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Thank you! Thank you for your purchase! We want to make your experience a satisfying one, so we've put together tips to help you get started with your Gateway computer. - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 3
Contents We do Windows 4 Getting things started 5 Maintaining order 6 Improving performance 7 Need additional help 8 Surfing the 'net 10 Welcome to e-mail 11 For your listening and viewing pleasure 12 Keeping your computer safe 13 Backing up a bit 15 Prepare to recover 16 - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 4
e-mail Click the Office Trial icon to write letters or create a spreadsheet This is the Windows desktop Add icons of your own - see your user guide for instructions Click the Start button to access programs and to turn your computer off Drag items to the Recycle Bin to delete them 4 For more - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 5
. Click here to see all your programs Click here to shut down your computer For more information about Windows, see"Windows basics"under Help and Support. 5 - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 6
ready for immediate use My Computer Look here to see what's on your computer 6 For more information about Windows, see"Windows basics"under Help and Support. - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 7
, then click Performance and Maintenance. Select an option and follow the instructions. Do this regularly and you'll have a smoother-running system. Clean it up Click here to eliminate performance and hard drive space problems Speed it up Click here to help programs run faster and to open - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 8
, product specifications, tutorials, and personalized information about your computer. Visit us at www.support.gateway.com. • Help and Support-This collection of Windows help and troubleshooting information, along with automated support, is easily accessible. Just click Start, then click Help and - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 9
-For detailed information on using your Gateway computer, see the provided Reference Guide or online User Guide. To access the online guide, click Start, All Programs, then click Gateway Documentation. • Tech support-For help and advice you can trust, talk to people who know computers. You can find - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 10
an Internet connection. Just connect your computer to a telephone line, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), or cable TV line and sign up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) like America Online. To get to the Internet, click Start, then click Internet Explorer or the ISP you've connected with. Type - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 11
part of an email address Type a short description of your message here For more information about email, see "Using the Internet" in your online user guide. 11 - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 12
for your listening and viewing pleasure... Enjoy listening to your favorite music or watching a movie with software already installed on your new Gateway computer. To listen to music or watch a movie, click the Windows Media Player icon on your Windows desktop. Select media files on your computer, - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 13
control the type and level of protection you want for your computer For more information on security, see"Protecting Your Computer"in your online user guide. 13 - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 14
bypass the security features built into Windows XP, Microsoft creates a high-priority Windows update to fix the problem. You should update Windows regularly to keep your computer secure. To run Windows Update, click Start, on security, see"Protecting Your Computer"in your online user guide. 14 - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 15
to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of these restore points to get your computer running again. 1 Click Start, Help and Support, then click click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions to finish the restoration. For more information on restoration, see "Recovering Your System" - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 16
disc or, to create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create driver and application backup disc. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. Caution: External optical disc drive required. Please see your retailer for more details. 16 - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 17
. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Restore system to factory default. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. 17 - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 18
If you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer - Gateway LT10 | Gateway Notebook Starter Guide - Page 19
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