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Starting your computer
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Wireless connection 4 Using Windows and your software 35
Registration 5
Welcome Center 35
Software installation 6 Recovery 6
Internet security offer 35 Productivity software 36
Having trouble 6
Gateway Recovery Management 36
Computer Basics
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Safety and comfort 8 Safety precautions 8 Health precautions 11
Gateway My Backup 36...
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SOFTWARE
USING WINDOWS AND YOUR SOFTWARE
Gateway computers include software to help you use your computer; the programs and categories available on your computer depend on the model purchased. Most of this software is 'pre-installed' and ready to be used; however some software may be provided on a CD or DVD and must first be installed if you wish to use it. To...
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... media software on your computer to play music, films or photo slide-shows and watch television (if your computer has a TV tuner). Other options allow you to create CDs or DVDs. One or more media programs are installed on your computer, Windows Media Player and optionally Windows Media Center are provided by Microsoft. Other media programs may have been installed by Gateway...
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... only play in specific programs (e.g. iTunes, Windows Media Player) or only on devices certified for use with the each type of file. Other formats may require a specific audio or video codec that may not have been installed on your computer.
Codecs A codec is software that is used to compress or decompress a digital media file, such as a song or...
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... access settings for the social networks. Live Update - If the Live Update button is active, you may download and install an updated version of the Social Networks application. Click the tab for a network to see specific settings; you may set how often a network is checked (the refresh frequency) and logout from specific networks in this section. Click the X to exit the Settings section.
Software...
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... will give up and look for a more vulnerable computer elsewhere.
More recent versions of Microsoft Windows and other popular software can be configured to download and apply updates automatically so that you do not have to remember to check for the latest software. Taking advantage of auto-update features in your software is a great start toward keeping yourself safe...
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... Action Center
Windows provides a central area from where you can control the security settings of your computer, helping you to protect it from Internet attacks and ensuring that the latest security updates have been downloaded and installed on your computer.
To open the Action Center, click on Start and Security > Action Center.
> Control Panel > System
Alternatively, if a security alert...
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...; this sometimes is necessary to allow access for program updates, downloads, etc.
Caution: Please note that most security software suites provide similar functionality and will disable Windows Firewall in order to improve system performance.
Windows Updates
If you have an active Internet connection, Windows can check for important updates for your computer and install them automatically. These
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...themselves or run on your computer. You are also alerted if programs attempt to change important Windows settings.
Note: Windows Defender works with your Windows Update settings to automatically install the latest definitions.
Caution: Please note that most security software suites provide similar functionality and will disable Windows Defender in order to improve system performance.
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...they start, User Account settings can help prevent malicious software (malware) and spyware from installing or making changes to your computer without permission. To access User Account settings, click on Start > Control Panel > User Accounts and Family Safety > User Accounts.
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... your computer to how it was on an earlier date, without affecting your personal documents or emails (it will not restore lost documents either). By default Windows saves snapshots of itself when major changes are made to the Operating System (e.g. driver installations or specific software). This is useful when a driver installation failed, or when you changed a system setting...
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Create a Restore Point Windows creates restore points automatically at regularly scheduled times or before certain programs or drivers are installed. This option allows you to create your own restore points when you need to. 1. Click Start > Control Panel > System and Security > System.
Click on System protection in the sidebar and then click the Create... button...
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... and ensure that the latest security updates have been downloaded and installed on your computer. Norton Internet Security performs automatic updates through Live Update. You can also start a manual update from the main interface of Norton Internet Security and the Live Update link.
Operating system, software and drivers Windows Update can help you keep your computer up-to-date. It allows you...
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... Restore periodically takes 'snapshots' of your system settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each time you install software or device drivers.
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... hard drive or the recovery discs you have created.
Caution: This complete recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can still run Windows, see "Recovering from within Windows" below.
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Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on Gateway
Recovery Management. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. Click on the Restore tab, then Restore system to factory default. The
Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3. Click on Yes, then Start. A dialog box displays information...
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Antivirus 63 System Restore 79
Updates 70, 81 System tools
Windows Action Center 69, 81 Disk Cleanup 75
Software
Disk Defragmenter 76
Removing software 77 Error checking 74
Software License 110 Windows System Restore 79
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