Fujitsu Siemens Computers S2210 manual Booting the System, Starting Windows Vista the First Time

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BIOS Guide

A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online. Please visit our service and support Web site at: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support. Select Notebooks under User’s Guides. Select LifeBook BIOS Guides from the pull-down menu for your LifeBook series. If you are unsure of your notebook’s BIOS number, refer to your packing slip.

Do not carry your LifeBook notebook around with the power on or subject it to shock. If your data security settings require it, you may be asked for a password before the BIOS main menu will appear.

BOOTING THE SYSTEM

We strongly recommend that you do not attach any external devices and do not put a DVD/CD in any drive until you have gone through the initial power on sequence.

When you turn on your LifeBook notebook for the first time, it will display a Fujitsu logo on the screen. If you do nothing the system will load the operating system, and then the Windows Welcome will begin.

STARTING WINDOWS VISTA THE FIRST TIME

The first time you initialize your Windows

Vista system, the screen will be blank for

approximately two minutes. This is normal. After initialization, a “Set Up Windows” dialog box will appear.

Important: During the setup procedure, do not disconnect the power supply, press any buttons, or use any peripheral devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or remote control.

In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows Vista operating system, it should be registered the first time you use it.

1.First of all, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs).

■If you reject the terms of the license agreement you will be asked to review the license agreement for information on returning Windows or to shut down your LifeBook notebook.

■You cannot use your notebook until you have accepted the License Agreement. If you stop the process your notebook will return to the beginning of the Windows Welcome Process, even if you shut your notebook down and start it up again.

2.You will be prompted to enter your User Name and Password and you will be given a chance to select an icon for your account.

3.The next screen asks for a Computer Name and allows you to choose a desktop background.

4.You will next see a "Help protect Windows automat- ically" screen in which the default choice is "Use recommended settings”. The other two choices are "Install important updates only" and "Ask me later". Select from the three choices.

5.On the next screen set your time and date settings.

6.You will next see the "Select your computer's current location" screen. Make your selection from Home, Work (Default), and Public location.

7.The "Thank you" screen follows and an offer for free Norton is extended. Following are several screens while Windows checks the system performance.

8.Windows will then boot up for the first time.

Registering Windows Vista with Microsoft

1.After Windows has booted up for the first time, the Control Panel Welcome Center will appear. If the Register Windows Online icon is not seen in the window, click on “Show all 14 items”.

2.Click on Register Windows Online and follow the instructions that appear to register Windows.

STARTING WINDOWS XP THE FIRST TIME

Registering Windows XP with Microsoft

In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows operating system, it should be registered the first time you use it.

After you receive the Windows Welcome screen, you will be prompted to enter registration information in the following order.

First of all, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs). After accepting the EULAs, you will be asked if you want to enable the Auto- matic Updates feature. Acceptance of this feature is recommended because it allows your system to be updated automatically whenever an important change becomes available for your notebook.

■If you reject the terms of the license agreement you will be asked to review the license agreement for information on returning Windows or to shut down your LifeBook notebook.

■You cannot use your LifeBook notebook until you have accepted the License Agreement. If you stop the process your notebook will return to the beginning of the Windows Welcome Process, even if you shut your notebook down and start it up again.

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