Hard Drive Problems; E-Mail, Modem, And Internet Problems - Dell INSPIRON 531S Owner's Manual

Hard drive problems

R U N C H E C K D I S K
Windows XP:
Click Start and click My Computer.
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Right-click Local Disk C:.
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Click Properties→ Tools→ Check Now.
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Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start.
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Windows Vista:
Click Start
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Right-click Local Disk C:.
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Click Properties.
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Click the Tools tab.
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Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
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Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
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Click Start.
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NOTE:
You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure.

E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems

CAUTION:
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTE:
Connect the modem to an analog telephone jack only. The modem does not
operate while it is connected to a digital telephone network.
C H E C K T H E W I N D O W S
open your e-mail attachments:
In Windows Mail, click Tools, click Options, and then click Security.
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Click Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a
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virus to remove the checkmark.
Click Apply and then OK.
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Solving Problems
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and click Computer.
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
M A I L E X P R E S S S E C U R I T Y S E T T I N G S — If you cannot