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MicrosoftSignatureStarthereforarefreshingPCexperience.

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Contents

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Section1:SettingupyournewPC........................4-15

Section2:SettingupyourWindowsLiveID.........16-23

Section3:AquickoverviewofyournewPC........24-28Section4:Informationandsupport....................29-31

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Usethisguidetogetupandrunninginninesimplesteps.

Settingupyour

newPC

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MicrosoftEngineershavespenttimecarefullytuningyourMicrosoftSignaturePCtohelpachievemaximumperformance,aswellas,includingsoftwarethatmakesitreallyfly.Foryou,thattranslatestoauniquelyenjoyableexperience.

Yournewcomputerismodiedforevenmorereliabilityandstreamlinedtobeasfastasitcanbe.AndwithWindowsLiveTMEssentials,InternetExplorer9,Zunemusicsoftware,MicrosoftSecurityEssentials,andmore,itsloadedwithfeaturesthatareinperfectstepwithyourlifestyle.

WithMicrosoftSignatureyourcomputerscontentsandsettingsmaydiffersomewhatfromthoseofthemanufacturer.Therefore,youshouldusethisguidetosetupyournewPC.Youllbeoffandrunninginjustafewminutes.

Togetstarted,followthesimplestepsbeginningonthenextpage.

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Step1:Assignaname

Firstthingsrst.Poweronyournewcomputer,andyoullbepromptedtocreateausernameandcomputername.

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Step 2: Create a passwordIts a good idea to create a password for your account. You can enter one here.Choose a password that you can remember easily, but others cant guess.You can also enter a hint to help you remember it.

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Step3:Reviewusageagreement

ThisstepallowsyoutoreviewandaccepttheagreementsrequiredforuseofyournewPC.Lookovertheagreementsandchecktheboxestoaccepttheterms.

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Step4:Chooseanupdatesetting

Windows7installsregularupdatesautomaticallytoprotectyourPCandimproveitsperformance.Togetthemostoutofyourexperience,ifpresentedwiththisdialog,wesuggestchoosingUserecommended

settingsinthisstep.

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Step5:Setyourclock

Now,selectthetimezoneyoulivein.

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Step6:Chooseawirelessnetwork

Ifawirelessnetworkispresent,Windows7willautomaticallyhelpyouconnecttoitinthisstep.Justchoosetherightnetworkandaddthepasswordifneeded.

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Step7:Selectyourlocation

Inthisstep,youllspecifywhereyourcomputerislocatedsoWindows7canapplythecorrectsettings.MostlikelyyoullwanttochooseHomenetwork.

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Step8:Createahomegroup

Creatingahomegrouplinkscomputersonanetworksoyoucansharephotos,music,andvideosevenprinters.Beforemovingon,besuretowritedownyourpasskeyonpage30.

Tolearnmore,clickonthelink,Tellmemoreabouthomegroups.

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Step9:Allowsetuptocomplete

IttakesWindows7justamomenttoapplyyoursettings,thenyourPCsetupiscomplete.

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Youregoodtogo

Yournewcomputerissetup,enhanced,andrunningWindows7.Nowyoucanstartenjoyingit.

PartoftheMicrosoftSignatureprocessinvolvesalteringorremovingsomeofyourcomputerssoftware.ThisalongwithallthegreatthingsweveaddedishowtheMicrosoftSignatureenhancesyourPCexperience.

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Settingup

WindowsLive

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Getmorefromyourexperiencesharephotosandvideos,chatwithfriends,checkemail.

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Step1:CreateaWindowsLiveID

Sharephotosandvideos,chatwithfriendsevenwriteablog.WindowsLiveletsyougetthemostoutofyournewPCexperience.

First,youllneedtocreateyourownWindowsLiveID.Togetone,signupathttp://home.live.com.Ifyoualreadyhaveone,skiptopage19.

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Step2:Activateyouraccount

Inthisstep,youllllinyourinformationtocompletetheactivationofyourWindowsLiveIDaccount.

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Step3:Linkyouraccount

LinkingyourWindowsLiveIDmakesiteveneasiertosharelesandconnecttoothercomputersonanetwork.Youcanalsosafelyaccesslesremotelywhenyouarenotonyourhomenetwork.Tobegin,clickontheStartbuttonbelowtobringuptheStartmenu.

