HP 8290 (US/CAN) manual Starting Out with HP

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2Starting Out with HP

To help you get started, HP provides simple solutions for discovering your software, learning Windows 95, getting support, and using the Internet. The following table describes these solutions.

Note: Your computer is shipped with Windows 95. Hewlett-Packard does not support Windows NT on the Pavilion.

Topic	HP Solution	What It Does
Discovering	My Software	This folder contains descriptions of various preinstalled applications HP provides on your PC. Look
your software	folder	here to learn a little about the applications before using them.
Learning	Personal	Personal Guide teaches you about Windows 95—folders, documents, shortcuts, and Windows
Windows 95	Guide	Explorer. It gives you answers to frequently asked Windows 95 questions, and also gives you quick
		access to the Internet and the HP Support Center.
Getting HP	HP Support	The HP Support Center provides you with online documentation, tutorials, diagnostics, system tools,
support	Center	and answers to frequently asked questions. Check your disk for viruses, make more room on your
		hard drive, recover lost or damaged HP programs, and contact technical support personnel from the
		HP Support Center. An online diagnostic tool (SystemWizard) will take you through a sequence of
		questions for problem identification and offer possible solutions. If you don’t solve the problem this
		way, whatever you have tried so far is recorded for your support person to look at when you call.
Using the	Internet	An Internet service provider has been provided. Upon registration, you will receive 50 free hours to
Internet	Access	use the Internet with HP’s customized browser. Be sure to explore the HP At Home Web site,
		designed for HP Pavilion PC owners. To access the Internet, double-click the Internet Access icon
		on your Windows 95 desktop.

The following sections describe the solutions in more detail.

Chapter 2 • Starting Out with HP

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Contents HP Pavilion PC User’s Guide Page Contents Chapter Finding a Place for Your Computer Setting Up Your SystemPutting Your Computer Together Getting ComfortableIf Your System is Not Working Your System is WorkingHP Pavilion PC User’s Guide Starting Out with HP My Software Folder Personal Guide Personal Guide Categories Easy Internet Access HP Pavilion PC User’s Guide HP Support Center Software Help HP Support Center OptionsOperating Your Computer Common computer Learning Computer BasicsTips Turning Off Your ComputerSuspending Your Computer Keyboard Buttons Knobs, and Controls Using the One-Touch Multimedia KeyboardHP Pavilion PC User’s Guide Using the Intel Connect Phone and Answering Machine Select View Tutorial Making a Phone CallReceiving a Phone Call Playing Messages Letting the Answering Machine Take CallsUsing the Fax Machine Sending a fax composed on the Quick Fax notepad Sending a FaxRunning Programs and Creating Files Running Software Programs Using Documents and Folders Saving DocumentsCreating Folders Click Files or Folders Moving Documents and FoldersClick Control Panel Double-clickAdd/Remove Programs Adding New Software Programs to Your ComputerClick Add/Remove Removing Icons from the Windows 95 DesktopRunning MS-DOS Choose Restart computer in MS-DOS modeHP Pavilion PC User’s Guide Fixing Common Problems TroubleshootingClick Answering Answering machine I can’t hear messages as they are left Outgoing message Answering machine I can’t record anFax and phone I can’t dial out Click Error LogClick Other Number Choose Home Phone or Business Phone Make sure that you have the speakers connected properly Sound My computer doesn’t make any soundHP Pavilion PC User’s Guide Click Tutorials Speakerphone The volume is either too loud or too softWindows 95 My taskbar disappeared Windows 95 My program window disappearedGeneral problem I can’t turn on my Computer at all Click Shut Down General problem a General Protection Fault error occurredGeneral problem a Non-System Disk error occurred General problem I need more space on my diskGeneral problem I think my computer has a virus Using Online Support Documents Solving Software IssuesClick Software Help Click HP Pavilion LibraryClick HP Pavilion Library Click Online Books Using System ToolsUtilities Available in the HP Support Center Using SystemWizard Click System Maintenance Click SystemWizardCalling HP Support Running the HP Pavilion Recovery program Using the HP Pavilion Recovery CDsUpgrading and Servicing Your Computer K56flex Fax/Modem User’s Guide Connecting Components to Your PC Packard Using HeadphonesMaking Audio Recordings to a File Sending Output to a Stereo SystemReplacing the Battery Replacing the battery Battery Reconfiguring Keyboard Buttons and the Display Changing the On-screen Display Adding More Memory Installing a DimmHP Pavilion PC User’s Guide Removing a Dimm Installing a Card Installing Add-in CardsIf the New Card or Device Isn’t Working What Is Plug and Play?Starting the Bios Setup Program Using the Bios Setup ProgramMain Bios SettingsSetting Auto Suspend in the Bios Consumer Information and FCC Requirements FCC Regulatory and Safety InformationCanada Department of Communication DOC Notice Statement of Fax BrandingDOC Statement Canada only Declares, that the product Declaration ConformitySafety Information AC Power Safety WarningLithium Battery Caution Laser Safety Statement Antenna Grounding Reference External Television Antenna GroundingLightning Protection Power LinesHP Pavilion PC User’s Guide Index Date, modifying 67 demo Non-System Disk Running 50 using Reformat the hard disk Register Learning. See ABCs HP Pavilion PC User’s Guide