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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents www.gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Learning about the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Setting up an Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Accessing your Internet account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Creating a data CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Copying a CD or DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the desktop background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a screen saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an extended desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 1 Getting Help • • • • Gateway Web site Help and Support BigFix Online help 1
CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com 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.
www.gateway.com Gateway Web site Using Support The Support site is divided into seven major areas: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Product Support Documents Drivers & Downloads Customer Service Upgrades Tools Contact Us Product Support 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.
CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com 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.
www.gateway.com BigFix 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. 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.
CHAPTER 1: Getting Help www.gateway.com 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 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 7
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com 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.
www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that you discarded are stored. You must empty the Recycle Bin to permanently delete them from your notebook. For instructions on how to use the Recycle Bin, see “Deleting files and folders” on page 18. The Windows Security Center icon may appear on the taskbar near the clock.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Adding icons to the desktop Help and Support For more information about desktop icons, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword desktop icons in the Search box, then click the arrow. You may want to add an icon (shortcut) to the desktop for a program that you use frequently. To add icons to the desktop: 1 Click Start, then click All Programs.
www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to fit the entire notebook display. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to its former size. Clicking the close button closes the active window or program. Clicking an item on the menu bar starts an action such as Print or Save. Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Using Tablet PC extensions Calibration The first time you use your tablet PC, you should calibrate your pen for both portrait and landscape orientations. Calibration ensures the accuracy of the pen and adjusts the screen’s performance for different users. If the on-screen pointer does not seem to line up with the tip of the pen—for example, because someone else has used your tablet PC and adjusted it for their own use—recalibrate it to your tapping patterns.
www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Pen button The pen button serves the same function as the right button on a mouse. Press it and tap (button-tap) to open right-click menus when they are available. Tips ■ ■ ■ ■ Hold the pen the same way you hold a writing pen, and steady your writing hand by resting it on the display surface. Line up the pointer before you tap, in cases where the pointer and pen point are out of alignment. The screen reads the position of the pointer, not the tap.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com TIP tips ■ Open a program for your input (for example, a word processing program or a Web form) before using the writing pad or soft keyboard. ■ To adjust writing pad and keyboard settings, tap or click the Tools and Options icon , then tap or click Options. ■ For security and accuracy when entering masked text (such as passwords), use your tablet PC Input Panel’s soft keyboard instead of the writing pad.
www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can organize your files and programs to suit your preferences much like you would store information in a file cabinet. You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the information just as you would reorganize and throw away information in a file cabinet. Viewing drives Help and Support For more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about creating files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword creating files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. Folders are much like the folders in a file cabinet. They can contain files and other folders. Files are much like paper documents—letters, spreadsheets, and pictures—that you keep on your notebook.
www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Copying and moving files and folders Important The clipboard stores whatever you cut or copy until you cut or copy again. Then the clipboard contains the new information only. Therefore, you can paste copies of a file or folder into more than one place, but as soon as you copy or cut a different file or folder, the original file or folder is deleted from the clipboard.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Deleting files and folders Help and Support For more information about deleting files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword deleting files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. When you throw away paper files and folders, you take them from the file cabinet and put them in a trash can. Eventually the trash can is emptied.
www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Browsing for files and folders Help and Support For more information about browsing for files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword files and folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. A file or folder that you need is rarely right on top of your Windows desktop. It is usually on a drive inside a folder that may be inside yet another folder, and so on.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Searching for files If you are looking for a particular file or folder or a set of files or folders that have characteristics in common, but you do not remember where they are stored on your hard drive, you can use the Search utility to search by: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Name or part of a name Creation date Modification date File type Text contained in the file Time period in which it was created or modified You can also combine search criteria to refine searches.
www.gateway.com Searching for files 3 Click Search. When the search is completed, Windows lists the files and folders whose names contain the text that you searched for. 4 Open a file, folder, or program by double-clicking the name in the list. Using advanced search options Search can find files meeting more criteria than file name. You can narrow your search by selecting the search options that you want. You can search by the: ■ ■ ■ Date the file was created or modified. Size of the file.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Working with documents Computer documents include word processing files, spreadsheet files, or other similar files. The basic methods of creating, saving, opening, and printing a document apply to most of these types of files. The following examples show how to create, save, open, and print a document using Microsoft® WordPad. Similar procedures apply to other programs such as WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
www.gateway.com Working with documents Saving a document Help and Support For more information about saving documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword saving in the Search box, then click the arrow. After you create a document, you need to save it if you want to use it later. To save a document: 1 Click File, then click Save. The Save As dialog box opens.
