Gateway 200 Windows Basics

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Windows Basics

Read this chapter to learn how to:

■Use the Windows desktop

■Manage files and folders

■Work w i t h d o c u m e n ts

■Use shortcuts

Contents

Main Page Contents 1 Checking Out Your Gateway 200 2 Checking Out Your Gateway 200 Docking Station 3G e t t i n g S t a r t e d ii 4G e t t i n g H e l p 5 Windows Basics 6 Using the Internet 7 Using Multimedia 8 Sending and Receiving Faxes iv 9 Managing Power 10 Travel Tips 11 Customizing Your Computer 12 Networking Your Computer 13 Moving from Your Old Computer 14 Maintaining Your Computer vi 15 Restoring Software 16 Upgrading Your Notebook 17 Troubleshooting Page Page Checking Out Y our Gatewa y 200 Page Left side Left side Page Right side Back Bottom Bottom Chapter 1: Checking Out Your Gateway 200 Keyboard area For information on using your keyboard, see Using the keyboard on page 37. Page Identifying your model Gateway model number Gateway serial number Page Finding your specifications Page 14 Accessories Batteries and automobile/airplane power adapters Carrying cases Docking station Peripheral devices Page Page Page Top Front Front Left Side Right Side Back Page Bottom Getting Started Connecting the AC adapter To connect the AC adapter: 1 Page 3 4 5 Protecting from power source problems Starting your notebook Waking up your notebook Turning off y our notebook To turn off your notebook in WindowsXP: 1 2 To turn off your notebook in Windows2000: Restarting (rebooting) your notebook To close unresponsive programs and restart your notebook: 1 2 3 4 Connecting to the docking station Separating from the docking station To separate your notebook from the docking station: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Status indicators Chapter 3: Getting Started Indicator Icon Description Using the keyboard Key types Using the keyboard System key combinations PgDn Internet button To reprogram the Gateway 200 Internet button: 1 2 3 Using the EZ Pad touchpad Chapter 3: Getting Started Using the touchpad You can use the EZ-Pad left and right buttons below the touchpad to select objects. To... Do this... Page Connecting the modem Connecting to a wired Ethernet network To connect to a wired Ethernet network: 1 2 Broadband Internet connections Installing a printer, scanner, or other peripheral device Getting Help HelpSpot To start HelpSpot: Page Searching for a topic HelpSpot videos To play a HelpSpot video: Online help Page Using eSupport Support Home tab Downloads tab Contact Us tab Account Info tab Windows Basics About the Windows environment Using the desktop Using the Start menu To use the Start menu: 1 2 3 Adding icons to the desktop To add icons to the desktop: 1 2 3 Identifying window items Identifying window items Working with files and folders Viewing drives To view the drives on your computer: To see the files and folders on a drive: Creating folders To create a folder: 1 2 3 4 5 Copying and moving files and folders To copy a file or folder to another folder: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Page Deleting files and folders To delete files or folders: 1 2 To recover files or folders from the Recycle Bin: Browsing for files and fold ers To browse for a file: 1 2 3 Searching for files Using the Windows Search utility To find files and folders using the Search utility: 1 2 3 4 Using advanced search options Working with documents Creating a new document To create a new document: 1 2 Saving a document To save a document: 1 2 3 4 Opening a document To open a document: 1 2 3 4 Printing a document To print a document: 1 2 3 4 Shortcuts Page Using the Internet Learning about the Internet Setting up an Internet account To set up an Internet account with America Online: 1 2 Accessing your Internet account To connect to your America Online Internet account: 1 2 To disconnect from your America Online Internet account: Using the World Wide Web Connecting to a Web site To connect to a Web site: 1 2 Downloading files To download files or programs from a Web site: 1 2 3 4 5 Using e-mail Sending e-mail To send e-mail using America Online: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Checking your e-mail To check your e-mail using America Online: 1 2 3 Page Using Multimedia Using drives Using the diskette drive To use a diskette: 1 2 3 Using the DVD or recordable CD drive Identifying drive types 1 2 3 Changing drives To change bay modules: 1 2 Page Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume in Windows XP To adjust the overall volume level using hardware controls: To adjust the overall volume level from Windows: 1 3 4 To adjust specific volume levels: 1 2 Page Adjusting the volume in Windows 2000 To adjust overall volume level using hardware controls: To adjust overall volume level from Windows: To adjust specific volume levels: 1 2 3 Listening to CDs Listening to CDs in Windows XP To play a CD: 1 2 3 Listening to CDs in