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Contents Chapter 1: Getting started Windows 7 1 TouchPad 1 Connecting to the Internet 1 Finding Help and Support 2 Finding the user guides 2 Identifying installed software and hardware 2 Chapter 2: Windows desktop Identifying the Windows desktop features 5 Chapter 3: What's next? Creating recovery discs 7 Protecting the computer 7 Protecting your computer from viruses 7 Protecting your system files 7 Protecting your privacy 8 Protecting the computer from power surges 8 Connecting to the Internet 9 Choosing the type of Internet access available 9 Choosing an ISP 10 Connecting to an existing wireless network 11 Setting up a wireless network 11 Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service 12 Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router 12 Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network 12 Connecting to a wired network 13 Installing additional hardware and software 14 Installing hardware 14 Locating and installing software 14 Updating the software installed on the computer 14 Turning off the computer 15 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Troubleshooting resources 17 Quick troubleshooting 17 The computer is unable to start up 17 The computer screen is blank 17 Software is functioning abnormally 18 The computer is on but is not responding 18 The computer is unusually warm 18 Notebook Essentials iii

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Notebook Essentials
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Contents
Chapter 1: Getting started
Windows 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
TouchPad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Finding Help and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Finding the user guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Identifying installed software and hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: Windows desktop
Identifying the Windows desktop features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Chapter 3: What's next?
Creating recovery discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Protecting the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Protecting your computer from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Protecting your system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Protecting your privacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Protecting the computer from power surges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Choosing the type of Internet access available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Choosing an ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to an existing wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Setting up a wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to a wired network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installing additional hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Locating and installing software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Updating the software installed on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Turning off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Quick troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The computer is unable to start up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
The computer screen is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Software is functioning abnormally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The computer is on but is not responding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The computer is unusually warm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18