HP Pavilion 6300 HP Pavilion PC Model 6300 Series - Getting Started Manual - Page 47

Adding Software, Deleting Software

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Adding Software The best way to install a new program is to use the Add/Remove Programs utility. To install new programs by running Add/Remove Programs: 1 Insert the CD or diskette in the appropriate drive. 2 Click Start on the taskbar. 3 Select Settings. 4 Click Control Panel. 5 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 6 Click Install. 7 Follow the on-screen directions. Once a new program is installed, it appears in the Programs section of the Start menu. Deleting Software There are a number of ways to remove programs from your hard disk. Some programs come with their own uninstall utility, which you use to remove the program. You can also buy uninstall utilities that remove any program from your hard disk. Or you can use the Add/Remove Programs utility, located in the Control Panel. To use the Add/Remove Programs utility: 1 Click Start on the taskbar. 2 Select Settings. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Double-click Add/Remove Programs. 5 Click the program you want to remove. 6 Click Add/Remove. 7 Click OK. Chapter 3 • Discovering Your Software 43

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Adding Software
The best way to install a new program is to use the
Add/Remove Programs
utility.
To install new programs by running Add/Remove
Programs:
1
Insert the CD or diskette in the appropriate drive.
2
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
3
Select
Settings
.
4
Click
Control Panel
.
5
Double-click
Add/Remove Programs
.
6
Click
Install
.
7
Follow the on-screen directions.
Once a new program is installed, it appears in the
Programs section of the Start menu.
Deleting Software
There are a number of ways to remove programs
from your hard disk. Some programs come with their
own uninstall utility, which you use to remove the
program. You can also buy uninstall utilities that
remove any program from your hard disk. Or you
can use the Add/Remove Programs utility, located in
the Control Panel.
To use the Add/Remove Programs
utility:
1
Click
Start
on the taskbar.
2
Select
Settings
.
3
Click
Control Panel
.
4
Double-click
Add/Remove Programs
.
5
Click the program you want to remove.
6
Click
Add/Remove
.
7
Click
OK
.