Installing Software

After you turn on the PC the first time and restart it, you can install any software programs that came on CDs or DVDs included in the PC box (select models only).

You may wish to install additional software programs or hardware devices on your PC. Restart the PC after installation.

Choose software that is compatible with your PC; check the operating system, memory, and other requirements listed for the new software for compatibility with your PC.

Install the new software according to the directions provided by the software manufacturer. Check the manufacturer’s documentation or customer service information for help if you need it.

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After you’ve completed registering, install any software programs that may have come on CDs or DVDs included in the computer box.

Using Media Center Help

1

Press the Start button

on the remote

■

Select the Index tab and then scroll down

 

control.

 

 

the list of topics, or type a descriptive word

2

Move the mouse to show the Media

 

and click the Display button. To view a

 

topic, double-click it.

 

Center navigation bar, and then

■

Select the Search tab and then type a

 

select the Help (?) icon from any

window in Media Center.

descriptive word. Click the List Topics

button. To view a topic, double-click it.

3 When Media Center Help files appear:

4 To return to Media Center, close the Help files

 

■ To open available files, select the

by clicking the Close button on the taskbar of

the Help window.

Contents tab and then click the + next to

 

the topic. To view text about a topic, select

 

the topic. The text appears on the right side

 

of the window.

 

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When Media Center is open, you can also press F1 on the keyboard to display the Media Center Help.

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