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Using Welcome Center
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When Installing Hardware
You should follow the manufacturer's instructions when installing hardware on your PC, but
here are a few general rules (see Chapter 8 for details):
- Before you install hardware inside your computer (memory, disk drive, sound card, video
card, and so on), shut down your computer and unplug it.
- Before you attach a peripheral device (printer, monitor, external drive) that does not connect
to a USB or IEEE 1394 (FireWire) port, shut down your computer (no need to unplug it).
- When adding a USB or IEEE 1394 device (most newer devices), you don't have to shut down.
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Using Welcome Center
At startup, Windows displays Welcome
Center (Figure 1.9) to help you set up your
computer for the first time. Common tasks
include connecting to the internet (Chapter
12), adding user accounts for other people
(Chapter 17), transferring files and settings
from another computer (appendix), and
personalizing Windows (Chapter 4).
Welcome Center appears automatically
when you log on for the first time. If you
don't want to see it on future starts,
uncheck Run at Startup in the bottom-left
corner. You can always bring it back.
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Figure 1.9 Welcome Center puts tasks that help you get started using Windows Vista in one easy-to-find place. Click
a task, and a description and link appear in the top pane. Click the link to get started.
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To open Welcome Center:
- Choose Start > Control Panel > System
and Maintenance > Welcome Center.
Tips
- By default, only some tasks are shown.
To see them all, click the Show All Items
link in the Get Started with Windows
section.
- Below Get Started with Windows is at
least one Offers section with more tasks
and (free or pay) offers from Microsoft or
your computer's manufacturer.
- Some Welcome Center tasks depend on
your Windows setup. Add New Users
won't appears if you're on a network
domain, for example, and Windows
Ultimate Extras appears only in Vista
Ultimate edition.
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