180 If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits

A blank screen appears while watching a DVD-ROM movie

or title.

Change the setting for when to turn off the display using the
following steps:
1Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and
then Power Options.
2Click Choose when to turn off the display.
3Select Never on When to turn off the display.
4Click Save changes.

The screen saver runs while you are watching a movie or title.

If the screen saver is enabled, it runs on top of any movie or title
you are watching. To disable the screen saver:
1Right-click on the desktop and click Personalize in the menu.
2Select None for the screen saver.
3Click OK.
Develop good computing habits

Save your work frequently.

You can never predict when your computer will lock, forcing you to
close a program and lose unsaved changes. Many software
programs build in an automatic backup, but you should not rely
solely on this feature. Save your work! See “Computing tips” on
page 86 for instructions.

On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your

hard disk.

Use Windows® to back up files, or the entire computer, to an optical
disc, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you can do this:
❖Use the Windows® operating system to back up files or your
entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk.
❖Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.
❖Connect a writable optical disc or hard drive to the system and
use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to
an optical disc or hard drive.
❖Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to
your network partition.
Some people use a combination of these methods, backing up all
files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette on a daily
basis.