi a Pl ayer, you c an copy th e tr ac ks from a m us ic CD to you r notebook ’ s hard drive as W MA o[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 62 5 Click Fi le , CDs an d Dev ic es , Rip A udio CD , then click the drive that cont ai ns t he a u dio CD. 6 Click to clear the check box for any track you do not want to record . 7 Click Rip Music . Wi ndo ws M edia Playe r re co rds the t rac ks to you r h ard drive as WMA files. A progr ess bar a[...]

Creating audio f iles and music libraries www .gate wa y .co m 63 Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your m usic librar y , you can ed it the track’ s inform ation. T o edit track i nformation: 1 Click St ar t , All Pro gra ms , then click W ind ow s Media Pla y er . Wi ndows Media Player opens . 2 Click the Library tab [...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 64 Creating and editing videos If your home video camera s uppor ts it, it can be co nnected to y our notebook s o t h a t y o u c a n d o w n l o a d v i d e o f r o m t h e c a m e r a as d a t a f i l e s . Y o u c a n a l s o create video from a W eb cam attached to your notebook. F or instructions[...]

Creating an d editing vid eos www .gate wa y .co m 65 Windo ws Movie Maker r ecogniz es your camera and t he Vi deo Capture Wiza rd o p en s. 3 If the wizard does not open, click Capture Fr om V ideo Devic e . 4 Complete t he screens in the V ideo Captur e Wi zard, clicking Next af ter each one. Imp or ta nt Video files may require a significan t a[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 66 Saving your video After you fi nish editing y our video , you can save it t o one of the f ollowing pl aces. Under Movie T asks: ■ Click S a v e t o M y C o mp u t er t o s a v e y o u r m o v i e t o y o u r h a r d d r i v e . ■ Click Save to CD t o s a v e y o u r m o v i e t o a r e c o r d [...]

Creating music C Ds and video DVDs www .gate wa y .co m 67 5 Click Edit Playlist . The Edit Playlist dialog box opens. 6 Click song s in the l eft colu mn to add th em to th e playlist. Afte r all the songs ar e adde d to y our list, click OK . 7 Click St ar t Burn . Creating a music CD u sing Cyb erLink Power2 Go T o create a music CD: 1 Inser t a[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 68 3 Click St ar t , All Pro gra ms , Cyb e r L i n k DV D S o lu t i o n , Powe r 2 G o , then click Po we r2 G o . Powe r2Go opens along with t he Select a Burning T ask dialog box . 4 Click Music Disc in the left column, sel ect CD in th e right column, th en click OK . The Select a Burning T ask di[...]

Creating music C Ds and video DVDs www .gate wa y .co m 69 7 After y ou select all y our files , click . The Configur ation/Information dialog box opens. 8 If you ha ve one CD burner , click Burn . Th e Burning dialog box opens and P ower2Go burns the files to the CD. -OR- I f y ou h a v e m o r e t h a n o n e C D b u rn e r , s el e c t t h e b u[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 70 Creating a video DV D using CyberLink Power2Go T o create a video DVD using C yberlink Po wer2Go: 1 Inser t a blank, writable DVD in to y our DVD drive . 2 If a dialog box opens, click Ta k e n o a c t i o n , then clic k OK . 3 Click St ar t , All Pro gra ms , Cyb e r L i n k DV D S o lu t i o n , [...]

Creating music C Ds and video DVDs www .gate wa y .co m 71 5 Click the Add Fi les b utton. Th e Op en dialog box opens. 6 Browse to the fold er that con tains th e vide o file s you wan t to burn to the DVD. Click to select the fil e(s). Press and hol d the C TRL key to selec t multiple fi les. 7 Click Im por t . The video files appear in the Vide [...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 72 14 If you have one DVD burner , click Burn . T he Burni ng dialog box opens and P ower2Go burns the files to the DVD. -OR- If you have more t han one DVD burner , select the burner , then click Bur n . The Bur ning dialo g box opens and P ower2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD . 15 When a message [...]