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about opening documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword opening files in the Search box, then click the arrow. To view, revise, or print an existing document, first you need to open it. Open the document in the program that it was created in. To open a document: 1 Start the program. 2 Click File, then click Open.
www.gateway.com Shortcuts Shortcuts Help and Support For more information about Windows keyboard shortcuts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword Windows keyboard shortcuts in the Search box, then click the arrow. The following table shows a few shortcuts that you can use in Windows and almost all programs that run in Windows. For more information about shortcuts, see your Windows or program documentation. To... Do this...
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CHAPTER 3 Recovering Your System • System recovery options • Drivers and applications recovery • Recovering your system 27
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com System recovery options Most computer problems can be solved by following the information in your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. Problem-solving may also involve re-installing some or all of the notebook’s software (also called recovering or restoring your system). Gateway provides everything you need to recover your system under most conditions.
www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can use drivers and applications recovery discs to restore device drivers or programs. You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. Before you continue, make sure that your notebook has a recordable drive. If your notebook does not have a recordable drive, see “Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network” on page 30.
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc “Gateway Driver and Application 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. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then records the recovery files to the blank disc(s). 8 If a message tells you to insert another blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert a blank disc.
www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery 2 Click Create ISO, then find the network location you want to save the driver and application recovery files to. 3 Click OK. The program prepares the recovery files, then copies them to the location you specified. 4 When you see the message “The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully,” click OK. You are done. Tips & Tricks Store your recovery (ISO) images in a folder that indicates which computer the files are for.
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com 4 Open the network location of the recovery files. 5 Double-click the file for the first disc. Your media burning software opens. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions of your media burning software to complete the burning of the recovery disc(s). Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc “Gateway Drivers and Applications 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.
www.gateway.com Recovering your system To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery, then click Application & Driver Recovery. The Application Recovery program opens. - OR Turn on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. The Application Recovery program opens. 2 Click the driver or application you want to install. To select multiple items, press and hold CTRL while clicking each item.
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can restore your system to a previous condition. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a “snapshot” of your system settings and saves it as a restore point.
www.gateway.com Recovering your system 5 Click Next. The Confirm Restore Point Selection dialog box opens. 6 Make sure that you want to use the restore point you selected, and read all notices on the screen. 7 Click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions to finish the restoration. If completing Microsoft System Restore does not solve your problem, restart Gateway System Recovery. See “Recovering your system from the hard drive” on page 35 for instructions.
CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Caution www.gateway.com 4 Click a system recovery option: The Full System Restore option deletes all files on your hard drive except the restore files. Make sure that you back up all personal data files before continuing this process. ■ ■ Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it was when you purchased your notebook. This process deletes your data files.
CHAPTER 4 Using the Internet • • • • Learning about the Internet Setting up an Internet account Using the World Wide Web Using e-mail 37
CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com Learning about the Internet The Internet is a worldwide network of computers linked together to provide information to people everywhere. The two most popular services on the Internet are e-mail and the World Wide Web. You can access this network by connecting your notebook to a telephone, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), or cable television line and signing up with an Internet service provider (ISP).
www.gateway.com Setting up an Internet account Setting up an Internet account Before you can view the information on the World Wide Web, you need to set up an Internet account with an Internet service provider (ISP). To set up an ISP service or to transfer an existing account to this notebook, contact the ISP directly. Dial-up Internet connections are those using a telephone system to connect to the Internet.
CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com To learn more about using the Web browser features, click Help in the menu bar. Link Web page Linked Web page Connecting to a Web site Tips & Tricks To protect your children from accessing objectionable Web sites, use the Parental Control feature in McAfee SecurityCenter which came with your notebook. Help and Support For general information about connecting to a Web site, click Start, then click Help and Support.
www.gateway.com Using e-mail Downloading files Caution To protect your notebook against viruses, make sure that you scan the files you download. For more information, see “Protecting your notebook from viruses” on page 46. Help and Support For general information about downloading files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword downloading files in the Search box, then click the arrow. Downloading is the process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your notebook.
CHAPTER 4: Using the Internet www.gateway.com Sending e-mail Tips & Tricks Most e-mail programs let you attach files, such as photographs, to your e-mail. For more information, see the help for your e-mail program. To send e-mail using Outlook or Outlook Express: 1 Connect to your Internet service provider. 2 Click Start, then click E-Mail. Your default e-mail program opens. 3 Click New. 4 Type the e-mail address of the recipient you want to send e-mail to in the To box.
CHAPTER 5 Protecting your notebook • • • • Hardware security Data security Security updates Traveling securely 43
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com Hardware security You probably purchased your notebook so you can take it with you. Because it’s light-weight and compact, it’s easy to carry. But these features also make it easy for someone else to steal. You may be able to replace your notebook with a call to your insurance agent, but you cannot replace the information stored on your notebook. Kensington lock slot The first step in notebook security is preventing your notebook from being stolen.
www.gateway.com Data security Data security The second step in notebook security is keeping your data safe and secure. Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Tips & Tricks Use the TPM user guide or the program’s online help to get TPM up and running. Your notebook may be Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2 hardware-ready. TPM is a component of your notebook that is better than commercially available software security. TPM uses a combination of hardware data encryption and password access.
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com When you set up a user account, you can also limit the programs that a user can install or run. For more information about Windows XP user accounts, see “Adding and modifying user accounts” on page 108. Protecting your notebook from viruses A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your notebook to malfunction.
www.gateway.com Data security ■ ■ McAfee Privacy Service protects against online identity theft by blocking the transmission of personally identifiable information. This service also filters offensive online content (including pop-ups, ads, and web-bugs) and monitors, controls, and logs where children surf. McAfee Spamkiller prevents identified spam from reaching your e-mail inbox and protects you against known Phishing scams.
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com Scanning for and removing viruses To scan for viruses: 1 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 2 Click virusscan. 3 Click Scan My Computer for Viruses. 4 Click the location you want to scan, then select your scan options. 5 Click Scan. To remove a virus: 1 If McAfee SecurityCenter finds a virus, follow all on-screen instructions to remove the virus. 2 Turn off your notebook and leave it off for at least 30 seconds.
www.gateway.com Data security Updating your virus definitions Important To update McAfee SecurityCenter after the subscription period expires, you must extend your subscription. You should update your virus definitions regularly to protect your notebook from the latest viruses. To update your virus definitions: 1 Make sure that you are connected to the Internet. 2 Start McAfee SecurityCenter. 3 Click Update. The McAfee SecurityCenter Updates wizard opens. 4 Click Check Now.
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 2 Click Internet Options or Windows Firewall. 3 For more information about the Windows Security Center, click Get help about Security Center. Security updates To keep your notebook secure, you need to keep Windows XP and your notebook’s system software up to date. Windows Update Help and Support For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword Windows update in the Search box, then click the arrow.
www.gateway.com Security updates To schedule automatic updates: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, then double-click Security Center. 2 Click Automatic Updates. The Automatic Updates dialog box opens. 3 Make your changes to the schedule settings, then click OK.
CHAPTER 5: Protecting your notebook www.gateway.com 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.
