Opening the Documentation Library CD

HP 2840AP, 2899AP Opening the Documentation Library CD, Displaying the Documentation Library Menu

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Beginning to Use the Notebook

Displaying the Documentation Library Menu

When the Documentation Library CD is inserted into a drive and if autorun is enabled on the notebook, the CD menu is displayed on the screen after a pause of up to several seconds.

If autorun is disabled and the menu is not displayed, you can display the menu manually:

1.Select Start > Run.

2.In the Open field, type: explorer x:

(where X is your CD drive designation).

3.Select the file that includes an “.exe” extension; for example, “Filename.exe.”

4.Select the OK button.

✎A drive designation is a letter of the alphabet that the notebook uses to identify a drive. To display the drive designation of your CD drive, double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.

Responding to an Acrobat Reader Prompt

Adobe Acrobat Reader is an application that displays the notebook documentation on the screen.

If messages about Acrobat Reader are displayed on the screen as you open the Documentation Library CD:

■Choose to install Acrobat Reader.

■Choose to accept the Acrobat Reader license agreement.

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