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Turning On and Turning Off Your Internet PC
Turning On Your Internet PC
To turn on the computer, press the Power button on the front of the computer. The
power status light will glow green, showing that the computer is on.
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NOTE:
The Sleep button on the Compaq Internet Keyboard will only put the computer
into the Sleep mode or wake it from the Sleep mode. The Sleep button will not turn
on or shut down the computer.
Recovering from a Locked Program or System
Recovering from a Locked Program
To close a program that has stopped responding, complete the following steps:
1.
Press
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
. The Close Program window is displayed.
2.
Select the name of the program that is not responding.
3.
Click
End Task
.
4.
A message prompting you to close the program is displayed. Click
End Task
.
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NOTE:
Learn to save your work often. Work that has not been saved may be lost
when a program or the computer stops responding.
Recovering from a Locked System
If the computer stops responding to mouse movement or pressing a key on the
keyboard has no effect, complete the following steps:
1.
To turn off the computer, press and hold the
Power
button for 4 seconds.
5.
Press the
Power
button again to turn on the computer.
ScanDisk, a Microsoft Windows utility program, will automatically run. ScanDisk
will determine if the improper shutdown caused any errors on the hard drive.
Errors may occur if the Microsoft Windows operating system was not able to
properly close all files before the shutdown. If no errors are found, the restart
process will continue. If ScanDisk does detect errors, follow the instructions shown
to continue the restart process. Work that was not saved prior to the lockup may be
lost.