Gateway Profile 4 User Manual
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163 Installing your old programs www.gateway.com Installing your old programs You probably use some programs that did not come installed on your new computer, such as personal finance software, graphics programs, or games. Spend some time going through your old computer’s Start and Programs menus, making note of any programs you want to install on your new computer. Locate your original program installation CDs and installation guides. Your original CDs and guides should contain any serial numbers...
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10 165 Maintaining Your Computer This chapter provides basic information about maintaining your computer hardware and software. Read this chapter to learn how to: ■Care for your computer ■Create an emergency startup diskette ■Protect your computer from viruses ■Manage hard drive space ■Back up files ■Clean your computer
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166 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Computer www.gateway.com Caring for your computer To extend the life of your system: ■Be careful not to bump or drop your computer, and do not put any objects on top of it. The case, although strong, is not made to support extra weight. ■When transporting your computer, we recommend that you put it in the original packaging materials. ■Keep diskettes and your computer away from magnetic fields. Magnetic fields can erase data on both diskettes and hard drives. ■Avoid...
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167 Caring for your computer www.gateway.com Clean computer display X page 182 Clean mouse X page 182 Maintenance task Immediately after purchaseMonthly When needed See...
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168 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Computer www.gateway.com Creating an emergency startup diskette An emergency startup diskette is a diskette that contains critical information that you need to start your computer if Windows fails to start. You should create a startup diskette as soon as you get your computer. To create an emergency startup diskette in Windows XP: 1Insert a blank diskette labeled Startup into the diskette drive. 2Click Start, then click My Computer. The My Computer window opens....
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169 Creating an emergency startup diskette www.gateway.com 4Click to select the Create an MS-DOS startup disk check box, then click Start. A message warns you that any information on the diskette will be erased. 5When you see the warning message, click OK. Windows copies files to the emergency startup diskette. 6When Windows finishes copying files, remove the diskette from the diskette drive. 7Slide the write-protect tab up to prevent the diskette from being erased or infected by viruses. 8Store your...
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170 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Computer www.gateway.com Protecting your computer from viruses A virus is a program that attaches itself to a file on a computer, then spreads from one computer to another. Viruses can damage data or cause your computer to malfunction. Some viruses go undetected for a period of time because they are activated on a certain date. Protect your computer from a virus by: ■Using the Norton® AntiVirus program to check files and programs that are on diskettes, attached to...
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171 Protecting your computer from viruses www.gateway.com To scan for viruses: 1Click Start, All Programs, Norton AntiVirus, then click Norton AntiVirus 2003. Norton AntiVirus opens. 2Click Scan for Viruses. 3Click the type of scan you want to make in the Scan for Viruses area, then under Actions, click Scan. Scan for viruses Scan
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172 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Computer www.gateway.com To remove a virus: 1If Norton AntiVirus finds a virus, follow all on-screen instructions to remove the virus. 2Turn off your computer and leave it off for at least 30 seconds. 3Turn on your computer and rescan for the virus. To update Norton AntiVirus: 1Make sure that you are connected to the Internet. 2Click Start, All Programs, Norton AntiVirus, then click LiveUpdate - Norton AntiVirus . The LiveUpdate wizard opens. 3Follow the on-screen...