44 - Starting Your LifeBook Notebook
1
First of all, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs).
2
You will be prompted to enter your User Name and Password and you will be given a chance to select an icon
for your account.
3
The next screen asks for a Computer Name and allows you to choose a desktop background.
4
You will next see a “Help protect Windows automatically” screen in which the default choice is “Use
recommended settings”. The other two choices are “Install important updates only” and “Ask me later”. Select
from the three choices.
5
On the next screen set your time and date settings.
6
You will next see the “Select your computer's current location” screen. Make your selection from Home, Work
(Default), and Public location.
7
The “Thank you” screen follows and an offer for free Norton Internet Security is extended. Following are several
screens while Windows checks the system performance.
8
Windows will then boot up for the first time. As noted above, the first time you initialize your Windows Vista
system, the screen will be blank for approximately two minutes. This is normal. During this period, do not
disconnect the power supply, press any buttons, or use any peripheral devices such as mouse, keyboard, or
remote control.
Registering Windows Vista with Microsoft
1
After Windows has booted up for the first time, the Control Panel Welcome Center will appear. If the Register
Windows Online icon is not seen in the window, click on “Show all xx items” (where “xx” is the number of topics
in the Welcome Center).
2
Click on Register Windows Online and follow the instructions that appear to register your copy of Windows.
•
I
F
YOU
REJECT
THE
TERMS
OF
THE
LICENSE
AGREEMENTS
YOU
WILL
BE
ASKED
TO
REVIEW
THE
LICENSE
AGREEMENTS
FOR
INFORMATION
ON
RETURNING
W
INDOWS
OR
TO
SHUT
DOWN
YOUR
L
IFE
B
OOK
NOTEBOOK
.
•
Y
OU
CANNOT
USE
YOUR
NOTEBOOK
UNTIL
YOU
HAVE
ACCEPTED
THE
L
ICENSE
A
GREEMENTS
. I
F
YOU
STOP
THE
PROCESS
YOUR
NOTEBOOK
WILL
RETURN
TO
THE
BEGINNING
OF
THE
W
INDOWS
W
ELCOME
P
ROCESS
,
EVEN
IF
YOU
SHUT
YOUR
NOTEBOOK
DOWN
AND
START
IT
UP
AGAIN
.
