Documentation, Printed documentation, Online documentation – Dell Dimension 4400 User Manual
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Documentation
Dell™ Dimension™ 4400
Printed Documentation
To save PDF files (files with an extension of .pdf) to your hard drive, right-click the document title, click Save Target As in Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Save
Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify a location on your hard drive.
Right-click only the following links:
Dell Dimension 4400 Systems Owner's Manual
(.pdf) (1899 KB) — Provides information on adding upgrades, performing basic troubleshooting procedures,
and reinstalling drivers. It also provides technical specifications.
Online Documentation
The Tell Me How help file is already loaded on your hard drive when you receive your computer. See "
Accessing Help Files
" for instructions on how to open the
file.
The Tell Me How help file allows you to search for information in multiple ways. You can quickly link to information on the following topics:
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Hardware and software features of your computer
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The Windows® desktop, where you can change your wallpaper and screen saver, create shortcuts, and position icons
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Software access, installation, and removal
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Basic file management, such as finding, copying, deleting, and renaming files
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Tips on using your computer hardware
Downloading the Tell Me How Help File and Associated Files
1.
Right-click the following link to the hhactivex.dll file:
hhactivex.dll
.
2.
Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify c:\windows\system.
3.
Click the Start button on the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then click Run.
4.
Type regsvr32 hhactivex.dll and then press <Enter>.
5.
Click OK when the installation is complete.
6.
Right-click the following link to the file:
Dell Dimension 4400 System Tell Me How
(.chm) (1224 KB).
7.
Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify a location on your hard drive.
Viewing the Tell Me How Help File
1.
Click the Start button on the Windows desktop, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.
2.
Navigate to the directory in which you saved the Tell Me How help file.
3.
Double-click the file (tellhow.chm).
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HINT:
You must right-click the link for a portable document format (PDF) file and save the file to your hard drive. Attempting to open large PDF files
through your browser causes your system to freeze.
HINT:
PDF files require Adobe™ Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe World Wide Web site at
http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/.
To view a PDF file, launch Acrobat Reader. Click File—> Open and select the PDF file.
HINT:
Tell Me How help files (files with an extension of .chm) require Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.