Creating and copying data CDs an d DVDs www .gate wa y .co m 73 4 Click Vi d e o D V D , then click OK . 5 F ollow the on-screen pr ompts to finish burning the DVD . F or more inform ation, c lick the M ed ia Center ’ s Help icon. Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs Creating a data CD or DVD Imp or ta nt S o m e C D s h a v e c o p y p r o t e[...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 74 3 Click St ar t , All Pro gra ms , Cyb e r L i n k DV D S o lu t i o n , Powe r 2 G o , then click Po we r2 G o . Powe r2Go opens along with t he Select a Burning T ask dialog box . 4 Click Data Dis c in the left colum n, s elect you r dis c type in t he rig ht colu mn, then click OK . The Select a [...]

Creating and copying data CDs an d DVDs www .gate wa y .co m 75 7 After y ou select all y our files , click . The Configur ation/Information dialog box opens. 8 If you hav e one CD or DVD burner , click Burn . The Burning dialog bo x opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD. -OR- If you hav e more t han one CD or DVD burner , select the [...]

CHAPTER 6: Using Multim edia ww w.gateway .com 76 Copying a CD or DVD T o copy a disc: 1 Click St ar t , All Pro gra ms , Cyb e r L i n k DV D S o lu t i o n , Powe r 2 G o , then click Po we r2 G o . Powe r2Go opens along with t he Select a Burning T ask dialog box . 2 Click Copy d is c in the lef t column, then click OK . The Copy D isc dialog bo[...]

Advanced multimedia software features www .gate wa y .co m 77 6 Click Co py . The Burni ng dia log box opens. If you are using one driv e, P ower2Go copies the tracks or files to y our hard drive. If yo u are usin g t wo d rives , Power2 Go copi es the tra cks fro m t he sou rce dis c to t he b lan k , re cord ab le d isc. 7 If you are using one d [...]

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CHAPTER 7 79 W ir eless Networking • Wir eless n etwork in g • Setting up your wir ele ss netw ork • T esting your n etwork • Shari ng re sourc e s • Using the ne twork • C onnectin g to hotsp ots • Add ing de vices t o y our netw ork[...]

CHAPTER 7 : Wirele ss Network ing ww w.gateway .com 80 Wireless networking Wir eless networking is the latest advance in computer communication. Wi th a wirel ess home netw ork, you can use y our not ebook where ve r you l ike . F r om the comfort of your sofa, kitchen, or patio, you can browse the Internet, send and receive e - mail s, transfer f [...]

Setting up your wireless ne twork www .gate wa y .co m 81 Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wi reless network in volv es thr ee steps: 1 Make sure y our broadban d connection works. 2 Set u p yo ur ac cess poi nt an d netw ork sec urity . 3 Set up your notebook . Making sure your broadband conn ection works Imp or ta nt If you do not[...]

CHAPTER 7 : Wirele ss Network ing ww w.gateway .com 82 Setting up your notebook Imp or ta nt Each computer on your network needs a unique Computer Name. All the computers on your network n eed the same W ork group Name . Y ou may have already named y our co mputer and workgr oup the first time you turned on your note book. Naming yo ur com puters a[...]

Testing y our netw ork www .gate wa y .co m 83 2 Right- clic k the Wi re less N etw ork C onnection icon, then click Vi e w available w ireless n etworks . The Wireless Ne twork Connection dialog box opens. 3 Click the netw ork y ou c re at ed i n the Choose a wireles s network list, the n click C onnect . I f y o u s u c c e s s f u l l y c o n n [...]

CHAPTER 7 : Wirele ss Network ing ww w.gateway .com 84 Sharing resources With a network, you can share your Internet connection, d rives, and printers. Sharing drives and pr inters Imp or ta nt T o sh are a pr inte r am on g th e net wo rk computers, each computer must h ave the shared print er’ s driv ers installed . Follow the instruc tions inc[...]

Sharing r esources www .gate wa y .co m 85 3 If th is is the first time you have shared a d rive or folder , c lick Network Setup W izard to enable r emote acce ss, then foll ow the on-screen instr uct ions. - OR - If you have previously enabled remote file acc ess and you want to s hare a drive or fo lder with others on the network (network sharin[...]

CHAPTER 7 : Wirele ss Network ing ww w.gateway .com 86 Using the network After the drives and print ers on each network computer are share d, you can: ■ V iew shared driv es and fold ers ■ Map a netw ork dr iv e ■ Open and copy files stored on ot her network computers ■ Pr int docume nts on network prin ters Viewing shared drives and folder[...]

