Quick Start Guide
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 Contents
 Setting Up and Using the Internet
 Doing Common Tasks
Getting Updates from HP for the PC
Resolving Problems
Using Application Recovery System Recovery
 Index 113
 Welcome
Start Here
 Power cord Modem cable
Inventory Checklist
 PC Front
 Multi-Storage Bay
 Multi-Storage Bay Peripheral Placement
 Xii
 PC Back
 Symbol Description
PC Connector Symbols
 HP Products Work Better Together
PC Back Connections
 PC Front Connections
 Register with HP
 Internet
 HP Desktop
 Start Menu
 Help and Support
 My HP Pavilion PC
Learn how to use your HP Pavilion home PC
 All Programs
 HP Tour Guide
 Your Warranty & Support Guide
 This main Web site has
HP Web Sites
 Microsoft Windows XP Operating System
 Recovery System and Hard Drive Space
 AC Power Safety Warning
Safety Information
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Using the Quick Start Guide
 Finding Additional Information
 Setting Up the PC
 Your PC may look different from the ones shown here
Turning On the PC for the First Time
 Registering with HP
Making Recovery CDs or DVD
 Protecting the PC
Getting Help
 Working in Comfort
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Windows operating system
Introducing the Basics
Start menu
 Choose All Programs
Organize your All Program list
Select Create Shortcut
 Help and Support
Using the Mouse
 Scroll feature
 Click Control Panel
To use the autoscroll feature
To use the panning feature
Switching mouse button functions
 Click the Pointer Options tab
Using the Keyboard
Changing the mouse pointer speed
Introduction
 Keyboard features
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Basics
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Alphanumeric keys Function keys
 Edit keys Arrow keys
 Numeric keys
 Special buttons
 Buttons
 Music
 Basics
 Volume Up and Down buttons Press the Volume Up
 Media controls
Button configuration
Choose Control Panel
 Double-clickChange the screen resolution
Using the Monitor
Modifying monitor display properties
 Using multi-channel audio speakers
Using Speakers
 To connect your multi-channel speaker system to the PC
Click the Speaker Configuration tab
 To use the microphone with multi-channel audio
To configure multi-channel audio output for the DVD player
 Adjusting speaker volume
 Start, Control Panel, Sounds, Speech
Using a Microphone
 Adjusting microphone volume
 Connecting to a TV set
Using a Television
Cables you may need
 Back of PC Composite Video Cable
 Click Properties
Viewing the PC image on TV
 Disabling the TV option
Disconnecting the TV
 Putting the PC into Standby
Hibernation Mode
Standby mode
Turning Off the PC
 Click Turn Off Computer Click Stand By
Hibernation mode
 Click Turn Off Computer
Automatic standby or hibernation mode
 If you changed the Enable hibernation check box, click Apply
 Introducing the Internet
What is the Internet?
 What is the World Wide Web?
What is an ISP?
What is a URL?
 How do I search the Internet?
What is an e-mail address?
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Setting Up the Modem
 Back of PC
 Upgrading to
Setting Up Network Interface
 Setting Up Your Internet Account
 Signing up with an ISP using Easy Internet Sign-up
Connecting to the Internet
Using ISP-provided browser
 Visiting the Hewlett-Packard Web Site
Using any browser
 At this site, you can find special offers on HP
 Viewing online manuals
 Sending Receiving E-Mail
 If the ISP provides the browser
If using Outlook Express
 To send e-mail messages
 To receive e-mail messages
 Understanding Your Drives
Doing Common Tasks
 Using the 6-In-1 Memory Card Reader
Using the Diskette Floppy Drive
 To use the 6-In-1 memory card reader
Special note about the Safely Remove Hardware Utility
 Card Insert Into 4-slot reader
 CompactFlash I/II
 Eject button Door Lower for 6-In-1 and diskette drive
Inserting a CD or DVD
 Removing a CD or DVD
 Handling CDs
Using MusicMatch Jukebox
Playing Music CDs
 Using Windows Media Player
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Choose RecordNow
Creating a CD by Using the CD-RW Drive
Creating a CD by Using RecordNow
Choose All Programs. Choose CD DVD
 Click Make a Music Disc
Creating a music CD
 Common Tasks
 Creating a data CD
Playing DVD Movies
Click Make a Data Disc
 Playing a DVD
 Choose InterVideo WinDVD Player
Using the WinDVD control panel
Viewing Help information
Understanding DVD terminology
 Using country/region codes
 Country/Region 6 China
Creating a DVD by Using the DVD+RW/+R Drive
Country/Region 1 North America
Country/Region 3 Southeast Asia
 Using the Combo Drive
 Playing dual-language Video CDs
Playing Video CDs
 To select a language Windows Media Player
To select a language InterVideo WinDVD Player
Windows Media Player. The Windows
 Using HP Pavilion PC Tools
 Informing You of Changes
Using Updates from HP Messages
 To turn off the Updates from HP Service
To start Updates from HP
 Re-enabling the Updates from HP Service
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Troubleshooting
Resolving Problems
 Your Warranty and Support Guide for details
 Click Turn Off Computer
 Problem Solution
 Click Control Panel
 Double-clickAdd or Remove Programs
 Help
 Problem Solution
 Using Application Recovery and System Recovery
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Recovery
 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs
 Recovery
 Using HP PC Recovery CD-DVD Creator
 To run HP PC Recovery CD-DVD Creator
Using HP Recovery Tools CD
 To create or to start the HP PC Recovery Tools CD
System Restore
 To start Application Recovery
Application Recovery
 System Recovery
 Starting System Recovery If the PC Is Responding
 Starting System Recovery If the PC Is Not Responding
System Recovery Using Recovery discs
 To run the System Recovery program using recovery discs
Starting System Recovery using recovery discs
Turn Off
 HP Pavilion home PC
 Freeing Up Space on Your Hard Disk Drive
 Increasing available hard disk space
Uninstalling programs
Double-clickAdministrative Tools
To display hard disk space
 Choose Control Panel Click Appearance and Themes
Removing desktop icons
 Reinstalling programs
Using the Disk Cleanup utility
Choose All Programs Choose Accessories Choose System Tools
 Index
 DVD
 115
 Logging off Manuals, online, 4, 55, 56 memory card reader
 117
 Product notices, 83 programs, uninstalling
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