Gateway MX6708 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer
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GETTING STARTED with your Gateway computer 8511111_GW GSG.indd 1 Look inside for helpful hints on: • Using Windows • Using multimedia • Protecting and recovering your computer • Wireless networking 11/3/2005 2:19:30 PM - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - 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. 8511111_GW GSG.indd 2 11/3/2005 2:19:31 PM - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting 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 8511111_GW GSG.indd 3 11/3/2005 2:19:32 PM - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 4
on your computer's configuration. Click the Windows Media Player icon to play CDs and DVDs Click the AOL icon to set up and send e-mail Click is the Windows desktop Add icons of your own - see your user guide for instructions 4 8511111_GW GSG.indd 4 Click the Start button to access programs and - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 5
5 Click here to see all your programs Click here to shut down your computer For more information about Windows, see"Windows basics"under Help and Support. 5 11/3/2005 2:19:33 PM - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 6
use My Computer Look here to see what's on your computer 6 8511111_GW GSG.indd 6 For more information about Windows, see"Windows basics"under Help and Support. 11/3/2005 2:19:33 PM - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 7
. 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. 8511111_GW GSG.indd 7 Clean it up Click here to eliminate performance and hard drive space problems Speed it up - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 8
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or cable TV line and sign up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) like America Online. To get to the Internet, click Start, the ISP you've connected with. Type in an Internet address, such as www.gateway.com, click Go, and you're on your way. The address bar is - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 9
message by typing their e-mail addresses here or in the To box This is the user name This is the Internet domain name part of an e-mail address part of an e-mail address Type a short description of your message here 8511111_GW GSG.indd 9 For more information about e-mail, see"Using the Internet - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 10
installed on your new Gateway computer. To listen to a music CD or watch a movie on DVD, click the Windows Media Player icon on your Windows desktop. Put the CD or DVD into the CD or DVD drive on your computer, then click the Play button ( ). You can control how the music CD or video DVD plays from - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 11
movies or special videos. If your computer came with a DVD burner,, you can do it all with easy-to-use software already installed on your Gateway computer. Create an MP3 music file To create an MP3, click the Windows Media Player icon on your Windows desktop. Put a music CD in the CD drive on your - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 12
that you make a backup copy of the drivers and programs that are hidden on your hard drive. Your backup copy is called a recovery disc. Before you create one, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive and have blank discs ready. You'll need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 13
hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your computer running again. 1 Click Start, Help and Support on the screen, click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions to finish the restoration. 8511111_GW GSG.indd 13 For more information on - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 14
, you can recover from your hard drive. 1 Get the operating system disc that came with your computer and have it ready. 2 Turn on or restart your computer, then press the F11 key on your keyboard while your computer is starting. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions and insert the operating system - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 15
back to basics, continued... 4 Continue to follow the on-screen instructions, and click one of the following system recovery options when prompted: • Full System Restore (Destructive) reformats the hard drive and restores the system software as it was when you purchased your computer. This process - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 16
keeping your computer safe Your Gateway computer comes with hardware and software features that let • Install all critical updates for Microsoft Windows • Use BigFix, a program provided by Gateway, to give you access to the latest information ranging from software bugs to security alerts 16 - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 17
came with McAfee VirusScan, Personal Firewall, and Spamkiller turned on. McAfee Privacy Service is turned off. To turn that service on and keep the other ones on as well, connect to the Internet more information on security,"Protecting Your Computer"in your online user guide. 17 11/3/2005 2:19:37 PM - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 18
safe and sound Windows Update If a hacker finds a way to bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to fix the problem. You should update Windows regularly to keep your computer secure. To run Windows Update, click Start, All Programs, then - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 19
, 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 to go directly to the Gateway Web support site Click here, then click Tutorial to learn more about BigFix - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 20
your Internet service provider for more information). Desktop or notebook computer Access point Cable or DSL modem Many Gateway notebooks come with wireless networking already installed. If your notebook does not have wireless installed, you can buy a wireless PC Card from Gateway at accessories - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 21
networks are not just for notebooks. You can also connect your desktop computer to your wireless network with a wireless PCI card or USB adapter. Check out accessories.gateway.com for these and other networking, see"Networking Your Computer"in your online user guide. 21 11/3/2005 2:19:39 PM - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 22
needs: • Gateway Web support-Available 24/7, Gateway's online support provides current drivers, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. Visit it at support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of help and troubleshooting information, along - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 23
or notebook. Web site: Online support: Tech Support Phone: Tech Support Hours: Find contact information and your computer's serial number on this label Check your online user guide for easy-to-understand information on a variety of topics • BigFix-Pre-installed for you on your Gateway computer - Gateway MX6708 | 8511111 - Getting Started With Your Gateway Computer - Page 24
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GETTING STARTED
with your Gateway computer
Look inside for helpful hints on:
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Using Windows
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Using multimedia
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Protecting and recovering
your computer
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Wireless networking
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