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Registration ........................................................ 4
Software installation ........................................... 5
Recovery ............................................................ 5
Having trouble? .................................................. 5
Safety and comfort ............................................. 7
Safety precautions ...................................... 7
Health precautions .................................... 10
Arranging a comfortable work area .................. 12
Adjusting your chair .................................. 12
Positioning your PC .................................. 13
Positioning your monitor ........................... 14
Positioning your keyboard......................... 14
Positioning your mouse............................. 14
Connecting the computer ................................. 16
Connect your mouse and keyboard .......... 16
Connect a monitor..................................... 17
Connect to a broadband network.............. 17
Connect to power...................................... 17
Turning on your computer ................................ 18
Turning off your computer ................................ 18
Using the optical drive...................................... 18
optical drive:.............................................. 19
Taking care of your optical discs .............. 19
Expanding through options .............................. 20
Connectivity options.................................. 20
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Using Windows and your software .................. 25
Welcome Center ...................................... 25
Internet security offer ............................... 25
Productivity software ................................ 26
Gateway Recovery Management............. 26
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Playing multimedia files............................ 26
AutoPlay................................................... 28
Playing downloaded files.......................... 29
Playing DVD movies ................................ 30
Playing Blu-ray movies............................. 31
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First steps on the net ....................................... 32
Protecting your computer ......................... 32
Choose an Internet Service Provider ....... 32
Network connections................................ 34
Surf the Net! ............................................. 37
Security .................................................... 40
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Safe computing................................................ 53
Maintenance............................................. 53
Updates.................................................... 60
Windows Remote Assistance................... 62
Gateway Recovery Management .................... 66
Creating recovery discs............................ 66
Recovering your system .................................. 69
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Types of recovery..................................... 71
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