Using the network www .gate wa y .co m 87 Opening files across the networ k T o open fi les across the ne twork: 1 Star t the program for the file you want to ope n. 2 Click Fi le , then click Open . 3 Browse to the net work drive that conta ins t he fi le you want to op en. 4 Double- click the fold er containing t he file, t hen double- click the [...]

CHAPTER 7 : Wirele ss Network ing ww w.gateway .com 88 Connecting to hotspots Cauti on Because hotspo ts typically do not enable any security measures, th e data that you are send ing and receiving m ay be vuln er ab le . Any of t he f il es on you r notebook that ar e mark ed for sharing may be acc ess ible to o ther users o n the netw ork . Imp o[...]

CHAPTER 8 89 Sending and Receiving F ax es • Ins tallin g and config uring F ax •S e n d i n g a s i m p l e f a x • Setting up your cover page template • F a xing from prog rams • F axing a scanned docume nt • Receiving and viewin g a fax • Canceling a fax • Automatically r etry sending a fax • Automatically canceling a fax[...]

CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receivin g Faxes ww w.gateway .com 90 Installing and con figuring Fax Installing Fax Imp or ta nt This chapt er describes using Mic rosoft F ax and your di al-up modem. Y ou cannot send or re ceive a fax using a ca ble or DSL modem by foll owing t hese in struc tions. Many Internet services exist that let you send or r eceiv [...]

Installing and configuring Fa x www .gate wa y .co m 91 T o configure Microsoft Fax: 1 Click Start , All Programs , Acce ssories , Commu nication s , Fa x , then click Fa x C o n s o l e . The F ax Configur ation W izard opens . 2 On the W elcome to F a x Configuratio n Wizard scr e en, cl ick Next . The Se nd er Information screen opens. 3 T ype t[...]

CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receivin g Faxes ww w.gateway .com 92 8 Click Nex t . 9 I f y o u s e t u p y o u r n o t e b o o k t o r e c e i v e f a x e s , t y p e t h e r e c e i v i n g f a x identifi er inf ormation, then cl ick Ne xt . Th is id entifi er in format ion is requir ed by la w and can be the same identifier that y ou typed in Step 7 . [...]

Sendi ng a simp le fa x www .gate wa y .co m 93 5 I f y o u w a n t t o s e n d y o u r f a x t o m o r e t h a n o n e r e c i p i e n t , c l i c k Add and type the name and fax number of the next reci pient. 6 Wh en you have ad d ed a l l you r rec ip ie nt s, cl ic k Next . The Preparing the Cover Page screen opens. 7 Click the a rrow to open t[...]

CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receivin g Faxes ww w.gateway .com 94 Setting up your cover page template Y ou can creat e your o wn cov er page templa te that y ou can use i n place of the cover page templates that Microsoft F ax provides for you. T o create a cover page template, you use the Fax Cov er Page Editor . On th is template, you inser t informat[...]

Faxing a scann ed docum ent www .gate wa y .co m 95 Faxing a s canned document T o fax a doc ument that y ou hav e scanned: 1 Scan the docum ent using the program for your scanner . 2 Wi th th e sc ann ed file open , c lick File , then click Pr in t . The Print dialog box opens. 3 Click the a rrow button to ope n the Name list, then click the Fa x [...]

CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receivin g Faxes ww w.gateway .com 96 Automatically re try sending a fax Imp or ta nt F ax is automa tically set up to retry three times at ten minute intervals. Y ou ca n se t up Fax so it contin ues to tr y sendin g your fax if the receiving fax machine is busy . T o automaticall y retry s ending a fax: 1 Click St ar t , th[...]

CHAPTER 9 97 C u stomizing Y our Notebook • A dju sting the scr een and d eskt op sett ings • Changing the mouse , touchpad, or pointing de vice settings • Adj usting tablet and pen settings • Add ing and modifyi ng user accounts[...]

CHAPTER 9: Cust omizing Your Noteboo k ww w.gateway .com 98 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Ti p s & T ri ck s If you are using an extern al monitor , you can adjust the screen settings for brigh tness, con trast, an d hori zonta l and vert ical image position using t he contro ls on the front of y our monit or . F or more informati o[...]

