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

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