Gateway EC19C, User Manual

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CHAPTER 8: Maintaining Your Notebook
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3 Click Next, click Start a new transfer, then follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the transfer.
Transferring files and settings manually
You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to removable
media, such as a writable disc, an external hard drive, a network location, or a flash
drive.
Finding your documents
Many programs save your personal data files in the
Documents
or
My Documents
folder. Look in your old computer’s documents folder for personal data files.
To find files in the documents folder:
1 In Windows Vista, click (Start), then click Documents. The Documents folder
opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to Step 4 .
- OR -
In Windows XP, click Start, then click My Documents. The
My Documents
window
opens and displays many of your saved personal data files. Go to
Step 4
.
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, double-click the My Computer
icon on the desktop. Go to the next step.
2 Double-click the C:\ drive icon.
3 Double-click the Documents or My Documents folder. The
My Documents
window opens and displays many of your saved personal data files.
4 Copy your personal data files to removable media or to another computer on
your network.
Finding other files
Use Windows Find or Search to locate other personal data files. For more information,
see “Searching for files” on page 12 .
You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s
extension
(the
part of the file name following the last period). For example, a document file might
have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS extension.
Help
For more information about transferring files, click Start, then
click Help and Support. Type transferring files in the Search Help box,
then press E
NTER
.
File type File usually ends in...
Documents .DOC, .TXT, .RTF, .HTM, .HTML, .DOT
Spreadsheets .XLS, .XLT, .TXT
Pictures .JPG, .BMP, .GIF, .PDF, .PCT, .TIF,
.PNG, .EPS
Movies .MPEG, .MPG, .AVI, .GIF, .MOV
Sound and music .WAV, .CDA, .MP3, .MID, .MIDI,
.WMA