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Keep your computer in top running condition with regular maintenance. Click 

Start

Control 

Panel

, then click 

Performance and Maintenance

. Select an option and follow the instructions. 

Do this regularly and you’ll have a smoother-running system.

For more information, see “Performance and maintenance” under Help and Support

.

improving performance

Clean it up

Click here to eliminate 
performance and hard 
drive space problems

Speed it up

Click here to help 
programs run faster 
and to open fi les 
more quickly

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Summary of Contents for MX6960

Page 1: ...STARTERGUIDE...

Page 2: ...Thank you Thank you for your purchase We want to make your experience a satisfying one so we ve put together tips to help you get started with your Gateway computer...

Page 3: ...Contents Getting started with Windows 4 Internet 8 E mail 9 Playing CDs and DVDs 10 Creating CDs and DVDs 11 System recovery 12 Security 16 Wireless networking 20 More help 22...

Page 4: ...tart button to access programs and to turn your computer off Drag items to the Recycle Bin to delete them This is the Windows desktop Add icons of your own see your user guide for instructions Click t...

Page 5: ...ere it all begins Click here to shut down your computer Click here to access the Internet e mail and your most frequently used programs Click here to see all your programs Click here to find a file or...

Page 6: ...something right away use the My Documents folder that has already been set up for you To access that folder click the Start button then click My Documents My Documents Already created for you this fo...

Page 7: ...ion and follow the instructions Do this regularly and you ll have a smoother running system For more information see Performance and maintenance under Help and Support improving performance Clean it u...

Page 8: ...plorer or the ISP you ve connected with Type in an Internet address such as www gateway com click Go and you re on your way This is a Web page The address bar is where you type in the Internet address...

Page 9: ...dd a description in the Subject box type the e mail message then click Send Your message will arrive at most e mail addresses in seconds Type a short description of your message here Include others in...

Page 10: ...D or DVD drive on your computer then click the Play button You can control how the music CD or video DVD plays fromWindows Media Player Click these buttons to play pause or stop a CD or DVD You can al...

Page 11: ...ws Media Player will create MP3s and save them to the My Music folder in My Documents Create a DVD To save content such as data or movies to DVD open Power2Go from the Start menu Put a blank writable...

Page 12: ...r computer has a recordable drive and have blank discs ready You ll need either several CD R discs or one DVD R or DVD R disc depending on the type of recordable drive you use CD RW DVD RW and DVD RW...

Page 13: ...can return to one of these restore points to get your computer running again 1 Click Start Help and Support then click Undo changes to your computer with System Restore 2 Click Restore my computer to...

Page 14: ...the operating system A backup copy of your hard drive s original factory installed contents is saved on a hidden area of your hard drive If you need to restore your computer to its original factory s...

Page 15: ...rogram settings reconfigured You need at least 4 GB of hard drive space to use this restore option 5 Click Next then click Yes 6 When file recovery has finished click Restart Your computer restarts an...

Page 16: ...your computer To keep information secure you should Regularly update your McAfee SecurityCenter software Install all critical updates for MicrosoftWindows Use BigFix a program provided by Gateway to...

Page 17: ...e SecurityCenter You need to extend your subscription to update McAfee SecurityCenter after the complimentary trial period ends Your computer came with McAfee VirusScan Personal Firewall and Spamkille...

Page 18: ...updateWindows regularly to keep your computer secure To runWindows Update click Start All Programs then click Windows Update Click Express to download high priority updates including those that are s...

Page 19: ...m it alerts you by flashing the blue taskbar icon To fix the problem click that icon and BigFix will open Click here for information about updates specific to your computer Click here then click Tutor...

Page 20: ...n access point and either purchasing or renting a cable or DSL modem see your Internet service provider for more information Many Gateway notebooks come with wireless networking already installed If y...

Page 21: ...our networked desktop computer then share the printer Connect the printer to your access point if the access point includes a USB or parallel port Use a wireless print server Hotspots If you are on th...

Page 22: ...zed information about your computer Visit us at support gateway com Help and Support This collection of help and troubleshooting information along with automated support is easily accessible Just clic...

Page 23: ...bottom of your desktop or notebook computer BigFix Pre installed for you on your Gateway computer BigFix checks your computer for problems and conflicts and lets you know if it finds something To sta...

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