How to Use the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Scanner</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">and Camera Wizard inWindows</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">XP allows you to scan in old photos or other documents to make them</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">digital. Scanning is simple, and once you make</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">filesdigital, you can e-mail them or share them with others in a variety of ways. Just place whatever you'd like to scan on your scanner's bed, and let the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP do the rest.</span><br> </h1><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Choose Start→AllPrograms→Accessories→Scanner and Camera Wizard.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> After you place a page, a picture, or some other object in your scanner, Windows begins scanning your item when you follow this path. If you have more than one device, you get a Select Device dialog box where you choose which one you want to use. Select one and then click OK. Then you see the opening window of the Scanner and Camera Wizard where you have to click Next. You now see the dialog box that I describe in the next step.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Choose your preferences for scanning and click Next.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">On the second wizard screen that appears, you choose Color Picture, Grayscale Picture, Black and White Picture or Text, or Custom.</p></div> <div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79719.image0.jpg?h=392&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/20/79720.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79719.image0.jpg?h=392&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Designate information about the file and then click Next.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">In the resulting Scanner and Camera Wizard, you designate a name for a group of pictures or select a group that you've already created (in the first drop-down list), a format for the file, such as .bmp or .jpg (in the second drop-down list), and a location to store the file (in the third drop-down list).</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/21/79721.image2.jpg?h=400&w=491" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/22/79722.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/21/79721.image2.jpg?h=400&w=491" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Choose one of three options to finish.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">When the scanning is complete, you can publish these pictures to a Web site, order prints of these pictures from a photo printing Web site, or choose Nothing if you're finished working with these pictures. Note that if you choose Nothing, you get the final wizard window confirming you scanned one item and click Finish. After clicking Finish, you are taken to Windows Explorer, where the file you scanned is highlighted and ready to double-click and edit or view.</p> </div></div>

How to Use the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP

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How to Use the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">The</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Scanner</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">and Camera Wizard inWindows</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">XP allows you to scan in old photos or other documents to make them</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">digital. Scanning is simple, and once you make</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">filesdigital, you can e-mail them or share them with others in a variety of ways. Just place whatever you'd like to scan on your scanner's bed, and let the Scanner and Camera Wizard in Windows XP do the rest.</span><br> </h1><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"> <div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)">1</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline"> Choose Start→AllPrograms→Accessories→Scanner and Camera Wizard.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> After you place a page, a picture, or some other object in your scanner, Windows begins scanning your item when you follow this path. If you have more than one device, you get a Select Device dialog box where you choose which one you want to use. Select one and then click OK. Then you see the opening window of the Scanner and Camera Wizard where you have to click Next. You now see the dialog box that I describe in the next step.</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 2</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:20px;display:inline">Choose your preferences for scanning and click Next.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">On the second wizard screen that appears, you choose Color Picture, Grayscale Picture, Black and White Picture or Text, or Custom.</p></div> <div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79719.image0.jpg?h=392&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/20/79720.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/19/79719.image0.jpg?h=392&w=535" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 3</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Designate information about the file and then click Next.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">In the resulting Scanner and Camera Wizard, you designate a name for a group of pictures or select a group that you've already created (in the first drop-down list), a format for the file, such as .bmp or .jpg (in the second drop-down list), and a location to store the file (in the third drop-down list).</p> </div><div class="clear" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;clear:both"></div></div><div class="step" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:16px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> <div class="stepFigure" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;float:right"><a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/21/79721.image2.jpg?h=400&w=491" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)"><img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/22/79722.image3.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"></a><div class="enlarge" style="margin:1px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;text-align:right"> <img alt="" src="http://media.wiley.com/spa_assets/R16B060/site/dummies2/include/images/icons/enlarge.gif" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;"> <a href="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/21/79721.image2.jpg?h=400&w=491" rel="lightbox" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">Enlarge</a></div> </div><div class="stepHeading" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;overflow:hidden"><div class="stepNumber" style="margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;padding:10px 0px;border:0px;font-size:1rem;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:30px;text-align:center;font-family:helvetica;background-color:rgb(255,254,0)"> 4</div><h2 class="stepTitle" style="margin:5px 0px 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:19px;display:inline">Choose one of three options to finish.</h2></div><div class="stepText" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">When the scanning is complete, you can publish these pictures to a Web site, order prints of these pictures from a photo printing Web site, or choose Nothing if you're finished working with these pictures. Note that if you choose Nothing, you get the final wizard window confirming you scanned one item and click Finish. After clicking Finish, you are taken to Windows Explorer, where the file you scanned is highlighted and ready to double-click and edit or view.</p> </div></div>

