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using a microphone.................................................................................... 48
adjusting microphone volume...................................................................49
using the microphone with multi-channel audio...........................................49
working with digital images.........................................................................50
about the 7-in-1 memory card reader........................................................ 50
using your cd, dvd, and diskette drives .........................................................52
handling cds/dvds..................................................................................52
inserting and removing cds and dvds........................................................53
using the combo drive.............................................................................54
using the diskette (floppy) drive ................................................................55
playing cds and dvds..................................................................................55
playing music cds with musicmatch jukebox...............................................55
playing cds and dvds with windows media player......................................56
playing dvd movies with the intervideo windvd player ................................57
creating (burning) cds with recordnow!......................................................... 59
creating (burning) music cds with windows media player................................ 61
creating (burning) data cds using windows xp program.................................. 62
creating (burning) dvds using the dvd writer drive ..........................................62
using a tv as a monitor................................................................................63
cables you may need.............................................................................. 63
connecting to a tv set ..............................................................................63
viewing the pc image on your tv screen.....................................................65
disabling the tv option.............................................................................66
disconnecting the tv ................................................................................66
taking care of your pc.................................................................. 67
protecting your pc from power surges........................................................... 67
using virus protection programs....................................................................67
increasing available hard disk drive space....................................................68
unavailable hard disk drive space............................................................ 68
emptying the recycle bin..........................................................................69
uninstalling programs..............................................................................69
removing desktop icons...........................................................................70
cleaning up your hard disk drive.............................................................. 70
troubleshooting............................................................................ 71
using application recovery and system recovery ..........................81
creating recovery cds/dvds .........................................................................84
using recovery cd-dvd creator ......................................................................85
using the recovery tools cd ..........................................................................86
system restore ............................................................................................86
application recovery................................................................................... 87