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working with digital images.........................................................................45
about the 7-in-1 memory card reader........................................................45
using your cd, dvd, and diskette drives .........................................................47
handling cds/dvds..................................................................................48
inserting and removing cds and dvds........................................................48
using the combo drive.............................................................................50
using the diskette (floppy) drive ................................................................50
playing cds and dvds..................................................................................50
playing music cds with musicmatch jukebox...............................................50
playing cds and dvds with windows media player......................................51
playing dvd movies with the intervideo windvd player ................................52
playing video cds ...................................................................................54
creating (burning) cds with recordnow! .........................................................56
creating (burning) music cds with windows media player ................................57
creating (burning) data cds using windows xp program..................................58
creating (burning) dvds using the dvd writer drive ..........................................58
using a tv as a monitor................................................................................59
cables you may need ..............................................................................59
connecting to a tv set ..............................................................................59
viewing the pc image on your tv screen.....................................................60
disabling the tv option.............................................................................61
disconnecting the tv ................................................................................62
taking care of your pc.................................................................. 63
protecting your pc from power surges ...........................................................63
using virus protection programs....................................................................63
increasing available hard disk drive space....................................................64
unavailable hard disk drive space ............................................................64
emptying the recycle bin..........................................................................65
uninstalling programs..............................................................................65
removing desktop icons...........................................................................66
cleaning up your hard disk drive ..............................................................66
troubleshooting............................................................................ 67
using application recovery and system recovery .......................... 77
creating recovery cds/dvds .........................................................................79
using recovery cd-dvd creator ......................................................................79
using the recovery tools cd ..........................................................................80
system restore ............................................................................................81
application recovery ...................................................................................82
system recovery..........................................................................................83
starting system recovery if the pc is responding..........................................83
starting system recovery if the pc is not responding.....................................84