CHAPTER 6 Using Multimedia • • • • • • • Adjusting the volume Playing music and movies Creating audio files and music libraries Creating and editing videos Creating music CDs and video DVDs Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs Advanced multimedia software features 53
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Adjusting the volume Help & Support For more information about adjusting the volume, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the phrase adjusting volume in the Search box, then click the arrow. You can use the Windows volume controls to adjust the overall volume and the volume of specific sound devices in your notebook. To adjust the overall volume level from Windows: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens.
www.gateway.com Adjusting the volume 3 Click the Volume tab. 4 Click Advanced in the Device volume area. If the device you want to adjust does not appear in the window, click Options, Properties, the check box next to the audio device you want to adjust, then click OK. 5 Drag the volume level and balance sliders for the device you want to adjust. For more information about the volume controls, click Help in the window. 6 Click X in the top-right corner of the window to close it.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing WAV audio files Sound Recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you record and play WAV files. WAV is the most common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds. To play a WAV audio file Sound Recorder: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. The Sound Recorder opens. Rewind Record Play Fast Forward Stop 2 Click File, then click Open. The Open dialog box opens.
www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing audio and video files Windows Media Player can play several types of audio and video files, including WAV, MIDI, MP3, AU, AVI, and MPEG formats. For more information about using Windows Media Player, click Help. To play a file using Windows Media Player: 1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens. Video screen Play Stop Video file information 2 Click File, then click Open. The Open dialog box opens.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia Help & Support www.gateway.com Playing a CD or DVD using Windows Media Player For more information about playing CDs or DVDs, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the phrases playing CDs or playing DVDs in the Search box, then click the arrow. Use Windows Media Player to listen to CDs or watch DVDs. For more information about using Windows Media Player, click Help.
www.gateway.com Playing music and movies Playing a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD To play a DVD using CyberLink PowerDVD: Help & Support For more information about playing DVDs using CyberLink PowerDVD, click Start, All Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD Help. 1 Make sure that the speakers are turned on or headphones are plugged in and that the volume is turned up. 2 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink PowerDVD, then click PowerDVD. The PowerDVD video screen and control panel open.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Creating music files You can create several types of audio files for your listening enjoyment, including WAV, MP3, and WMA files. Recording WAV audio files Sound recorder is a simple Windows program that lets you record and play WAV files. WAV is the most common audio file format used for your Windows system sounds. For information about playing WAV files, see “Playing WAV audio files” on page 56.
www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Creating WMA and MP3 music files using Windows Media Player Important Some music CDs have copy protection software. You cannot copy tracks from these CDs. Using Windows Media Player, you can copy the tracks from a music CD to your notebook’s hard drive as WMA or MP3 files. WMA and MP3 are methods for digitally compressing high-fidelity music into compact files without noticeably sacrificing quality.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 5 Click File, CDs and Devices, Rip Audio CD, then click the drive that contains the audio CD. 6 Click to clear the check box for any track you do not want to record. 7 Click Rip Music. Windows Media Player records the tracks to your hard drive as WMA files. A progress bar appears next to each track as it is recorded. Building a music library Use Windows Media Player to build a music library.
www.gateway.com Creating audio files and music libraries Editing track information After you add a WMA or MP3 file to your music library, you can edit the track’s information. To edit track information: 1 Click Start, All Programs, then click Windows Media Player. Windows Media Player opens. 2 Click the Library tab. 3 Right-click the track you want to edit, then click Advanced Tag Editor. The Advanced Tag Editor dialog box opens. 4 Enter track information such as Title, Artist, Album, and Genre.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos If your home video camera supports it, it can be connected to your notebook so that you can download video from the camera as data files. You can also create video from a Web cam attached to your notebook. For instructions on how to create video, see your camera’s user guide. Editing videos Help & Support For more information about editing videos, click Start, then click Help and Support.
www.gateway.com Creating and editing videos Windows Movie Maker recognizes your camera and the Video Capture Wizard opens. 3 If the wizard does not open, click Capture From Video Device. 4 Complete the screens in the Video Capture Wizard, clicking Next after each one. When you reach the final screen, Windows Movie Maker rewinds the video tape in your camera and captures it onto your hard drive. Important Video files may require a significant amount of free hard drive space depending on your settings.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Saving your video After you finish editing your video, you can save it to one of the following places. Under Movie Tasks: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Click Save to My Computer to save your movie to your hard drive. Click Save to CD to save your movie to a recordable CD. Click Send in e-mail to send your video as an e-mail attachment. Click Send to the Web to post or send your video to your Web site so friends and family can watch your video on the Web.
