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Using your computer on a network
Installing and configuring your computer for 
Ethernet networking
A guide in .PDF format has been included on your hard drive that provides 
instructions for installing and configuring both wired and wireless Ethernet 
networking on your computer. To access this guide, click 
Start, All Programs, 
then click 
Gateway Documentation or view networking guides at the Gateway 
eSupport Web site at support.gateway.com
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Moving from
Yo u r  O l d
Computer
If your new computer is replacing an old computer, you 
may have personal data files, Internet settings, a printer or 
other peripheral devices, and other unique computer 
settings that you want to move from your old computer 
to your new one. Read this chapter to learn about:
■Using the Windows XP Files and Settings Transfer 
Wizard
■Transferring Files
■Transferring Internet Settings
■Installing your old printer or scanner
■Installing your old programs 

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Using the Windows XP Files and 
Settings Transfer Wizard
If your new computer is running Windows XP, you can move your data files 
and personal settings, such as display, Internet, and e-mail settings, from your 
old computer to your new one by using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. 
The wizard also moves specific files or entire folders, such as My Documents, 
My Pictures, and Favorites.
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Transferring files
You can manually transfer your personal data files by copying them to 
removable media, such as a diskette, writable CD or DVD, or Zip disk, or by 
using a home network. For more information, see “Using a recordable drive” 
on page 101 or “Networking Your Computer” on page 141
Finding your files
Many programs automatically save your personal data files in the 
My Documents folder. Look in your old computer’s My Documents folder for 
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You can often identify different data file types by looking at the file’s extension 
(the part of the file name following the last period). For example, a document 
file might have a .DOC extension and a spreadsheet file might have an .XLS 
extension.
To find files using Find or Search:
1In Windows XP, click Start, then click Search. The Search Results window 
opens.
- OR -
In Windows 98, Windows Me, or Windows 2000, click 
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Transferring Internet settings
You can use different methods to transfer your Internet account from your old 
computer to your new one.
Setting up your ISP
■If your current Internet service provider (ISP) software came preinstalled 
on your new computer, run that setup program. If it asks to set up a new 
account or an existing one, choose to set up an existing account.
■If your current ISP software is not preinstalled on your new computer, 
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Transferring your e-mail and address book
See your old e-mail program’s online help for information on exporting and 
importing e-mail messages and the address book. You can often export all of 
your old e-mail messages or address book to a diskette, then import them from 
the diskette into your new computer’s e-mail program. You may also want to 
consider printing the old information or using your old computer to send the 
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Installing your old printer or 
scanner
Windows may have built-in support for older printers, scanners, or other 
peripheral devices. This means you do not need any additional software. Newer 
devices, however, usually require your original software installation CDs or 
diskettes.
If you have trouble after you install the software for your old devices, you can 
use System Restore to restore your computer’s previous settings.
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4If Windows detects your printer, install your printer by following the 
on-screen instructions. You are finished.
- OR -
If Windows does not detect the printer, go to the next step.
5In Windows XP, click Start, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel 
window opens. If your Control Panel is in Category View, click 
Printers and 
Other Hardware
.
- OR -
In Windows 2000, click 
Start, Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control 
Panel...