Fix your own computer for seniors for dummies- P10: The way I look at being a senior is this: We got there ahead of the rest of the pack. Let those behind us get all excited over tweets and iPods and video games that simulate the challenges and joys of life. | Chapter 15 Checking and Changing System Configuration 2. Immediately press the F2 key on your keyboard. After a short pause a system-setup screen should appear. Your PC may display slightly different information from the screen shown in Figure 15-2. Navigation pane Figure 15-2 If you press F2 too late your PC will proceed to load Windows. Don t turn it off wait for Windows to load restart your computer and try again. 3. Select options in the navigation pane by using the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll up and down through the navigation pane. You need to use the arrow keys because your mouse or other pointing device probably won t be working this early in the startup process. As you select each option the screen displays details on current and available settings. Depending on the design of your PC s setup screen pressing the Enter key or arrow keys expands or collapses a list of available options. The onscreen display should tell you how to navigate the list. I 111255 Part IV Resetting the Operating System 4. Write down all the settings you see in each screen. Some people use a digital camera to take close-up images of setup screens. If you go this route make sure that you can read all the information in the images. 5. Consult the instruction manual or online support pages for your computer model to find a list of your computer s standard default settings and identify the process for restoring all the settings to their original default condition. You may not want or need to use this emergency parachute but someday it may be the way to get out of an otherwise-unresolvable technical bind. Store all the information you ve gathered including i@i handwritten notes or digital photographs with the rest of your computer documentation so that it s available if you need it later to solve a configuration problem. 6. Press the Esc key one or more times until you see a prompt that asks whether you want to exit this utility or save the data and exit. You should not have .