www.gateway.com Creating music CDs and video DVDs 5 Click Edit Playlist. The Edit Playlist dialog box opens. 6 Click songs in the left column to add them to the playlist. After all the songs are added to your list, click OK. 7 Click Start Burn. Creating a music CD using CyberLink Power2Go To create a music CD: 1 Insert a blank, writable CD into your CD or DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 3 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box. 4 Click Music Disc in the left column, select CD in the right column, then click OK. The Select a Burning Task dialog box closes. 5 In the top pane, browse to the folder that contains the files or folders you want to burn to the CD, then click to select the file or folder.
www.gateway.com Creating music CDs and video DVDs 7 After you select all your files, click . The Configuration/Information dialog box opens. 8 If you have one CD burner, click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD. -ORIf you have more than one CD burner, select the burner, then click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Creating a video DVD using CyberLink Power2Go To create a video DVD using Cyberlink Power2Go: 1 Insert a blank, writable DVD into your DVD drive. 2 If a dialog box opens, click Take no action, then click OK. 3 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box. 4 Click Video/Photo Disc in the left column, select your disc type in the right column, then click OK.
www.gateway.com Creating music CDs and video DVDs 5 Click the Add Files button. The Open dialog box opens. 6 Browse to the folder that contains the video files you want to burn to the DVD. Click to select the file(s). Press and hold the CTRL key to select multiple files. 7 Click Import. The video files appear in the Video pane. 8 Click the icon next to the Background Image box to select the image that appears behind your menu.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 14 If you have one DVD burner, click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the DVD. -ORIf you have more than one DVD burner, select the burner, then click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD. 15 When a message tells you that the recording is complete, click OK to start the LabelPrint program or Cancel to return to Power2Go.
www.gateway.com Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 4 Click Video DVD, then click OK. 5 Follow the on-screen prompts to finish burning the DVD. For more information, click the Media Center’s Help icon. Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs Creating a data CD or DVD Important Some CDs have copy protection software. You cannot create MP3 files from these CDs and you may not be able to listen to these CDs on your notebook.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com 3 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box. 4 Click Data Disc in the left column, select your disc type in the right column, then click OK. The Select a Burning Task dialog box closes. 5 In the top pane, browse to the folder that contains the files or folders you want to burn to the CD or DVD, then click to select the file or folder.
www.gateway.com Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 7 After you select all your files, click . The Configuration/Information dialog box opens. 8 If you have one CD or DVD burner, click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD. -ORIf you have more than one CD or DVD burner, select the burner, then click Burn. The Burning dialog box opens and Power2Go burns the files to the CD or DVD.
CHAPTER 6: Using Multimedia www.gateway.com Copying a CD or DVD To copy a disc: 1 Click Start, All Programs, CyberLink DVD Solution, Power2Go, then click Power2Go. Power2Go opens along with the Select a Burning Task dialog box. 2 Click Copy disc in the left column, then click OK. The Copy Disc dialog box opens. 3 Insert the music CD, data CD, or data DVD you want to copy into your CD or DVD drive. 4 Click the arrow to open the From list, then click the drive that contains your source disc.
www.gateway.com Advanced multimedia software features 6 Click Copy. The Burning dialog box opens. If you are using one drive, Power2Go copies the tracks or files to your hard drive. If you are using two drives, Power2Go copies the tracks from the source disc to the blank, recordable disc. 7 If you are using one drive, a message prompts you to insert a CD or DVD. Remove the source CD or DVD, insert a blank, writable CD or DVD, then wait for the message box to close.