Windows 2000 To play a CD: Recording and playing audio To make an audio recording: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 Playing audio and video files with the Windows Media Player To play a file using the WindowsMedia Player: 1 2 3 4 Using MusicMatch Playing CDs To play a music CD in WindowsXP: 1 2 To play a music CD in Windows2000: 1 2 Creating MP3 music files To create (rip) MP3 files: 1 2 Page Editing track information Building a music library Changing the music library display settings Listening to Internet radio Using advanced features Using a recordable CD drive Creating data CDs To create a data CD: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Creating music CDs To create music CDs: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Copying CDs To copy a CD: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Playing a DVD To play a DVD: 1 2 3 4 5 Capturing video To use PinnacleExpression: 1 2 Sending and Receiving Faxes Installing and configuring Fax Installing Fax in Windows XP To install Fax: 1 2 3 4 5 Configuring Fax in Windows XP To configure Microsoft Fax: 1 2 3 Page Configuring Fax in Windows 2000 Page Sending a simple fax To send a simple fax: 1 2 3 4 Setting up your cover page template To set up your fax cover page template: 1 Faxing from programs Faxing a scanned document To fax a document that you have scanned: 1 2 3 4 5 Receiving and viewing a fax Canceling a fax To cancel a fax that has not been sent in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 4 To cancel a fax that has not been sent in Windows2000: Automatically retry sending a fax in Windows XP To automatically retry sending a fax: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Automatically cancelling a fax in Windows XP To automatically cancel a failed fax: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Page Managing Power Monitoring the battery charge Recharging the battery Recalibrating the battery To recalibrate the battery: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Changing batteries To replace the battery: 1 2 3 Page Extending battery life Conserving battery power Using alternate power sources Changing power modes Using power saving modes Changing power settings Changing the power scheme To change the power scheme 2 3 Changing alarm options To change the alarm options: 1 2 3 Changing advanced settings To change advanced power management settings: 1 2 3 Activating and using Hibernate mode To activate Hibernate mode: 1 2 3 4 To use Hibernate mode: Changing SpeedStep settings To change SpeedStep settings in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 4 5 6 To change SpeedStep settings in Windows2000: 3 1 2 4 Page T ravel Tips Modem Radio frequency wireless connections Files Security To create a startup password: 1 2 Power Additional tips Page Customizing Y our Computer Adjusting the screen and desktop settings Adjusting the color depth To change the color depth: 3 4 5 Adjusting the screen resolution To adjust the screen resolution: 4 1 3 Changing the colors on your Windows desktop To change desktop colors in WindowsXP: 1 Page Page Changing the desktop background To change the desktop background in WindowsXP: 1 3 4 5 6 To change the desktop background in Windows2000: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Selecting a screen saver To select a screen saver: 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 Changing the touchpad settings To change your touchpad settings: 1 2 3 4 Adding and modifying user accounts User account tips To add, delete, or modify user accounts in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 Page Page Networking Y our Computer Benefits of networking Sharing a single Internet connection Sharing drives Sharing peripheral devices Streaming audio and video files Playing multi-player games Selecting a network connection Wired Ethernet network Wireless Ethernet network Using a wired Ethernet network Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet Example wired Ethernet network Equipment you need for a wired Ethernet network Using a wireless Ethernet network Example access point wireless Ethernet network Equipment you need for an access point wireless Ethernet network Page Equipment you need for a peer-to-peer wireless Ethernet network For more information Using your notebook on a network Installing and configuring your notebook for Ethernet networking Turning your wireless Ethernet on or off To turn wireless Ethernet on or off in WindowsXP: 1 Page Moving from Your Old Computer Using the Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer Wizar d To open the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard: Transferring files Finding your files To find files in the My Documents folder: 1 2 3 1 2 Transferring Internet settings Setting up your ISP To use the Internet Connection Wizard: 1 2 Installing your old printer or scanner Installing a USB printer or scanner Installing a parallel port printer