Gateway MX6450 User manual

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USER GUIDE
PLATINUM EDITION
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Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Thank you for purchasing our notebook! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Help and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Searching for a topic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting help in Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Online help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2: Using Windows XP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
About the Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Start menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Adding icons to the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Identifying window items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using Tablet PC extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Working with files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Creating folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Copying and moving files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Deleting files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Browsing for files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Searching for files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Windows Search utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Working with documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Creating a new document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Saving a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing a document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 3: Recovering Your System . . . . . . . . . . 33
System recovery options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Drivers and applications recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Creating drivers and applications recovery discs . . . . . .35
Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network
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Creating discs from recovery files on a network . . . . . . .40
Recovering your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Recovering specific files and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore 43
Recovering your system from the hard drive . . . . . . . . . .46
Chapter 4: Using the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Accessing your Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Using the World Wide Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Connecting to a Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Downloading files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Using e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Sending e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Checking your e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook . . . . . . . . 57
Hardware security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Kensington lock slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
CompuTrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Data security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Computrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Notebook startup and hard drive password . . . . . . . . . . .60
Windows XP user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60
Protecting your notebook from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Using McAfee SecurityCenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Using Windows XP Security Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Security updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Windows Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Traveling securely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
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Chapter 6: Connecting Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Installing a printer, scanner, digital camera, or other peripheral
device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Viewing the display on a projector or monitor . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Viewing the display on a television . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Modifying television settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Connecting a video camera to your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using an optional port replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chapter 7: Using Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Playing music and movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Playing WAV audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Playing audio and video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Playing CDs or DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Creating audio files and music libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Building a music library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Editing track information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Creating and editing videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Editing videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Transferring your video to your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Editing your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Saving your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Creating music CDs and video DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Creating a music CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Creating a video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Creating a data CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Copying a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Advanced multimedia software features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Windows Media Player advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . 113
CyberLink Power2Go advanced features . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Chapter 8: Managing Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Monitoring the battery charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Recharging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
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Extending battery life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Using alternate power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Changing power modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Changing notebook power settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Changing the power scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Changing alarm options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Changing advanced settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Activating and using Hibernate mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter 9: Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Wireless networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Buying wireless equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Setting up your wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Making sure your broadband connection works . . . . 130
Setting up your access point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Setting up your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Testing your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Sharing resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sharing drives and printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Using the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Viewing shared drives and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Mapping a network drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Opening files across the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Copying files across the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Printing files across the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Connecting to hotspots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Adding devices to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Adding a desktop computer to your network . . . . . . . 140
Adding a printer to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Chapter 10: Sending and Receiving Faxes . . . 141
Installing and configuring Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Installing Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Configuring Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Sending a simple fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Setting up your cover page template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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Faxing from programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Faxing a scanned document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Receiving and viewing a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Canceling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Automatically retry sending a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Automatically canceling a fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Chapter 11: Customizing Your notebook . . . . 153
Adjusting the screen and desktop settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adjusting the color depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adjusting the screen resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Changing the colors on your Windows desktop . . . . . 157
Changing the desktop background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using an extended desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings
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Changing mouse settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Changing touchpad or pointing device settings . . . . . 164
Adjusting tablet and pen settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Programming the buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings . . . . . . . . 167
Adding and modifying user accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Modifying security settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Chapter 12: Maintaining Your Notebook . . . . 171
Caring for your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Cleaning your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Protecting your notebook from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Updating Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Using BigFix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Managing hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Checking hard drive space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Deleting unnecessary files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Checking the hard drive for errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Defragmenting the hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Backing up files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
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Scheduling maintenance tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Moving from Your Old Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard . . . . . . . . 182
Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Transferring Internet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing your old printer or scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Installing your old programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Chapter 13: Traveling with Your Notebook. . 189
Packing your notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Traveling by air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Dial-up modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Radio frequency wireless connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Additional tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Chapter 14: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
First steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
CD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Device installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Diskette drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
DVD drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Hard drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Memory card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Modem (cable or DSL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
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Modem (dial-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Networks (wired) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Networks (wireless) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pen (tablet PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pointing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Touchpad or optional pointing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Telephone support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Before calling Gateway Customer Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Telephone numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Appendix A: Safety and Legal Information . 233
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
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CHAPTER 1
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Getting Help
Gateway Web site
Help and Support
•BigFix
•Online help
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Thank you for purchasing our
notebook!
You have made an excellent decision choosing
Gateway. We are sure that you will be pleased
with the outstanding quality, reliability, and
performance of your new notebook. Each and
every Gateway notebook uses the latest
technology and passes through the most
stringent quality control tests to ensure that you
are provided with the best product possible.
Your new Gateway notebook is designed to
provide an exceptional balance of performance
and portability. Your notebook uses the latest
chipset and mobile processor technologies to
manage the processor speed and power
consumption for a greater battery life
experience. This design provides you with
maximum performance when plugged into AC
power balanced with optimized battery life
when on battery power.
