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... on windows, and by installing a glare screen filter on your monitor. ■ Use soft, indirect lighting in your work area. Do not use your computer in a dark room. ■ Avoid focusing your eyes on your computer screen for long periods of time. Look away from your computer occasionally, and try to focus on distant objects.
Setting...
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... about the Internet 42 Setting up an Internet account 43
Accessing your Internet account 43 Using the World Wide Web 43
Connecting to a Web site 44 Downloading files 45 Using e-mail 46 Sending e-mail 46 Checking your e-mail 47
Chapter 6: Networking Your Computer 49
Introduction to Networking 50 Using a router 50
Creating an Ethernet network 52 Installing Ethernet cards and drivers 52...
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Contents
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Advanced multimedia software features 105 Recording audio 105
Chapter 9: Customizing Your Computer 107
Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 108 Adjusting the color depth 108 Adjusting the screen resolution 109 Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 110 Changing the desktop background 111 Selecting a screen saver 112 Using an extended desktop 113
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CHAPTER 1: Getting Help
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Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity
The Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label found on the back or side of your computer includes the product key code for your operating system. If you ever reinstall Windows from the installation CD or DVD, you will need to enter these numbers to activate Windows.
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... on windows, and by installing a glare screen filter on your monitor.
■ Use soft, indirect lighting in your work area. Do not use your computer in a dark room.
■ Avoid focusing your eyes on your computer screen for long periods of time. Look away from your computer occasionally, and try to focus on distant objects.
Setting...
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... cable must be installed before you can send and receive faxes. You cannot use your standard telephone modem to connect to the Internet while sending and receiving faxes.
Installing Fax
Microsoft Fax lets you send and receive faxes using your dial-up modem. When Windows was originally installed on your computer, Fax may not have been installed.
To install Fax:
1 Click Start, then click Control...
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... or projector to your computer.
To use a projector or additional monitor:
1 Turn off your computer.
2 Plug the projector or monitor cable into the secondary VGA port on your computer.
3 Turn on your computer.
4 Plug the projector or monitor power cord into an AC power outlet, then turn it on. Windows recognizes the new hardware and searches for its driver. You may need to install the driver from...
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Using Windows Media Center
Using Windows Media Center
If your computer came with Windows Media Center installed and with a Media Center remote control (optional), you can use the remote control to watch TV, videos, and DVDs, to listen to music, and to view photos. (The remote control included with your Media Center may look different.) For detailed setup information, see your ...
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... the Media Center can be recorded to
DVD and replayed on another Media Center computer or on a non-Media Center computer that has a DVD player and DVD decoder software (such as PowerDVD) installed. The non-Media
Center computer must also have Windows XP with Service Pack (SP) 1 or 2, Windows Media Player 9 or later, and the
Windows patch Q810243 Update.
We recommend that you...
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Data security
Help & Support
For more information about Windows XP
user accounts, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the phrase user
accounts in the Search box, then click the arrow.
When you set up a user account, you can also limit the programs that a user can install or run.
Protecting your computer from viruses...
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... built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to fix the problem. You should update Windows regularly to keep your computer secure.
■ Express-Click Express to download high-priority updates. These updates include security updates.
■ Custom-Click Custom to download high-priority, Windows software, and hardware driver updates. These updates include security...
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...your new eMachines system.
■ "Copying driver and application recovery files" on page 130 tells you how to record ("burn") the Drivers and Applications Recovery discs. Using a recovery disc that you have recorded is only one of several ways you can restore your system to working order. Recovery discs let you recover your device drivers and software that came pre-installed on your computer.
If...
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Recovering your system
Recovering specific files and software
You can perform a partial recovery by recovering specific files, such as device drivers and most pre-installed software. If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your system, you need to follow the software's own instructions for installation.
You can recover specific files using either the ...
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Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore
Before using eMachines 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 computer is turned on), Microsoft System Restore takes a "snapshot" of your system settings...
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... before recovering your system. After you recover your system, you can reinstall antivirus and firewall software, then re-enable the Internet connection to update antivirus
definitions and install Windows Updates.
To recover your system from the hard drive:
1 Remove all CDs and DVDs from the disc drives, disconnect all USB devices except the keyboard and mouse, then disconnect your Internet cable...
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... of hard drive space to use this restore option.
5 Click Next. The System Restore - Format and Recover dialog box opens.
6 Click Yes. Files are restored to your hard drive. When file recovery has finished, the System Restore dialog box opens.
7 Click Restart. Your computer restarts, and Windows finishes its setup and installation.
8 Reconnect your Internet cable and all USB peripheral devices. You...
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... your Internet account from your old computer to your new one.
Help and Support
For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and
Support. Type the keyword Internet connection in the Search box, then click
the arrow.
Setting up your ISP
■ If your current Internet service provider (ISP) software came pre-installed on your new computer, run that setup program...
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... discs or diskettes.
If you have trouble after you install the software for your old devices, you can use System Restore to restore your computer's previous settings.
Installing a USB printer or scanner
USB devices may have special installation instructions. See your USB device's installation guide.
Help and Support
For more information about Windows Update, click Start, then click Help and...
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... program installation discs and installation guides. Your original discs and guides should contain any serial numbers or product ID keys that may be required for program installation and registration. Remember to check the publisher's Web site for important program updates.
If you have trouble after installing your old programs, you can restore your computer's previous settings using System...
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...-in cards 177 cards 177 CD drive 177 cleaning CD 142 cleaning DVD 142 computer startup 178 diskette drive 178 display 179
DVD drive 177, 179 DVD/CD drive 177, 179 faxes 186 files 179 general guidelines 176 hard drive 180 Internet connection 180, 185 keyboard 181 LCD panel 179, 187 memory 184 memory card reader 184 modem 184 monitor 187 mouse 188 network 188 passwords 189 power 189 printer...