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The Types of PC Expansion Slots

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">You can expand your PC internally by adding additional circuitry boards. Those boards, or</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">expansioncards, plug directly into</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">expansionslots</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">on the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">motherboard</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">(as shown in this figure). So, you can expand your computer system by adding options not included with the basic PC. Here are the types of expansion slots your PC may have:</span><br> </h1><img alt="image0.jpg" height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/33/80433.image0.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); max-width: 100%; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; height: auto !important;" width="535"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"></span><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>PCI Express: </b>The best type of expansion slot to have in your PC is the PCI Express, also written as PCIe. Without boring you, the PCI Express type of expansion slot communicates with the motherboard, and therefore with themicroprocessor, both quickly and efficiently.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>PCI:</b> The PCI slot is the most common form of internal expansion for a PC.</p><p class="child-para Tip" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Some PCs have a mixture of PCI and PCI Express slots. If so, go with PCI Express when you have that option.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>AGP: </b>This type of expansion slot was specifically designed to deal with graphics adapters. In fact, AGP stands for Accelerated Graphics Port. Older PCs may sport this expansion slot, but the bestvideo cards use PCI Express.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>ISA: </b>The most ancient type of expansion slot is the ISA, which stands for (get this) IndustryStandard Architecture. That's because it never really had a name until another, better type of expansion slot came along. ISA slots hang around to be compatible with older expansion cards.</p> </li></ul>

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What to Do When You Can’t Connect to Your Wireless Network

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Connecting to a</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">network</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">wirelesslycan be as simple as turning on yourlaptop</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">and tuning in to the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">WiFisignal, but it can also be very frustrating if the conditions aren't right or the settings are improper.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">So what to do if your WiFi doesn't work? Consider these two essentials:</p> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Turn on.</b> Nearly every laptop with WiFi capabilities has a physical switch on the case or a soft switch in software that enables or disables the transmitter/receiver. If your WiFi doesn't work, the first thing to do is check to see if it's turned on. Consult the instruction manual or support desk for assistance if necessary.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Tune in.</b> Just because you have a WiFi card doesn't mean you'll find a signal everywhere you go. And just because you find a signal doesn't mean that the transmitter owner will allow anyone to sign on and share the bandwidth.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Now, what happens if you're a subscriber or an authorized user of a private network or are attempting to sign on to a public network and have no success? Check to make sure that the WiFi adapter is switched on. Then check to see if the Device Manager under Windowsshows a hardware failure or fails to note the presence of a wireless adapter. Many laptop manufacturers also provide a specialized WiFi control utility that may include a troubleshooting utility.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If you determine that your WiFi system has failed, you may be able to replace the module. However, some manufacturers require that this repair be done at an authorized repair facility to comply with Federal Communications Commission rules to shield against unintended interference. One way around this expensive solution is to use a PC Card WiFi system as a workaround; those require nothing more than plugging in to the slot.</p>

What to Do When You Can’t Connect to Your Wireless Network

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What to Do When You Can’t Connect to Your Wireless Network