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www .gate wa y .co m 99 Adjusting the scr een re solution Help and Support F or more info rmation abou t adjusting screen resolu tion, click Star t , then click Help an d Suppo rt . Type the keyword chan ging s creen reso lution in the Search box, then click the arrow. Y ou can increase the screen resolutio[...]

CHAPTER 9: Cust omizing Your Noteboo k ww w.gateway .com 100 Changing the colors on your Windows desktop Y ou can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such as the background color and dialog box title b ars. T o change de sktop c olors: 1 Right- click any empty space on the desktop, then click Prop er ties . The Disp la y P rope rties dial o[...]

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www .gate wa y .co m 101 Changing the desktop backgro und Help and Support F or more information about changing the desktop backgro und, click Start , then click Help and Su pport . T ype the keyword changin g desktop backgro und in the Search box, then click the arrow. Y ou can change the Windows desktop b[...]

CHAPTER 9: Cust omizing Your Noteboo k ww w.gateway .com 102 Selecting a screen saver Cauti on If you ar e using an external CRT monit or , an image may get burne d in on your monitor screen if you leave yo ur notebo ok on for long p eriods of time without using it. Y ou should use a screen saver whic h co nstant ly ch anges i ts image to av oid th[...]

Adjusting the screen and desktop settings www .gate wa y .co m 103 Using an extended desktop Help and Support For more informati on about us ing an extended desktop, click Start , th en click Help an d Suppo rt . Type the keyword multiple monitors in the Searc h bo x, then click the arrow. Y ou ca n use a n ex ternal mon itor to m ake your des ktop[...]

CHAPTER 9: Cust omizing Your Noteboo k ww w.gateway .com 104 Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointi ng device settings Y ou can adjust the double -click speed, pointer speed, left-hand or righ t-hand configura tion, and other mouse, to uchpad, or poin ting device settings. Changing mouse setting s Help and Support F or more information about chang[...]

Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointin g device settings www .gate wa y .co m 105 Changing touchpad or pointing device settings Help and Support F or more information about changing mouse settings, click Star t , then click Help an d Suppo rt . Type the keyword mouse se ttings in th e Search box, then click the arrow. T o change your touchpad or [...]

CHAPTER 9: Cust omizing Your Noteboo k ww w.gateway .com 106 Ti p s & T ri ck s Y o u may h ave received your no tebook with the EZ Pad to uchpad set to only accept click ing b y using the touch pad buttons. Y ou can change this feature to allow tapping on the touchpad to simulate clicking the left button. T o turn on tapping, click Ta p p i n [...]

Adjusting tablet and pen setting s www .gate wa y .co m 107 Program ming the buttons Most of the tablet cont rol buttons on you r tablet P C can be reprogrammed with new functions . T o reprogram button functions: 1 Ta p o r c l i c k t h e T ablet and P en Se tti ngs icon in the task bar , th en tap or click Pro pe r tie s . The T ablet and Pen Pr[...]

CHAPTER 9: Cust omizing Your Noteboo k ww w.gateway .com 108 Adding and modify ing user accounts Help and Support For more information about use r accounts, click Star t , then click Help and Suppor t . Type th e keyword user accounts in the Se arc h box, then click the arrow. Y ou can create and cust omize a user acc ount for each person who uses [...]

CHAPTER 10 109 Main taining Y our Not ebook •U p d a t i n g W i n d o w s •U s i n g B i g F i x • Managing hard drive space • Moving from y our old computer[...]

CHAPTER 10: Mainta ining Your N otebook ww w.gateway .com 110 Updating Windows Imp or ta nt Windows Update c an be controlled through the Windows Security Center. F or more inform ation, se e “Modif ying security settings” on page 49 . Help and Support F or more in formation about Wi ndows Upda te in Wi ndo ws XP , clic k Start , then click Hel[...]

Manag ing hard d rive sp ace www .gate wa y .co m 111 Managing hard drive space Wi ndows pro vides sev eral util iti es you can use t o manage your hard driv e . Checking hard drive space T o check hard driv e space: 1 Click St ar t , then click My Computer . The My C omp ut er window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that y ou want to check for av ai[...]

CHAPTER 10: Mainta ining Your N otebook ww w.gateway .com 112 Deleting unnecessary files Help and Support For more information a bout keeping the hard drive spac e free of unnecessary files, click Star t , then c lick Hel p and Sup por t . Ty pe the keyword dis k cleanup in th e Search box, then click the arrow. D e l e t e u n n e c e s s a ry f i[...]

