*your PC user guide
Welcome!
This User Guide will tell you all you need to know to get your new PC up and running quickly and easily.
Please take a few moments to read through this manual as it also explains how to use all the different parts of the PC and will answer the questions most commonly asked by our customers.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started
Windows
Internet
Hardware
Help & Support
Reload CD
Trouble Shooting
*your PC user guide
Getting Started in Windows! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The Intellimouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Wireless Internet Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The Windows XP Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Adding an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Running Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installing Additional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Windows XP Home Edition - Compatibility issues . . . . .12
Shutting Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Logging Off or Changing the User: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
To connect to the Internet with Supanet: . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Building Your Own Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Worldbuilder2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Security on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
SPAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Popups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Removable Drives/Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
The Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Game Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 
Firewire (IEEE 1394) Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
LAN Network Port (Ethernet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Getting Help In Windows XP | .29 |
Electronic Manuals | .30 |
The Reload CD | .31 |
When to use the Reload CD: | .31 |
How to use the Reload CD: | .31 |
Before Using the Reload CD: | .32 |
The System/Driver CD | .33 |
Troubleshooting | .33 |
Troubleshooting Modems | .36 |
Other
Information
Useful Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Exclusions of consequential Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
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