Please read this manual carefully to familiarize
yourself with our range of services and support.
We have highlighted some basic care and safety
information to help you keep your notebook in
good operating condition.
Gateway stands behind our value proposition to
our customers — to provide best-of-class service
and support in addition to high-quality,
brand-name components at affordable prices. If
you ever have a problem, our knowledgeable,
dedicated customer service department will
provide you with fast, considerate service.
We sincerely hope that you will receive the
utmost satisfaction and enjoyment from your
new Gateway notebook for years to come.
Thank you again, from all of us at Gateway.
Gateway Web site
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Gateway Web site
Gateway's online support is available 24 hours
per day, 7 days per week and provides the most
current drivers, product specifications, tutorials,
and personalized information about your
notebook. Visit the Gateway Support Web site at
support.gateway.com
.
Using Support
The Support site is divided into seven major
areas:
Support Home
Product Support
Downloads
Customer Service
Upgrade Center
Resources
Contact Us
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Support Home
Click Support Home, then click Notebooks. To
view support documents for your notebook,
type your serial number in the Serial Number
box, then click Submit.
Click the arrow button to open the Select Your
Computer Product box, then click Notebook
Computers to access product documentation,
specifications, and guides for all Gateway
notebooks.
Product Support
Click Product Support to view a list of all the
products that Gateway supports.
Downloads
Click Downloads to get the latest software
updates for BIOS and driver upgrades. By
entering your serial number you get drivers
specific to your notebook. Click Browse All
Downloads to walk through a step-by-step
wizard to locate your drivers.
Customer Service
Click Customer Service to view information
about your account and general information
about warranties and special offers.
Upgrade Center
Click Upgrade Center to view and purchase
upgrades for your notebook.
Resources
Click Resources to access utilities to help you
manage your notebook.
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Contact Us
Click Contact Us to access links to customer care
with a live technician, including chat and e-mail.
Click Call Us to get a list of Gateway telephone
numbers for both sales and support. For more
information, see Telephone support” on
page 229.
Help and Support
Your notebook includes Help and Support, an
easily accessible collection of help information,
troubleshooters, and automated support. Use
Help and Support to answer questions about
Windows and to help you quickly discover and
use the many features of your Gateway
notebook.
To start Help and Support:
Click Start, then click Help and Support.
Help and Support opens.
You can find help information by clicking a link,
performing a search, or browsing the index.
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Searching for a topic
To search for a topic in Help and Support, type
a word or phrase (keyword) in the Search box
located at the top of any Help and Support
screen, then click the arrow button.
For each search, you receive the following search
result types:
Suggested Topics - These topics are
located in Help and Support and are
relevant to your search topic.
Full-text Search Matches - These topics are
located in Help and Support and contain
the words you entered in the Search box.
Microsoft Knowledge Base - These topics
are located on the Microsoft Web site and
contain the words you entered in the
Search box. You must be connected to the
Internet to search for and access these
topics.
To view a list of your search results, click the
results header for the type of results you want to
view.
To view a topic, click the topic name in the
Search Results list.
Getting help in Media Center
If your notebook has Windows XP Media Center
Edition, you can access online help or refer to the
printed Windows XP Media Center Edition Guide.
BigFix
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To access Media Center help:
1 In the Media Center window, move the
mouse to activate the Media Center tool
bar. The tool bar appears at the top of the
window.
2 Click the Help icon in the tool bar.
BigFix
Your notebook may include BigFix. BigFix
monitors your notebook for problems and
conflicts. It automatically gathers information
about the latest bugs, security alerts, and
updates from BigFix sites on the Internet.
Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you
by flashing the blue taskbar icon. To fix the
problem, click on that icon to open BigFix.
To start BigFix:
Click Start, All Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, then click BigFix.
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To learn more about using BigFix:
From the BigFix program, click Help, then
click Tutorial.
Online help
Many programs provide information online so
you can research a topic or learn how to perform
a task while you are using the program. You can
access most online help information by selecting
a topic from a Help menu or by clicking a Help
button.
You can search for information by viewing the
help contents, checking the index, searching for
a topic or keyword, or browsing through the
online help.
CHAPTER 2
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Using Windows XP
About the Windows desktop
Identifying window items
Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005
Working with files and folders
Searching for files
•Working with documents
•Shortcuts
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP
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About the Windows desktop
Help and
Support
For more information
about the Windows
desktop, click Start,
then click Help and
Support. Type the
keyword Windows
desktop in the
Search box, then click
the arrow.
After your notebook starts, the first screen you
see is the Windows desktop. The desktop is like
the top of a real desk. Think of the desktop as
your personalized work space where you open
programs and perform other tasks.
Your desktop may be different from this
example, depending on how your notebook is
set up.
The desktop contains the taskbar, the Start
button, and the Recycle Bin icon.
Desktop
elements
Description
The taskbar is the bar at the
bottom of the notebook display
containing the Start button on the
left and a clock on the right. Other
buttons on the taskbar represent
programs that are running.
Click a programs button on the
taskbar to open the programs
window.
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