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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Getting Started with SimplyMEPIS


Thanks for getting SimplyMEPIS! Your support is appreciated. If you have purchased by credit card please keep in mind that the charge should appear on your statement as MEPIS or PayPal. If you have a functional P! you can place the MEPIS !" in your !" drive and bro#se the MEPIS Manual.

Default Passw rds


The SimplyMEPIS !" comes #ith a default user account called demo for #hich the pass#ord is demo. There is also an administrator account called root for #hich the pass#ord is root. $hen you boot the !" you #ill need these pass#ords.

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Place the !" or "%" in your !"&'(M drive and reboot your computer. In many cases the computer #ill automatically boot the !" #ill spin and a MEPIS boot screen #ill appear.

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To force your system to boot from !" or "%" you may be re)uired to press a special key like F1 or F12 and then you #ill be presented #ith a list of options. (r you may be e*pected to select from icons that represent the options. (r you may have to press F1 or F2 or Del to enter your +I(S setup to change your boot options to enable an automatic boot from !" or "%".

S$reen Res luti n


+y default SimplyMEPIS #ill attempt to figure out the resolution of your display other#ise it #ill assume you have a ,-./*012 display. T manually set the MEPIS s$reen res luti n for your monitor at the +oot Screen press F3 and select a resolution from the popup list.

ting SimplyMEPIS

To begin the boot press Enter. If all goes #ell you #ill boot to a graphical login screen. Sometimes it is necessary to use one of the alternative boot selections. T $hange the % t sele$ti n& use the up and do#n arro# keys. If you suspect a hard#are problem you can select memtest. This #ill put your computer into a diagnostic mode that tests for memory errors.

' gin and E(pl re


T l gin select user demo and enter the pass#ord demo. $hen the login completes you #ill have a desktop similar to $indo#s e*cept that you are e*pected to $li$) nly n$e on an item. You can e*plore the system but everything #ill be slo# because you are running from a !". SimplyMEPIS includes hundreds of )uality applications. Most applications can be started from the StartMenu at the bottom left corner of the screen. Some of the most popular apps can also be started from the panel at the bottom of the screen.

Installing SimplyMEPIS
$hen you are ready to install on your hard drive click on the INSTALL MEPIS desktop icon enter the root pass#ord #hich is root and ans#er the )uestions in the installation #i3ard.

Getting *elp
The installation #i3ard has a Help tab that #ill give you helpful hints during the installation. In most cases you can accept the defaults but be careful if you have data on your hard drives. There is a MEPIS 4ser5s Manual icon on the desktop that #ill display detailed help. You can visit MEPIS community sites on the #eb to get help from friendly community members like you. Shortcuts to MEPIS related sites are located in the MEPIS section of the bro#ser +ookmarks.

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