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Contents Chapter 1: What's next? Creating recovery discs 1 Connecting to the Internet 1 Updating your antivirus software 1 Getting to know the computer 2 Chapter 2: Finding information Locating the electronic manuals 3 Finding more information 4 Chapter 3: Keeping the computer safe Protecting the computer from viruses 5 Protecting your system files 5 Protecting your privacy 5 Protecting the computer from power surges 6 Turning off the computer 6 Using the computer safely 6 Chapter 4: Networking Choosing the type of Internet access 9 Choosing an ISP 9 Using Internet Services & Offers 9 Using ISP-provided icons 10 Using the Windows Connect to the Internet wizard 10 Connecting to an existing wireless network 10 Setting up a wireless network 10 Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service 11 Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router 11 Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network 12 Connecting to a wired network 13 Chapter 5: Using software Identifying installed software 15 Installing software from an optical disc 15 Creating (burning) a CD or DVD 16 Updating the software installed on the computer 17 Chapter 6: Backup and recovery Creating recovery discs 19 Backing up your information 20 Using Windows Backup and Restore 21 Notebook Essentials iii

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Notebook Essentials
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Contents
Chapter 1: What's next?
Creating recovery discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Updating your antivirus software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting to know the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: Finding information
Locating the electronic manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Finding more information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 3: Keeping the computer safe
Protecting the computer from viruses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Protecting your system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Protecting your privacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Protecting the computer from power surges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Turning off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Using the computer safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 4: Networking
Choosing the type of Internet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Choosing an ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Internet Services & Offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using ISP-provided icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the Windows Connect to the Internet wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to an existing wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting up a wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to a wired network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 5: Using software
Identifying installed software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing software from an optical disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Creating (burning) a CD or DVD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Updating the software installed on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 6: Backup and recovery
Creating recovery discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Backing up your information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Using Windows Backup and Restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21