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Contents Chapter 1: What's next? Introducing HP QuickWeb (select models only 1 Connecting to the Internet 1 Updating your antivirus software 1 Getting to know your computer 1 Chapter 2: Finding information Locating your electronic manuals 3 Finding more information 4 Chapter 3: Using HP QuickWeb (select models only) Setting up HP QuickWeb for the first time 6 Using HP QuickWeb 6 Starting Microsoft Windows 7 Identifying the QuickWeb control icons 7 Identifying the LaunchBar icons 8 Identifying the notification icons 9 Using the Settings panel 10 Configuring the network 10 Playing music 11 Browsing photos 11 Creating instant messages with Chat 12 Making Internet phone calls with Skype (select models only 12 Turning HP QuickWeb on and off 13 Chapter 4: Keeping your computer safe Protecting the computer from viruses 15 Protecting your system files 15 Protecting your privacy 15 Protecting the computer from power surges 16 Turning off the computer 16 Using the computer safely 16 Chapter 5: Networking Choosing the type of Internet access 17 Choosing an ISP 17 Using Internet Services & Offers 17 Using ISP-provided icons 18 Using the Windows Connect to the Internet wizard 18 Notebook Essentials iii

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Notebook Essentials
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Contents
Chapter 1: What’s next?
Introducing HP QuickWeb (select models only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Updating your antivirus software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting to know your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2: Finding information
Locating your electronic manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Finding more information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 3: Using HP QuickWeb (select models only)
Setting up HP QuickWeb for the first time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using HP QuickWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Starting Microsoft Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Identifying the QuickWeb control icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Identifying the LaunchBar icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Identifying the notification icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using the Settings panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Configuring the network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Browsing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Creating instant messages with Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making Internet phone calls with Skype (select models only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning HP QuickWeb on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 4: Keeping your computer safe
Protecting the computer from viruses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Protecting your system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Protecting your privacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Protecting the computer from power surges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turning off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the computer safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 5: Networking
Choosing the type of Internet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Choosing an ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using Internet Services & Offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using ISP-provided icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Using the Windows Connect to the Internet wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18