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Chapter 13: Maintaining Your Gateway M405
www.gateway.com
Protecting your notebook from
viruses
A
virus
is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads
from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your notebook
to malfunction. Some viruses go undetected for a period of time because they
are activated on a certain date.
Protect your notebook from a virus by:
■
Using the Norton
®
AntiVirus program to check files and programs that are
on diskettes, attached to e-mail messages, or downloaded from the
Internet.
■
Checking all programs for viruses before installing them.
■
Disabling macros on suspicious Microsoft Word and Excel files. These
programs will warn you if a document that you are opening contains a
macro that might have a virus.
■
Periodically updating the Norton AntiVirus program to protect against the
latest viruses.
Help and
Support
For more information about protecting your notebook
against viruses in Windows XP, click
Start
, then click
Help
and Support
.
Type the keyword
viruses
in the
Search
box
, then click the arrow.
Summary of Contents for M405
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Page 56: ...46 Chapter 3 Getting Help www gateway com ...
Page 78: ...68 Chapter 4 Using Windows www gateway com ...
Page 88: ...78 Chapter 5 Using the Internet www gateway com ...
Page 138: ...128 Chapter 7 Using Multimedia www gateway com The screen you use to add files opens ...
Page 176: ...166 Chapter 10 Customizing Your Gateway M405 www gateway com 3 Click the Appearance tab ...
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Page 204: ...194 Chapter 11 Networking Your Gateway M405 www gateway com ...
Page 212: ...202 Chapter 12 Moving From Your Old Computer www gateway com ...
Page 230: ...220 Chapter 13 Maintaining Your Gateway M405 www gateway com ...
Page 240: ...230 Chapter 14 Restoring Software www gateway com ...
Page 254: ...244 Chapter 15 Upgrading Your Gateway M405 www gateway com ...
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