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Contents Chapter 1: Finding information Introducing HP QuickWeb 1 Finding Help and Support 1 Finding the user guides 1 Identifying installed software and hardware 2 Chapter 2: Using HP QuickWeb Setting up HP QuickWeb for the first time 3 Using HP QuickWeb 4 Starting Microsoft Windows 4 Identifying the QuickWeb control buttons 4 Identifying the LaunchBar icons 5 Identifying the notification icons 5 Using the Settings panel 6 Configuring the network 7 Playing music 7 Browsing photos 7 Creating instant messages with Chat 7 Making Internet phone calls with Skype (select models only 8 Disabling and enabling HP QuickWeb 8 Chapter 3: What's next? Creating recovery discs 9 Protecting the computer 9 Protecting your computer from viruses 9 Protecting your system files 9 Protecting your privacy 10 Protecting the computer from power surges 10 Using the computer safely 10 Connecting to the Internet 11 Choosing the type of Internet access available 11 Choosing an ISP 12 Connecting to an existing wireless network 13 Setting up a wireless network 13 Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service 14 Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router 14 Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network 15 Connecting to a wired network 15 Installing additional hardware and software 16 Installing hardware 16 Locating and installing software 16 Updating the software installed on the computer 16 Turning off the computer 17 Notebook Essentials iii

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Notebook Essentials
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Contents
Chapter 1: Finding information
Introducing HP QuickWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Finding Help and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Finding the user guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Identifying installed software and hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2: Using HP QuickWeb
Setting up HP QuickWeb for the first time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using HP QuickWeb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Starting Microsoft Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying the QuickWeb control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying the LaunchBar icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Identifying the notification icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using the Settings panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Configuring the network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Browsing photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Creating instant messages with Chat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Making Internet phone calls with Skype (select models only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Disabling and enabling HP QuickWeb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3: What's next?
Creating recovery discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protecting the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protecting your computer from viruses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protecting your system files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Protecting your privacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Protecting the computer from power surges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the computer safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Choosing the type of Internet access available. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Choosing an ISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to an existing wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting up a wireless network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Step 1: Purchase high-speed Internet service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Step 2: Purchase and install a wireless router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Step 3: Configure the computer to connect to the wireless network . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a wired network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing additional hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Installing hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locating and installing software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Updating the software installed on the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turning off the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17