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CHAPTER 7 Wireless Networking • • • • • • • Wireless networking Setting up your wireless network Testing your network Sharing resources Using the network Connecting to hotspots Adding devices to your network 79
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Wireless networking Wireless networking is the latest advance in computer communication. With a wireless home network, you can use your notebook wherever you like. From the comfort of your sofa, kitchen, or patio, you can browse the Internet, send and receive e-mails, transfer files, and use your printer.
www.gateway.com Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network Setting up your wireless network involves three steps: 1 Make sure your broadband connection works. 2 Set up your access point and network security. 3 Set up your notebook. Making sure your broadband connection works Important If you do not have a broadband connection already installed, make the necessary arrangements with your ISP. Be sure to find out when the line will be activated.
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Setting up your notebook Important Each computer on your network needs a unique Computer Name. All the computers on your network need the same Workgroup Name. You may have already named your computer and workgroup the first time you turned on your notebook. Naming your computers and workgroup To identify this computer on the network: 1 Click Start, right-click My Computer, then click Properties. The System Properties dialog box opens. 2 Click Computer Name.
www.gateway.com Testing your network 2 Right-click the Wireless Network Connection icon, then click View available wireless networks. The Wireless Network Connection dialog box opens. 3 Click the network you created in the Choose a wireless network list, then click Connect. If you successfully connected to the network, go to “Testing your network” on page 83. If you can see the network name in the Choose a wireless network list but you cannot connect to it, your network is using security.
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can share your Internet connection, drives, and printers. Sharing drives and printers Important To share a printer among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer’s drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your printer to install the printer drivers on each computer.
www.gateway.com Sharing resources 3 If this is the first time you have shared a drive or folder, click Network Setup Wizard to enable remote access, then follow the on-screen instructions. - OR If you have previously enabled remote file access and you want to share a drive or folder with others on the network (network sharing), click to select the Share this folder on the network check box, type a shared name in the Shared name box.
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Using the network After the drives and printers on each network computer are shared, you can: ■ ■ ■ ■ View shared drives and folders Map a network drive Open and copy files stored on other network computers Print documents on network printers Viewing shared drives and folders Help and Support For more information about workgroups, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword workgroups in the Search box, then click the arrow.
www.gateway.com Using the network Opening files across the network To open files across the network: 1 Start the program for the file you want to open. 2 Click File, then click Open. 3 Browse to the network drive that contains the file you want to open. 4 Double-click the folder containing the file, then double-click the file. Copying files across the network To copy files across the network: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.
CHAPTER 7: Wireless Networking www.gateway.com Connecting to hotspots Caution Because hotspots typically do not enable any security measures, the data that you are sending and receiving may be vulnerable. Any of the files on your notebook that are marked for sharing may be accessible to other users on the network. Important If you want to access your company’s network through a hotspot, contact your network administrator for setup information.
CHAPTER 8 Sending and Receiving Faxes • • • • • • • • • Installing and configuring Fax Sending a simple fax Setting up your cover page template Faxing from programs Faxing a scanned document Receiving and viewing a fax Canceling a fax Automatically retry sending a fax Automatically canceling a fax 89
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com Installing and configuring Fax Installing Fax Important This chapter describes using Microsoft Fax and your dial-up modem. You cannot send or receive a fax using a cable or DSL modem by following these instructions. Many Internet services exist that let you send or receive faxes using a broadband connection. Your dial-up modem cable must be installed before you can send and receive faxes.
www.gateway.com Installing and configuring Fax To configure Microsoft Fax: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, Communications, Fax, then click Fax Console. The Fax Configuration Wizard opens. 2 On the Welcome to Fax Configuration Wizard screen, click Next. The Sender Information screen opens. 3 Type the information about yourself that you want to appear on your fax cover page, then click Next. The Select Device for Sending or Receiving Faxes screen opens.
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com 8 Click Next. 9 If you set up your notebook to receive faxes, type the receiving fax identifier information, then click Next. This identifier information is required by law and can be the same identifier that you typed in Step 7. The Routing Options screen opens. 10 If you set up your notebook to receive faxes, select a folder you want to store received faxes in and a printer you want to print received faxes on, then click Next.
www.gateway.com Sending a simple fax 5 If you want to send your fax to more than one recipient, click Add and type the name and fax number of the next recipient. 6 When you have added all your recipients, click Next. The Preparing the Cover Page screen opens. 7 Click the arrow to open the Cover page template, then click the cover page template you want to use. 8 Type the subject text in the Subject line area. 9 Type the message text in the Note area, then click Next. The Schedule screen opens.