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Connecting to a</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">network</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">wirelesslycan be as simple as turning on yourlaptop</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">and tuning in to the</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">WiFisignal, but it can also be very frustrating if the conditions aren't right or the settings are improper.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">So what to do if your WiFi doesn't work? Consider these two essentials:</p> <ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> <b>Turn on.</b> Nearly every laptop with WiFi capabilities has a physical switch on the case or a soft switch in software that enables or disables the transmitter/receiver. If your WiFi doesn't work, the first thing to do is check to see if it's turned on. Consult the instruction manual or support desk for assistance if necessary.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Tune in.</b> Just because you have a WiFi card doesn't mean you'll find a signal everywhere you go. And just because you find a signal doesn't mean that the transmitter owner will allow anyone to sign on and share the bandwidth.</p> </li></ul><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">Now, what happens if you're a subscriber or an authorized user of a private network or are attempting to sign on to a public network and have no success? Check to make sure that the WiFi adapter is switched on. Then check to see if the Device Manager under Windowsshows a hardware failure or fails to note the presence of a wireless adapter. Many laptop manufacturers also provide a specialized WiFi control utility that may include a troubleshooting utility.</p> <p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">If you determine that your WiFi system has failed, you may be able to replace the module. However, some manufacturers require that this repair be done at an authorized repair facility to comply with Federal Communications Commission rules to shield against unintended interference. One way around this expensive solution is to use a PC Card WiFi system as a workaround; those require nothing more than plugging in to the slot.</p>

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Securing a Wireless Network on Your Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you set</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">up</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">a</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">wireless</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">network</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">on your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">laptop, you need to make it secure. You don't want anyone within reach of your wireless signal to be able to use the network, or worse, eavesdrop on the electronic information that passes between devices. Even worse: If you've enabled "sharing" of</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">files</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">or folders, an outsider who gets through the electronic front door may be able to get into the data on the disks of any machine on the network.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The most commonly offered security options follow:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Wired Equivalency Privacy(WEP).</b> To sign on to a network that uses WEP, you need to know the WEP <i>key,</i> usually a numerical password. Mostrouters offer a choice between 64-bit and 128-bit <a href="http://computer.howstuffworks.com/encryption.htm" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">encryption</a>. WEP 64-bit codes are ten <a class="" href="http://m.dummies.com/DummiesArticle/Securing-a-Wireless-Network-on-Your-Laptop.id-78997.html#glossary-digital" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">digits</a>or letters in length, while more secure 128-bit numbers require 26 digits. Follow the instructions offered by the router maker to enter and verify a key.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>WiFi Protected Access (WPA).</b> A newer and more robust form of security, WPA is considered by many experts to be an improvement on WEP. WPA2, the latest implementation, is included with Windows Vistaand Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Media Access Control (MAC).</b>This system functions as if you were issuing keys only to a specified and pre-identified group of users. A router based on MAC does not use a password to authenticate users but instead compares the address it finds within each computer's network interface card to see if it is on the authorized list of users for your network. If you add a new machine or want to grant a visitor access to your network you will have to sign on to the configuration screen of your router and add a new MAC address to the list.</p> </li></ul>

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Securing a Wireless Network on Your Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If you set</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">up</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">a</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">wireless</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">network</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">on your</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">laptop, you need to make it secure. You don't want anyone within reach of your wireless signal to be able to use the network, or worse, eavesdrop on the electronic information that passes between devices. Even worse: If you've enabled "sharing" of</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">files</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">or folders, an outsider who gets through the electronic front door may be able to get into the data on the disks of any machine on the network.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">The most commonly offered security options follow:</p><ul class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Wired Equivalency Privacy(WEP).</b> To sign on to a network that uses WEP, you need to know the WEP <i>key,</i> usually a numerical password. Mostrouters offer a choice between 64-bit and 128-bit <a href="http://computer.howstuffworks.com/encryption.htm" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">encryption</a>. WEP 64-bit codes are ten <a class="" href="http://m.dummies.com/DummiesArticle/Securing-a-Wireless-Network-on-Your-Laptop.id-78997.html#glossary-digital" style="color:rgb(1,69,138)">digits</a>or letters in length, while more secure 128-bit numbers require 26 digits. Follow the instructions offered by the router maker to enter and verify a key.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>WiFi Protected Access (WPA).</b> A newer and more robust form of security, WPA is considered by many experts to be an improvement on WEP. WPA2, the latest implementation, is included with Windows Vistaand Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"><b>Media Access Control (MAC).</b>This system functions as if you were issuing keys only to a specified and pre-identified group of users. A router based on MAC does not use a password to authenticate users but instead compares the address it finds within each computer's network interface card to see if it is on the authorized list of users for your network. If you add a new machine or want to grant a visitor access to your network you will have to sign on to the configuration screen of your router and add a new MAC address to the list.</p> </li></ul>