To install your old printer: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Installing your old programs Maintaining Y our Computer Caring for your computer Page Creating an emergency startup diskette To create an emergency startup diskette in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 Page Protecting your computer from viruses To scan for viruses: 1 2 3 Page Managing hard drive space Checking hard drive space To check hard drive space: 1 2 Using Disk Cleanup To use the Windows Disk Cleanup program: 1 2 3 4 Checking the hard drive for err ors To check the hard drive for errors: 1 2 220 3 4 5 6 Defragmenting the hard drive To run Disk Defragmenter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Backing up files Using the Scheduled Task Wizard To start the Scheduled Task Wizard: 1 2 3 Cleaning your computer Cleaning the exterior Cleaning the keyboard Cleaning the computer screen Cleaning the mouse Page Page Chapter 15: Restoring Software Using the Restoration CDs Reinstalling device drivers To reinstall device drivers: 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 Updating device drivers To update device drivers: 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 Reinstalling programs To reinstall programs from the red Gateway CD: 1 2 3 8 9 10 11 To reinstall other programs from a CD: 1 2 3 4 5 Reinstalling Windows To reinstall WindowsXP or Windows 2000, and the device drivers: 1 2 3 4 5 Page Page Page Adding and removing a PC Card To insert a PCCard: Page Preventing static electricity discharge Page Adding or replacing memory Page Page Troubleshooting Safety guidelines First steps Software support tools 252 Troubleshooting CD, DVD, or recordable CD drives Your notebook does not recognize a disc or the drive An audio CD does not produce sound 253 A DVD movie will not play 254 Cleaning CDs or DVDs Device installation You have computer problems after adding a new device To check IRQ usage in WindowsXP: 1 Diskette drive The diskette drive is not recognized You see an Access Denied or Write protect error message 256 You see a Disk is full error message Display The screen is too dark The screen resolution is not correct The text on the display is dim or difficult to read 257 File management A file was accidentally deleted To restore deleted files: 1 2 Hard drive Internet You cannot connect to the Internet 259 You see an Unable to locate host message and are unable to browse the Internet Connecting to a Web site takes too long Keyboard Memory 261 You see a Not enough memory error message Modem Your modem does not dial or does not connect To check the dialing properties in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 4 To check the dialing properties in Windows2000: 1 2 3 263 You cannot connect to the Internet Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K 264 To access the gateway.your.way dial-up server: 1 2 3 The modem is not recognized by your notebook To run modem diagnostics in WindowsXP: 1 2 3 4 5 To run modem diagnostics in Windows2000: 1 2 3 4 Mouse The external mouse does not work 267 The external mouse works erratically Networks You cannot connect to your company network Passwords Your notebook does not accept your password 268 PC Cards You installed a PCCard and now your notebook is having problems Power Your notebook is not working on ACpower Your notebook is not working on battery power Printer The printer will not turn on The printer is on but will not print To set a default printer in WindowsXP: 1 1 2 3 To make sure that the printer is not set to work offline in Windows 2000: 1 2 Sound You are not getting sound from the built-in speakers Touchpad The touchpad does not work Video Page Telephone support Before calling Gateway Tec hnical Support Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Telephone numbers Gateway offers a wide range of customer service, technical support, and information services. Automated troubleshooting system Telephone numbers You can access the following services through your telephone to get answers to your questions: Service description How to reach Tutoring and training Self-help Tutor in g Chapter 17: Troubleshooting Training A Safety, Regulatory , and Legal Information Important safety information Setting up your system Care during use Replacement parts and accessories Regulatory compliance statements Wireless Guidance Page United States of America Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Intentional emitter per FCC Part 15 Unintentional emitter per FCC Part 15 FCC declaration of conformity Telecommunications per FCC part68 (applicable to products fitted with USA modems) Canada Industry Canada (IC) Intentional emitter per RSS 210 Unintentional emitter per ICES-003 Telecommunications per DOC notice (for products fitted with an IC-compliant modem) Mexico Intentional emitter Unintentional emitter Laser safety statement Notices All Rights Reserved Trademark Acknowledgments Macrovision statement Index