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com Setting up your cover page template You can create your own cover page template that you can use in place of the cover page templates that Microsoft Fax provides for you. To create a cover page template, you use the Fax Cover Page Editor. On this template, you insert information fields that automatically import values you enter in both the Send Fax Wizard and the Fax Configuration Wizard when you send your fax.
www.gateway.com Faxing a scanned document Faxing a scanned document To fax a document that you have scanned: 1 Scan the document using the program for your scanner. 2 With the scanned file open, click File, then click Print. The Print dialog box opens. 3 Click the arrow button to open the Name list, then click the Fax printer. 4 Click Print. The Send Fax Wizard opens. 5 Complete the wizard by following the instructions in “Sending a simple fax” on page 92.
CHAPTER 8: Sending and Receiving Faxes www.gateway.com Automatically retry sending a fax Important Fax is automatically set up to retry three times at ten minute intervals. You can set up Fax so it continues to try sending your fax if the receiving fax machine is busy. To automatically retry sending a fax: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. 2 If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware. Click View installed printers or fax printers.
CHAPTER 9 Customizing Your Notebook • Adjusting the screen and desktop settings • Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings • Adjusting tablet and pen settings • Adding and modifying user accounts 97
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Tips & Tricks If you are using an external monitor, you can adjust the screen settings for brightness, contrast, and horizontal and vertical image position using the controls on the front of your monitor. For more information about these adjustments, see your monitor guide. Adjusting the color depth and screen area are two of the most basic display settings you may need to change.
www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Adjusting the screen resolution Help and Support For more information about adjusting screen resolution, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing screen resolution in the Search box, then click the arrow. You can increase the screen resolution to fit more icons on your desktop, or you can decrease the resolution to make reading the display easier.
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop You can change the colors of Windows desktop items, such as the background color and dialog box title bars. To change desktop colors: 1 Right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. The Display Properties dialog box opens. 2 Click the Appearance tab. 3 Click the arrow button to open the Color scheme list, click the color scheme you want, then click OK.
www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Changing the desktop background Help and Support For more information about changing the desktop background, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword changing desktop background in the Search box, then click the arrow. You can change the Windows desktop background picture. Windows provides several backgrounds, or you can use pictures that you have created or retrieved from other sources.
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Selecting a screen saver Caution If you are using an external CRT monitor, an image may get burned in on your monitor screen if you leave your notebook on for long periods of time without using it. You should use a screen saver which constantly changes its image to avoid this damage. Flat panel displays cannot be damaged with image burn-in. You can use a screen saver to keep others from viewing your screen while you are away from your notebook.
www.gateway.com Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Using an extended desktop Help and Support For more information about using an extended desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword multiple monitors in the Search box, then click the arrow. You can use an external monitor to make your desktop larger to accommodate additional windows. To turn on extended desktop: 1 Right-click any empty space on the desktop, then click Properties. The Display Properties dialog box opens.
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings You can adjust the double-click speed, pointer speed, left-hand or right-hand configuration, and other mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings. Changing mouse settings Help and Support For more information about changing mouse settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword mouse settings in the Search box, then click the arrow.
www.gateway.com Changing the mouse, touchpad, or pointing device settings Changing touchpad or pointing device settings Help and Support For more information about changing mouse settings, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword mouse settings in the Search box, then click the arrow. To change your touchpad or pointing device settings: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click Printers and Other Hardware.
