using a microphone .................................................................................... | 48 |
adjusting microphone volume................................................................... | 49 |
using the microphone with | 49 |
working with digital images ......................................................................... | 50 |
about the | 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 | 85 |
using the recovery tools cd .......................................................................... | 86 |
system restore ............................................................................................ | 86 |
application recovery ................................................................................... | 87 |
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