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Tips for Using Your PC

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Tips for Using Your PC If you want to: Install hardware accessories. Configure hardware accessories. Install new applications, and set up and use the application software. Start a Windows application. Switch to another application that is running under Windows. Change the mouse double-click and tracking speed, and left-hand and right-hand buttons. Set up a printer. Safeguard your files. Restore a file you've accidentally deleted. Make more hard disk space available. Improve the performance of your hard disk. Make more memory available. Display more colors. Protect your PC from viruses. You need to: Refer to "Preparing Your PC for Use" in the manual Setting Up Your PC. Refer to "Preparing Your PC for Use" in the manual Setting Up Your PC. Read your application software's manuals. Double-click on its icon. Press [ALT] and [ESC] simultaneously. Use the Mouse icon in the Windows Control Panel. Use the Printers icon in the Windows Control Panel. Use the Microsoft Backup program. Recover your file using the Microsoft Undelete program. Delete unnecessary files, and increase hard disk space by using a disk compression program. Install a larger hard disk drive as described in "Preparing Your PC for Use" of the manual Setting Up Your PC. Use the Microsoft Defragmenter program. Increase (conventional) memory space using the Microsoft MemMaker program. Install more main memory as described in "Preparing Your PC for Use" of the manual Setting Up Your PC. If your PC has a Matrox video adapter board, install more video memory as described in "Preparing Your PC for Use" of the manual Setting Up Your PC. If you need to update the display drivers, use the Windows Setup icon in the Windows Main group. Run the Microsoft Anti-Virus program. If you want to: Stop anyone from starting your PC in your absence. You need to: Run SETUP and set a User Password. What happens: When you power on the PC, it will display a User Password prompt. The PC won't start until you type in your User Password. HP Vectra XU - Getting Started Using Your PC • 34

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HP Vectra XU – Getting Started
Using Your PC
•
34
Tips for Using Your PC
If you want to:
You need to:
Install hardware accessories.
Refer to “Preparing Your PC for Use” in the
manual
Setting Up Your PC
.
Configure hardware accessories.
Refer to “Preparing Your PC for Use” in the
manual
Setting Up Your PC
.
Install new applications, and set up
and use the application software.
Read your application software's manuals.
Start a Windows application.
Double-click on its icon.
Switch to another application that is
running under Windows.
Press
[
ALT
]
and
[
ESC]
simultaneously.
Change the mouse double-click and
tracking speed, and left-hand and
right-hand buttons.
Use the Mouse icon in the Windows Control
Panel.
Set up a printer.
Use the Printers icon in the Windows Control
Panel.
Safeguard your files.
Use the Microsoft Backup program.
Restore a file you've accidentally
deleted.
Recover your file using the Microsoft Undelete
program.
Make more hard disk space
available.
Delete unnecessary files, and increase hard disk
space by using a disk compression program.
Install a larger hard disk drive as described in
“Preparing Your PC for Use” of the manual
Setting
Up Your PC
.
Improve the performance of your
hard disk.
Use the Microsoft Defragmenter program.
Make more memory available.
Increase (conventional) memory space using the
Microsoft MemMaker program. Install more main
memory as described in “Preparing Your PC for
Use” of the manual
Setting Up Your PC
.
Display more colors.
If your PC has a Matrox video adapter board,
install more video memory as described in
“Preparing Your PC for Use” of the manual
Setting
Up Your PC
.
If you need to update the display
drivers, use the Windows Setup icon in the
Windows Main
group.
Protect your PC from viruses.
Run the Microsoft Anti-Virus program.
If you want to:
You need to:
What happens:
Stop anyone from starting
your PC in your absence.
Run SETUP and set a
User Password.
When you power on the PC, it will
display a User Password prompt.
The PC won't start until you type
in your User Password.