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How to Remove RAM from Your Laptop

<h1 style="font-size:20px;margin:0.25rem 0px;padding:0px 0px 0.5rem;border-width:0px 0px 1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">To remove</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">memory</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">modules, orRAM, from a</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">laptop, you follow very similar steps from one brand to another; today, nearly every laptop design places an access panel on the bottom of the laptop and uses similarly latching sockets. The description used here is for the Toshiba</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Satellite</span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> </span><span style="font-size:18px;line-height:24px">P205 laptop.</span><br> </h1><p style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">You first want to make sure that the laptop has no electrical power and is cool and stable. Take these steps:</p> <ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Turn off the computer using theWindows shut-down process.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Keep in mind that you lose stored data if you use Sleep orHibernation mode.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Unplug the AC adapter cablethat runs to the laptop.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Why remove the AC adapter and the battery before removing memory modules? First of all, plugging them in while power is on could result in damage to the RAM. Secondly, doing any work on a laptop while power is applied could result in a damaging spark.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Remove the battery.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Disconnect any other cabling to the laptop, including anEthernet cable or a telephonemodem wire.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">If the laptop has been running recently, allow it to cool for about 15 minutes; memory modules can become quite hot when they are in use.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Locate a small Phillips-head screwdriver.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> This is the screwdriver with an X-shaped head.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Place a soft cloth or other protective mat on a desktop.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Turn the laptop over so that its bottom is facing up.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Locate the memory module slot cover.</p><div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;width:401px"><img alt="The illustration above shows the proper technique for removing the memory module slot cover on the " height="400" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/74/78974.image1.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="401"><div class="imageCredit" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px"> Credit: Courtesy of Toshiba America, Inc.</div><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px">The illustration above shows the proper technique for removing the memory module slot cover on the bottom of a laptop.</div> </div></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Carefully remove the screw that holds the cover over the memory compartment.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Hold the screwdriver at a right angle to the bottom of the laptop and turn the screw carefully; it shouldn't require a lot of force to remove. Once the screw is removed, put it in a safe place. Use a piece of clear tape to attach it to the desktop or the side of the computer.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Ground yourself before touching the memory module.</p><p class="child-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Touch any grounded metal surface, like a light stand, or touch the center screw on an electrical outlet.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Carefully release the latches on the side of the module holder.</p> </li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Lift it to an approximately 30-degree angle from the bottom surface of the laptop.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Gently slide the module out of its connector and out of the slot.</p><div class="imageBlock" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;width:535px"><img alt="Lift up the memory module holder and remove the memory. [Credit: Courtesy of Toshiba America, Inc.]" height="352" src="http://media.wiley.com/Lux/75/78975.image2.jpg" style="vertical-align: bottom; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto !important;" width="535"><div class="imageCredit" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px"> Credit: Courtesy of Toshiba America, Inc.</div><div class="imageCaption" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px">Lift up the memory module holder and remove the memory.</div></div></li></ol><p class="Warning" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:24px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"> At this point, you can install new memory. When you're done, follow these steps:</p><ol class="level-one" style="padding:0px 1rem;margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Reinstall the main battery.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Turn the laptop right side up.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px"> Reattach the AC adapter cable and other connections.</p></li><li><p class="first-para" style="margin:0.75em 0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px">Restart the computer.</p></li></ol>

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