MicrosoftSignature

StarthereforarefreshingPCexperience.
Contents
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Section1:SettingupyournewPC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Section2:SettingupyourWindowsLiveID. . . . . . . . . 16-23
Section3:AquickoverviewofyournewPC. . . . . . . . 24-28
Section4:Informationandsupport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-31
Usethisguidetogetupandrunninginninesimplesteps.
Settingupyour
newPC
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MicrosoftEngineershavespenttimecarefullytuningyourMicrosoftSignature
PCtohelpachievemaximumperformance,aswellas,includingsoftwarethat
makesitreallyfly.Foryou,thattranslatestoauniquelyenjoyableexperience.
Yournewcomputerismodifedforevenmorereliabilityandstreamlined
tobeasfastasitcanbe.AndwithWindowsLiveTMEssentials,Internet
Explorer9,Zune

musicsoftware,MicrosoftSecurityEssentials,and
more,itsloadedwithfeaturesthatareinperfectstepwithyourlifestyle.
WithMicrosoftSignatureyourcomputerscontentsandsettingsmay
differsomewhatfromthoseofthemanufacturer.Therefore,youshould
usethisguidetosetupyournewPC.Youllbeoffandrunninginjusta
fewminutes.
Togetstarted,followthesimplestepsbeginningonthenextpage.
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Step1:Assignaname
Firstthingsfrst.Poweronyournewcomputer,andyoullbeprompted
tocreateausernameandcomputername.
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Step 2: Create a password
Its 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
Thisstepallowsyoutoreviewandaccepttheagreementsrequiredfor
useofyournewPC.Lookovertheagreementsandchecktheboxes
toaccepttheterms.
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Step4:Chooseanupdatesetting
Windows7installsregularupdatesautomaticallytoprotectyourPC
andimproveitsperformance.Togetthemostoutofyourexperience,
ifpresentedwiththisdialog,wesuggestchoosingUserecommended
settingsinthisstep.
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Step5:Setyourclock
Now,selectthetimezoneyoulivein.
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Step6:Chooseawirelessnetwork
Ifawirelessnetworkispresent,Windows7willautomaticallyhelpyou
connecttoitinthisstep.Justchoosetherightnetworkandaddthe
passwordifneeded.
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Step7:Selectyourlocation
Inthisstep,youllspecifywhereyourcomputerislocatedsoWindows7can
applythecorrectsettings.MostlikelyyoullwanttochooseHomenetwork.
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Step8:Createahomegroup
Creatingahomegrouplinkscomputersonanetworksoyoucanshare
photos,music,andvideosevenprinters.Beforemovingon,besureto
writedownyourpasskeyonpage30.
Tolearnmore,clickonthelink,Tellmemoreabouthomegroups.
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Step9:Allowsetuptocomplete
IttakesWindows7justamomenttoapplyyoursettings,thenyourPC
setupiscomplete.
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Youregoodtogo
Yournewcomputerissetup,enhanced,andrunningWindows7.
Nowyoucanstartenjoyingit.
PartoftheMicrosoftSignatureprocessinvolvesalteringorremovingsome
ofyourcomputerssoftware.Thisalongwithallthegreatthingsweve
addedishowtheMicrosoftSignatureenhancesyourPCexperience.
Settingup
WindowsLive
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Getmorefromyourexperiencesharephotosandvideos,chatwith
friends,checkemail.
Step1:CreateaWindowsLiveID
Sharephotosandvideos,chatwithfriendsevenwriteablog.
WindowsLiveletsyougetthemostoutofyournewPCexperience.
First,youllneedtocreateyourownWindowsLiveID.Togetone,signup
athttp://home.live.com.Ifyoualreadyhaveone,skiptopage19.
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Step2:Activateyouraccount
Inthisstep,youllfllinyourinformationtocompletetheactivationofyour
WindowsLiveIDaccount.
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Step3:Linkyouraccount
