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Documentation: Dell Dimension 2100 System Reference

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Documentation: Dell™ Dimension™ 2100 System Reference

Printed Documentation
Online Documentation

Printed Documentation

The following printed documents are provided to you with your purchase of your computer. They are located inside the documentation box that came with your computer. For your convenience, you may also view these documents online. Be sure to read the following instructions thoroughly before viewing the documents.

stop.gif (979 bytes) You must right-click the link for a portable document format (PDF) file and save the file to your hard drive. Attempting to open large PDF files through your browser by left-clicking the link causes your computer to freeze.

To save PDF files (files with an extension of .pdf) to your hard drive, right-click the document title, click Save Target As in Microsoft� Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify a location on your hard drive.

Right-click only the following links:

  • Dell Dimension 2100 Solutions Guide (.pdf) (1601 KB) — Provides information on adding upgrades, performing basic troubleshooting procedures, and reinstalling drivers. It also covers technical specifications.
note.gif (515 bytes) NOTES: PDF files require Adobe™ Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe World Wide Web site at http://www.adobe.com/acrobat/.

To view a PDF file, launch Acrobat Reader. Click File–> Open and select the PDF file.


Online Documentation

The Tell Me How help file is already loaded on your hard drive when you receive your computer. To open the file, click the Start button on the Windows� desktop, point to Programs�> User�s Guides, and then click Tell Me How.

stop.gif (979 bytes) Tell Me How help files (files with an extension of .chm) require Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

The Tell Me How help file allows you to search for information in multiple ways. You can quickly link to information on the following topics:

  • Hardware and software features of your computer
  • The Windows desktop, where you can change your wallpaper and screen saver, create shortcuts, and position icons
  • Software access, installation, and removal
  • Basic file management, such as finding, copying, deleting, and renaming files
  • Tips on using your computer hardware

To Download a New Tell Me How Help File and Associated Files

  1. Right-click the following link to the hhactivex.dll file: hhactivex.dll.

  2. Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify c:\windows\system on your hard drive.

  3. Click the Start button on the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then click Run.

  4. Type regsvr32 hhactivex.dll and then press <Enter>.

  5. Click OK when the installation is complete.

  6. Right-click the following link to the file: Dell Dimension 2100 System Tell Me How (.chm) (2385 KB).

  7. Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify a location on your hard drive.

Viewing the Tell Me How Help File

  1. Click the Start button on the Windows desktop, point to Programs, and then click Windows Explorer.

  2. Navigate to the directory in which you saved the Tell Me How help file.

  3. Double-click the file (tellhow.chm).

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