Compaq 233789-371 Laptop User Manual


 
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Registration
Registering with Compaq
To register your new Presario Internet PC with Compaq,
complete the enclosed pre-addressed postcard with your name,
address, and other personal information and return it to Compaq.
Registering with Microsoft
The next step is to register with Microsoft. You can open the
Getting Started with Windows 2000 screen at any time by
clicking on Start, then Run. Type in welcome, and click OK.
You will see the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional register
screen.
Select Register Now, and the Microsoft Windows 2000
Registration Wizard screen appears. Follow the instructions
on the screen to register your copy of Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional. Follow the steps on the screen. There will
be a short Home User Questionnaire about how you use your
computer.
Another screen allows you to send your hardware inventory
to Microsoft. On the Connect to Microsoft Windows screen
click Connect. A dial-up connection is made transmitting
the information to Microsoft.
Registration
Registration
It is very important that you
register
Your computer with
Compaq
Windows with
Microsoft
Registering with Compaq
enables you to receive
technical support for the
hardware, receive software
updates for Compaq
programs, and receive other
special offers.
Registering with Microsoft
enables you to receive
software updates and
important notices about
new Microsoft products.
Registering entitles you to the
manufacturer's technical
support. Therefore, be sure
any time you install new
software or hardware that you
register it with the
manufacturer.
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