Gateway MX6960 Safety guide

STARTERGUIDE

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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.

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Contents

Getting started with Windows ............................................... 4

Internet ........................................................................................... 8

E-mail............................................................................................... 9

Playing CDs and DVDs.............................................................10

Creating CDs and DVDs...........................................................11

System recovery.........................................................................12

Security .........................................................................................16

Wireless networking.................................................................20

More help.....................................................................................22

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After you start your computer and complete the Windows® setup, the rst thing you’ll see on

your screen is the Windows desktop. The desktop includes a taskbar, Start button, and Recycle

Bin icon. Other icons can be added depending on your computer’s conguration.

Click the Start button to access programs

and to turn your computer o

Drag items to

the Recycle

Bin to delete

them

This is the

Windows

desktop

Add icons

of your own

- see your

user guide for

instructions

Click the

Windows

Media Player

icon to play

CDs and DVDs

Click the Oce Trial icon

to write letters or create a

spreadsheet

Click the

AOL icon

to set up

and send

e-mail

we do Windows

For more information about Windows, see“Windows basics”under Help and Support in the Start menu.

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The Start menu is the command center of your computer. Whether you want to start a program,

nd a le, or change settings on your system, the Start menu is where it all begins.

Click here to shut

down your computer

Click here to

access the

Internet, e-mail,

and your most

frequently used

programs

Click here to see

all your programs

Click here to nd a le or folder,

to change settings on your

computer, or to get help.

For more information about Windows, see“Windows basics”under Help and Support.

getting things started

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Managing les and folders starts with My Computer. From there, you can see everything on

your computer. To get to My Computer, click the Start button, then click My Computer. To

save something right away, use the My Documents folder that has already been set up for you.

To access that folder, click the Start button, then click My Documents.

My Documents

Already created

for you, this

folder is ready for

immediate use

My Computer

Look here to see

what’s on your

computer

maintaining order

For more information about Windows, see“Windows basics”under Help and Support.

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Keep your computer in top running condition with regular maintenance. Click Start, Control

Panel, then click Performance and Maintenance. Select an option and follow the instructions.

Do this regularly and you’ll have a smoother-running system.

For more information, see“Performance and maintenance”under Help and Support.

improving performance

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 les

more quickly

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Explore the World Wide Web with 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 in an Internet address, such as www.gateway.com, click Go, and you’re on your way.

This is a

Web page

The address bar is

where you type in

the Internet address

or URL (Universal

Resource Locator)

surﬁng the ’net

To learn more about America Online, click the AOL icon on your Windows desktop.

This is a linked Web page

If your pointer arrow turns into a hand

when you move over something, it’s a link.

Click on it and see where it takes you!

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Staying in touch with family and friends is easy with e-mail and is usually free with your Internet

account.

To send e-mail, connect to your ISP, click Start, then click E-Mail. When your default e-mail

program opens. Complete any setup required, then click New and type the e-mail address of

the person that you want to send a message to in the To box. Add a description in the Subject

box, type the e-mail message, then click Send. Your message will arrive at most e-mail addresses

in seconds.

Type a short description

of your message here

Include others in your

message by typing

their e-mail addresses

here or in the To box

Type the e-mail

address of the person

you want to send a

message to here

This is the user name

part of an e-mail address

This is the Internet domain name

part of an e-mail address

For more information about e-mail, see“Using the Internet”in your online user guide.

welcome to e-mail!

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Enjoy listening to favorite music CDs or watching DVDs with software already installed on your

new Gateway computer.

To listen to a music CD or watch a movie on DVD, click the Windows Media Player icon on

your Windows desktop. Put the CD or DVD into the CD or DVD drive on your computer, then

click the Play button ( ). You can control how the music CD or video DVD plays from Windows

Media Player.

Click these buttons to play, pause, or stop a CD

or DVD. You can also control the volume here.

Songs

or scene

selections

from the CD

or DVD you

are playing

are listed here

Note: You

must have a

DVD drive to

play a DVD

For more information about using media, see your online user guide.

for your listening and viewing pleasure...

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