LinkingyourWindowsLiveIDmakesiteveneasiertoshareflesandconnect
toothercomputersonanetwork.Youcanalsosafelyaccessflesremotely
whenyouarenotonyourhomenetwork.Tobegin,clickontheStart
buttonbelowtobringuptheStartmenu.
WithintheStartmenu,gotothesearchfunctionatthebottomandtypein
LinkonlineIDs.ThenclickthesearchresultthatsaysLinkonlineIDs.
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Step4:Selectanaccounttolink
Youwillthenbetakentoawindowthatcontainsalinkthatsays
LinkonlineID.Clickonittocontinue.Ifyouwouldliketolearnmore,
clickonHowdoIbeneftfromlinkingmyonlineIDs?
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Step5:Activatelinkwithcredentials
ThisisthefnalstepincompletingyourWindowsLiveIDlink.Typeinboth
yourWindowsLiveIDandyourpassword.ClickSignin.
NowyoucanuseyouronlineIDtoaccessyourflesremotelyfromother
computersonanetworkforexample,accessingyourhomecomputers
flesfromyourworkPC.
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AccessyourWindowsLiveMail
WindowsLiveMailbringstogetherallyouremailaccountsinoneplace
alongwithmultiplecalendars.ToaccessandactivateyourWindowsLiveMail
account,clickontheenvelopeiconinthedesktoptaskbar,thenfollowthe
prompts.
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Startusingyournewaccount
Onceyouvecompletedthesetupprocess,youllbeaskedtoenteryour
WindowsLiveIDandpassword.Nowyourereadytostartusingyournew
WindowsLiveMailaccount.Tolearnmore,visitwindowslive.com.
Aquickoverview
ofyournewPC
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YourPCisloadedwithfeaturestomakeyourlifeeasier.
TrustMicrosoftSecurityEssentials
YournewcomputercamewithMicrosoftSignature, andthatmeans
itcomesstandardwithsometrulyremarkablefeatures.Oneofthe
andprotectionisMicrosoftSecurityEssentials.
MicrosoftSecurityEssentialsisapowerfulally.
thewayyoulikeitwithoutlongwaittimesandinterruptions.
MicrosoftSecurityEssentialsisacomprehensivepackage
foryoursecurityneeds.Installingadditional
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Exploreyournewsoftware
Windows Media Center
Manageandenjoyyourentiredigitalentertainmentlibrary
withoneeasy-to-useapplication.
Internet Explorer 9
ThenewInternetExplorer9getsyoutothewebfasterwith
quickerloadtimesandallowsyoutointeractwithwebpages
fasterthaneverbefore.
HomeGroup
Shareprinters,flesandlibrarieswitheasebetweencomputers
onyourhomenetwork.
Zune
Organizeandplayyourfavoritetracksordiscovernewones
withZuneMarketplace.
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ExploreWindowsLiveEssentials
Live Mail
NomatterwhatemailaddressesyouuseWindowsLive
Hotmail,Yahoo!,GmailTMorothersyoucanmanagethem
allinoneplacewith LiveMail.
Live Messenger

Chat,playgames,sharephotosandmuchmore.
Live Photo Gallery
UploadpicsandvideostoyourPC,theneditandsharethem
withtheworld.
Live Movie Maker
Createmoviesandslideshowsfromyourphotosandvideos
andsendthemtofriendsandfamily.
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ExploreWindowsLiveEssentials
Live Family Safety
Monitorandregulateyourchildscomputerusagewith
smart,customizablefeatures.
Live Writer
Sharephotosandvideosonalmostanyblogservice
WindowsLiveTM,WordPress,BloggerTM,LiveJournalTM,TypePad,
andmanymore.
Live SkyDriveTM
Store,accessandshareupto25GBofflesfromanywhere
onlinewithjustafewclicks.
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Information
andsupport
WithMicrosoftSignature,gettingstartediseasierthanever.Ifyouhave
questionsduringsetup,visithttp://signature.microsoft.com/supportorcallusat
(877)696-7786.Youhave90daysoffreetechsupportfromdateofpurchase.
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Writedownyourusernames,passwordsandothernotes.Thenstorethis
bookletinasafeplace.
Username
Computername
Password
WindowsLiveTMIDusername
WindowsLiveIDpassword
Homegrouppasskey
Notes
Notes
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