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*your PC user guide
Welcome!
This User Guide will tell you all you need to know to get
your new PC up and running quickly and easily.
Please take a few moments to read through this manual
as it also explains how to use all the different parts of the
PC and will answer the questions most commonly asked
by our customers.
Whilst every care is taken to keep this manual up-to-date, some of the
features described may not be applicable to your particular system.
If this is the case, additional printed documentation may be supplied.
Alternatively, it may be in electronic format on CD or as ‘help’ files on the
hard disk drive. For the latest information you should sign up for your free
Supanet account (UK only) and visit our web site, www.supanet.com
Getting Started in Windows! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The Intellimouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
The Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Wireless Internet Keyboard and Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The Windows XP Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
User Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Adding an account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Running Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installing Additional Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Windows XP Home Edition - Compatibility issues . . . . .12
Shutting Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Logging Off or Changing the User: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Connecting to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
To connect to the Internet with Supanet: . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Outlook Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Building Your Own Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Worldbuilder2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Security on the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Anti-virus Software: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Anti-hacker (Firewall) Software: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
SPAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Popups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Removable Drives/Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
The Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
CD-ROM Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
CD-Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
DVD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
DVD-+Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Game Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Firewire (IEEE 1394) Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
LAN Network Port (Ethernet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Getting Help In Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Electronic Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
The Reload CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
When to use the Reload CD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
How to use the Reload CD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Before Using the Reload CD: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
The System/Driver CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Troubleshooting Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Useful Web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Exclusions of consequential Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
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