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First-time Operation
You can select the Classic view of Control Panel or the Classic Start menu. You can also change the way a user logs on
or off. This manual explains using the Windows Vista default setting (not Classic view or Classic Start menu etc.).
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User Account Control
User Account Control is a new security component of Windows Vista to stop unauthorized changes to your computer.
The User Account Control message will pop up every time you try making an important change to your computer.
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Sound and Video
• When playing AVI files
When the computer is stressed with lots of application software running or when you are using the computer in hot
location, the sound and images in AVI files may be cut during playback.
The following operations may improve the situation.
- Close the application software which is not used.
- Lower the temperature in the environment.
- Click
on the notification area, and select [High performance].
(When using the computer in hot location, lower the temperature in the environment to set [High performance].
Setting [High performance] in hot location does not improve the situation.)
• Sound (e.g. MP3, WMA) and video (e.g. MPG, WMV) recorded in PC Cards and SD Memory Cards may be inter-
rupted during playback. If this happens, copy them to the hard disk drive and play back.
• Depending on the processing status on Windows, sound may be interrupted at Windows startup. You can mute the
sound at startup.
A
Right-click the desktop and click [Personalize] - [Sounds].
B
Remove the check mark from [Play Windows Startup sound], and click [OK].
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Windows Update
You can update to the latest patches and service packs for Windows with the following menus.
(Start) - [All Programs] - [Windows Update]
Do not apply drivers even if a message to update a driver appears. If a driver update is required, contact
your technical support office.
Regarding Windows Vista
