User manual MEDION ADVENT PC

[. . . ] Table of contents Safety Information Maintenance and Care Welcome Section 1 - Your Advent PC Your Advent PC The Mouse The Keyboard Monitors Optical Drives Memory Card Readers Floppy Disk Drive Base Unit Speakers Modem and Network (LAN) Section 2 - Introducing Microsoft Windows XP Introducing Windows XP The Desktop The Task Bar Start Menu Notification Area Recycle Bin Shortcuts Help and Support Center How do I. . . Section 3 - Windows XP Entertainment Windows XP Entertainment Media Player 10 Windows Movie Maker 2 Games Section 4 - The Internet The Internet Internet Explorer 6 Outlook Express 6 Windows Messenger Anti-virus / Firewalls Windows Security Center Windows Firewall Pop-up Blocker 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 33 34 39 43 47 48 53 56 57 59 60 65 Page 1 Section 5 - Looking after Windows XP Looking after Windows XP Windows Update Windows Service Packs Disk Cleanup Wizard Disk Defragmenter Section 6 - Windows XP Utilities Windows XP Utilities Control Panel Date and Time Accessibility Options Desktop Cleanup Wizard User Accounts and Passwords Section 7 - Troubleshooting and Support System Restore Help and Support Center Troubleshooting Reinstalling supplied Drivers and Software System Recovery Recovery CD Creator Further Help 68 69 73 74 76 79 80 82 83 85 86 91 95 96 99 100 104 105 Page 2 Important safety information The following information is designed to help you use and enjoy your Advent computer safely. Always follow the instructions on any safety labels, or in this manual. You should only use your Advent PC on a sturdy, stable, flat surface. [. . . ] Before you click Send, you need to click the Attach icon. You can now browse to your photo or file and attach it to the email. You can attach more than one file to a message. Now you can send your email as normal. Fig. 37 The Attach file icon. Add a contact to my Address Book?Click the Addresses icon in Outlook Express. Enter the person's details and click OK. Fig. 38 The Address Book Page 55 Windows® Messenger Windows® Messenger is an Instant Messaging program that allows you to chat in real time with your friends, family and colleagues. With Messenger you can see when your contacts are online and send them a message. You can even send files, and chat face to face with a Web Cam and microphone. A big advantage over normal chat rooms is that you can control who you talk to. People need to know your email address in order to add you as a contact, which you can decline if you want. Fig. 39 Windows® Messenger You can also block users on your contact list from chatting to you if you want. In order to use Windows® Messenger you need to create a Microsoft® . Net Passport which is free and easy to set up. Messenger will guide you through this the first time you sign in. Page 56 Anti-virus protection It is a sad fact that most computer users will have their computer infected with a virus at some point. Viruses are most commonly spread through email and the Internet. However, they can also be spread through infected floppy disks, CDs and DVDs, file sharing programs, and instant messaging software. Some are a simple annoyance and flash up random messages on your screen, but they can also be destructive and cause data loss, or even damage computer hardware. You can minimise the risk of a virus infecting your computer by installing anti-virus software. Once installed, this software will constantly monitor your computer for any viruses. It will even monitor incoming and outgoing email to make sure you are not being infected, or passing a virus on without knowing. There are new virus threats all the time, and simply buying and installing anti-virus software will not keep you protected. [. . . ] Please refer to the documentation supplied with those products for further help. Page 103 Recovery CD Creator Your Advent computer is supplied with a tool that allows you to create a set of Recovery CDs. You can use these to reinstall the computer to its `just out of the box' state should you need to. We advise that you do this before you start using your computer. Please use high-quality CD discs, label them, and store them in a safe place. [. . . ]