WithintheStartmenu,gotothesearchfunctionatthebottomandtypeinLinkonlineIDs.ThenclickthesearchresultthatsaysLinkonlineIDs.

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Step4:Selectanaccounttolink

YouwillthenbetakentoawindowthatcontainsalinkthatsaysLinkonlineID.Clickonittocontinue.Ifyouwouldliketolearnmore,clickonHowdoIbenetfromlinkingmyonlineIDs?

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Step5:Activatelinkwithcredentials

ThisisthenalstepincompletingyourWindowsLiveIDlink.TypeinbothyourWindowsLiveIDandyourpassword.ClickSignin.

NowyoucanuseyouronlineIDtoaccessyourlesremotelyfromothercomputersonanetworkforexample,accessingyourhomecomputer slesfromyourworkPC.

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AccessyourWindowsLiveMail

WindowsLiveMailbringstogetherallyouremailaccountsinoneplacealongwithmultiplecalendars.ToaccessandactivateyourWindowsLiveMailaccount,clickontheenvelopeiconinthedesktoptaskbar,thenfollowtheprompts.

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Startusingyournewaccount

Onceyouvecompletedthesetupprocess,youllbeaskedtoenteryourWindowsLiveIDandpassword.NowyourereadytostartusingyournewWindowsLiveMailaccount.Tolearnmore,visitwindowslive.com.

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Aquickoverview

ofyournewPC

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YourPCisloadedwithfeaturestomakeyourlifeeasier.

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TrustMicrosoftSecurityEssentialsYournewcomputercamewithMicrosoftSignature, andthatmeansitcomesstandardwithsometrulyremarkablefeatures.Oneofthe

andprotectionisMicrosoftSecurityEssentials.

MicrosoftSecurityEssentialsisapowerfulally.

thewayyoulikeitwithoutlongwaittimesandinterruptions.

MicrosoftSecurityEssentialsisacomprehensivepackageforyoursecurityneeds.Installingadditional

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Exploreyournewsoftware

WindowsMediaCenter

Manageandenjoyyourentiredigitalentertainmentlibrary

withoneeasy-to-useapplication.

InternetExplorer9

ThenewInternetExplorer9getsyoutothewebfasterwith quickerloadtimesandallowsyoutointeractwithwebpages fasterthaneverbefore.

HomeGroup

Shareprinters,lesandlibrarieswitheasebetweencomputers onyourhomenetwork.

Zune

Organizeandplayyourfavoritetracksordiscovernewones

withZuneMarketplace.

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ExploreWindowsLiveEssentials

LiveMail

NomatterwhatemailaddressesyouuseWindowsLive

Hotmail,Yahoo!,GmailTMorothersyoucanmanagethem allinoneplacewithLiveMail.

LiveMessenger Chat,playgames,sharephotosandmuchmore.

LivePhotoGallery

UploadpicsandvideostoyourPC,theneditandsharethem withtheworld.

LiveMovieMaker

Createmoviesandslideshowsfromyourphotosandvideos andsendthemtofriendsandfamily.

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ExploreWindowsLiveEssentials

LiveFamilySafety

Monitorandregulateyourchildscomputerusagewith

smart,customizablefeatures.

LiveWriter

Sharephotosandvideosonalmostanyblogservice WindowsLiveTM,WordPress,Blogger TM,LiveJournalTM,TypePad, andmanymore.

LiveSkyDriveTM

Store,accessandshareupto25GBoflesfromanywhere onlinewithjustafewclicks.

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Informationandsupport

WithMicrosoft

Signature,gettingstartediseasierthanever.Ifyouhavequestionsduringsetup,visithttp://signature.microsoft.com/supportorcallusat(877)696-7786.Youhave90daysoffreetechsupportfromdateofpurchase.

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Writedownyourusernames,passwordsandothernotes.Thenstorethisbookletinasafeplace.

Username

Computername

Password

WindowsLiveTMIDusername

WindowsLiveIDpassword

Homegrouppasskey

Notes

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