Dell Inspiron 531s (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 58)

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Solving Problems
Hard drive problems
E-Mail, Modem, and Internet Problems
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the
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.
R UN C HECK D ISK —
Windows XP:
1 Click Start and click My Computer.
2 Right-click Local Disk C:.
3 Click Properties → Tools→ Check Now.
4 Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors and click Start.
Windows Vista:
1 Click Start and click Computer.
2 Right-click Local Disk C:.
3 Click Properties.
4 Click the Tools tab.
5 Under Error-checking, click Check Now.
6 Click Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.
7 Click Start.
NOTE:
You must be logged in with Administrator privileges to perform this procedure.
C HECK THE W INDOWS M AIL E XPRESS S ECURITY S ETTINGS — If you cannot
open your e-mail attachments:
1 In Windows Mail, click Tools, click Options, and then click Security.
2 Click Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a
virus to remove the checkmark.
3 Click Apply and then OK.
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