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Documentation: Dell™ Dimension™ 900 System Reference

	Printed Documentation
	Online Documentation

Printed Documentation

You must right-click the link for a portable document format (PDF) file and save the file to your hard-disk drive. Attempting to open large PDF files through your browser causes your system to freeze.

To save PDF files (files with an extension of .pdf) to your hard-disk 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-disk drive.

NOTE: Depending on the date of purchase, your computer came with either a Solutions Guide or a Reference and Troubleshooting Guide and a Setup Guide.

Right-click only the following links:

Dell Dimension 900 Systems Solutions Guide (.pdf) (1800 KB)

Dell Dimension 900 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide (.pdf) (2643 KB)

Dell Dimension Systems Setup Guide (.pdf) (393 KB)

NOTES: PDF files require Adobe™ Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded from the Adobe World Wide Web site at http://www.adobe.com. To view a PDF file, launch Acrobat Reader. Click File–> Open and select the PDF file.

Online Documentation

NOTE: Depending on the date of purchase, your computer came with either a Tell Me How file or a System Help file.

• Tell Me How
• System Help

Tell Me How

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.

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 900 System Tell Me How (.chm) (2108 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).

System Help

Compiled HTML Help files (files with an extension of .chm) require Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later.

Downloading the Help and Associated Files

1. Right-click the following link to the popup.ocx file:
   popup.ocx
   
   
2. Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify c:\windows\system on your hard-disk drive.
   
   
3. Click the Start button on the Microsoft Windows desktop, and then click Run.
   
   
4. Type regsvr32 popup.ocx and then press <Enter>.
   
   
5. Click OK when the installation is complete.
   
   
6. Right-click the following link to the Help file:
   900help.chm (1229 KB)
   
   
7. Click Save Target As in Microsoft Internet Explorer or Save Link As in Netscape Navigator, and specify a location on your hard-disk drive.

Viewing the Help File

To view the Help file, perform the following steps:

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 Help file.
   
   
3. Double-click the file 900help.chm.

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