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook Tips & Tricks www.gateway.com 5 If you want to modify the device settings, click Settings. You may have received your notebook with the EZ Pad touchpad set to only accept clicking by using the touchpad buttons. You can change this feature to allow tapping on the touchpad to simulate clicking the left button. To turn on tapping, click Tapping, then click Enable Tapping. 6 Click the + in front of a setting, then modify the setting. 7 Click OK to save changes.
www.gateway.com Adjusting tablet and pen settings Programming the buttons Most of the tablet control buttons on your tablet PC can be reprogrammed with new functions. To reprogram button functions: 1 Tap or click the Tablet and Pen Settings icon in the taskbar, then tap or click Properties. The Tablet and Pen Properties dialog box opens. 2 Tap or click the Tablet Buttons tab. 3 Change the button settings, then tap or click OK.
CHAPTER 9: Customizing Your Notebook www.gateway.com Adding and modifying user accounts Help and Support For more information about user accounts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword user accounts in the Search box, then click the arrow. You can create and customize a user account for each person who uses your notebook. You can also switch (change) user accounts without turning off your notebook.
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CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Updating Windows Important Windows Update can be controlled through the Windows Security Center. For more information, see “Modifying security settings” on page 49. Help and Support For more information about Windows Update in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword Windows Update in the Search box, then click the arrow. Windows Update is the online extension of Windows that helps you to keep your notebook up-to-date.
www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space Managing hard drive space Windows provides several utilities you can use to manage your hard drive. Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the drive that you want to check for available file space, then click Properties. Drive space information appears.
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Deleting unnecessary files Help and Support For more information about keeping the hard drive space free of unnecessary files, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword disk cleanup in the Search box, then click the arrow. Delete unnecessary files, such as temporary Windows files, to free hard drive space. To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens.
www.gateway.com Managing hard drive space To check the hard drive for errors: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the hard drive that you want to check for errors, for example Local Disk (C:), then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click Check Now. 5 Click the options you want to use, then click Start. For help, press F1. Windows checks the drive for errors. This process may take several minutes.
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com To defragment the hard drive: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens. 2 Right-click the hard drive that you want to defragment, for example Local Disk (C:), then click Properties. The Properties dialog box opens. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click Defragment Now. 5 If Disk Defragmenter does not start automatically, click Defragment. Disk Defragmenter shows its progress on the notebook display.
www.gateway.com Moving from your old computer Scheduling maintenance tasks Important Your notebook must be on during scheduled tasks. If your notebook is off, scheduled tasks will not run. The Scheduled Task Wizard lets you schedule maintenance tasks such as running Disk Defragmenter and Error-checking. To start the Scheduled Task Wizard: Help and Support For more information about Scheduled Tasks Wizard, click Start, then click Help and Support.
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Transferring files You 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. For more information, see “Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs” on page 73 and “Wireless networking” on page 80. Finding your files Help and Support For more information about finding files in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.
www.gateway.com Moving from your old computer To find files using Find or Search: 1 In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window opens. - OR In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click Start, Find or Search, then click For Files or Folders. The Search Results window opens. 2 Use Windows Find or Search to locate data files by file name or file type. For help on finding files, click Help, then click Help and Support Center or Help Topics.
CHAPTER 10: Maintaining Your Notebook www.gateway.com Installing your old printer or scanner Tips & Tricks For more information about installing printers and scanners, see Using Drives and Accessories in your Reference Guide. Help and Support For more information about restoring your notebook’s previous settings in Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword System Restore in the Search box, then click the arrow.
www.gateway.com Moving from your old computer Notices Copyright © 2006 Gateway, Inc. All Rights Reserved 7565 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 USA All Rights Reserved This publication is protected by copyright and all rights are reserved. No part of it may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or in any form, without prior consent in writing from Gateway. The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. However, changes are made periodically.
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Index A See DVD drive clipboard 17 accessing close button 11 shared drives 86 shared files 87 closing shared folders 86 program 11, 25 window 11, 25 accounts Internet 39 color ISP 39 changing depth 98 user 108 changing number of 98 changing scheme 100 adding icons to desktop 10 Computrace 44, 45 user accounts 108 connecting address to hotspots 88 e-mail 41 to Internet 39 Web 40 to Web site 40 AU file 57 connections digital video camera 64 audio Firewire 64 muting 54 i.
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