Manag ing hard d rive sp ace www .gate wa y .co m 113 T o ch eck the hard d rive for errors: 1 Click St ar t , then click My Computer . The My C omp ut er window opens. 2 Right- click the hard drive that you wan t to check for errors, for example Local Disk (C:), then click Pr op erties . The Prop erties dialog box op ens. 3 Click the T ools tab . [...]

CHAPTER 10: Mainta ining Your N otebook ww w.gateway .com 114 T o defragment the hard drive: 1 Click St ar t , then click My Computer . The My Comp ut er window opens. 2 Right-click the hard drive th at you want t o defragment , for example Local Disk (C:), then click Propert ies . The Pro pe r t ie s dial og box opens. 3 Click the T ools tab . 4 C[...]

Moving fr om your o ld compu ter www .gate wa y .co m 115 Scheduling maintenance tasks Imp or ta nt Y our notebook must be on dur ing scheduled tasks. If yo ur notebook is off , sched uled task s will not run. Help and Support For more information a bout Sched uled T a sks Wizar d, click Start , then clic k Help and Suppor t . Type the keyword Sche[...]

CHAPTER 10: Mainta ining Your N otebook ww w.gateway .com 116 T ransferring files Y ou can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to removable media, such as a diskette , writable CD or DVD , USB flash drive , or Zip disk, or by using a home network. F or more inf ormation, see “Cr eating and copyin g data CDs and DVDs ” on [...]

Moving fr om your o ld compu ter www .gate wa y .co m 117 To f i n d f i l e s u s i n g Find or Search: 1 In W indo ws XP , c li ck Star t , t hen click Se arch . The Sea r c h R es u lt s wi nd ow opens. - OR - In Windo ws 98, Windo ws M e, or W indows 2000, click Star t , Find or Sear ch , then click For Fi l es o r Fo l d e r s . The S earch Re[...]

CHAPTER 10: Mainta ining Your N otebook ww w.gateway .com 118 Installing your old printer or scanner Ti p s & T ri ck s For more inform ation about insta lling printers an d scanners, see Usin g D rives and Accessories in your Reference Guide. Help and Support For more informati on about restorin g your notebook’ s previ ous settings in Windo[...]

Moving fr om your o ld compu ter www .gate wa y .co m 119 Notices Copyright © 2006 Gateway , Inc. All Rights Reser ved 7565 Ir vine Center Driv e Ir vine, CA 92618 USA All Rights Reserved This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. No par t of it may be reproduced or transmitte d by any means or in any form, without pri[...]

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121 A accessing shared drives 86 shared files 87 shared folders 86 accounts Internet 39 ISP 39 user 108 adding icons to deskt op 10 user accounts 108 address e-mail 41 Web 40 AU file 57 audio muting 54 playing 56 , 57 audio CD adding tracks to library 62 editi ng tra ck inf ormatio n 63 playing 57 AVI file 57 B background 10 1 backing up files 114 [...]

Index w w w.gateway .com 122 music track information 63 video 65 editing vi deo 64 e-mail address 41 checking for messages 42 sending 42 transferring setti ngs from old computer 117 using 38 , 41 Error-checking 112 extended deskt op 103 F faxe s auto mati call y canc eling 96 canceling 95 configu ring Fa x 90 install ing Fax 90 receiving and viewin[...]

Index www .gate wa y .co m 123 minimize button 10 modem cable 39 dial-up 38 DSL 39 monitor changing resolution 99 controls 98 display properties 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 multiple 103 using screen sa ver 10 2 mouse changing s etting s 104 moving files 17 files from old computer 115 , 116 folders 17 Internet settings from old computer 117 sett[...]

Index w w w.gateway .com 124 playing file 56 recording audio 60 speech recognit ion 11 , 13 , 14 Start button 8 Start menu 9 starting programs 9 Sticky Notes 11 Support using 3 T Tablet and Pen Settings 11 , 106 Tablet PC Input Panel 11 , 13 taskbar 8 telepho ne auto mati call y cancel ing fa x 96 canceling fax 95 configu ring Fa x 90 install ing F[...]

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