User Manual

Getting Started with Your HP Notebook
Setting Up Your Computer
Reference GuideStartup Guide 29
What to do next
Here are a few things you may want to try at this point:
• If you’re not familiar with the version of Windows installed on your computer, click
Start, Help or check the Windows manual to discover what’s new.
• If your computer shipment includes a DVD drive or CD-RW drive, you also received
special software for the drive—find the software CD in the box. Click Start,
Programs—if the software isn’t listed, insert the CD in the drive. Follow the
instructions displayed—run Setup on the CD if it doesn’t run automatically.
See the online Reference Guide to learn more about using and maintaining your
computer—click Start, Programs, HP Library.
To connect to the Internet
If you are connected to a wired or wireless LAN with Internet access or your computer
has a modem (built-in, PC Card, or external), you can connect to the Internet. For details,
see the online Reference Guide—click Start, Programs, HP Library.
If you are connected to a wired or wireless LAN with Internet access or your computer
has a modem (built-in, PC Card, or external), you can connect to the Internet. For details,
see “Using the Modem” on page 60, “Connecting to a LAN” on page 67, or “Making
Wireless Connections” on page 69.