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Table of Contents
Before Getting Started
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PC Setup Tips
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Choosing a PC setup location
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Choosing a display
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Using additional video cables
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1
Using additional sound cables
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1
Using a video game console
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Important Safety Information About Your HP Media
Center PC
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2
Finding Guides on Your PC and on the Web
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2
Onscreen guides
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2
Online guides
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2
Using the PC with Safety and Comfort
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3
Using PC Help & Tools
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3
Connecting to the Internet
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3
Connecting to the Internet requirements
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3
Configuring and Registering Norton Internet Security
Software
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4
Signing Up for Software Updates
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5
Updates from HP
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5
Automatic Updates
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5
Getting messages
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Turning off messages
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6
Setting Up Accounts on Your New PC
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7
Creating user accounts
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Creating passwords
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Installing Software and Hardware Devices
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Transferring Files and Settings from Your Old PC to
Your New PC
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9
HP Products Work Better Together
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Protecting the PC
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Installing Software
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Getting Help
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Setting Up the PC
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HP Media Center PC Front Connectors
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HP Media Center PC Rear Connectors
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Connecting a Digital Video Camera to the PC
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Connecting to Other Devices
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Connecting the Television Signal
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Using TV Cables
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Audio and Video Cables
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Connecting the TV Signal Source
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Connecting a dual tuner
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Connecting the Remote Sensor
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Connecting the TV Signal Source When You Have an
Existing Setup
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Wall to VCR to TV using coaxial cable
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Wall to cable TV set-top box or satellite box to VCR to TV
using coaxial cable
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23
Wall to cable TV set-top box or satellite box to VCR and TV
using S-video cable or composite video cable between
the box and the VCR or TV
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Using the TV as a Monitor
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Cables for connecting the PC to a TV
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Viewing the PC Image on Your TV Screen
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Adjusting the Screen Resolution
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Connecting the PC to a TV
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Using the Media Center Setup Wizard for Optional Setup
of Your TV Display
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Changing the Display for a GeForce Graphics Card
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Changing the Display for an ATI Graphics Card
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Changing the Display for an ATI Catalyst Control Center
Graphics Card
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Viewing the PC image on the TV
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Viewing the PC image on the TV using the GeForce graphics
card
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Viewing the PC image on the TV using the ATI graphics
card
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Enabling and disabling the TV option using the GeForce
graphics card
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Enabling and disabling the TV option using the ATI Displays
graphics card
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Enabling and disabling the TV option with ATI Catalyst
Control Center
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Disconnecting the TV
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Changing Your Display Using Windows XP
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