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www.gateway.com Checking hard drive space 65 Deleting unnecessary files 66 Checking the hard drive for errors 67 Defragmenting the hard drive 68 Backing up files ... 85 Mouse 89 Networks 89 Passwords 89 Power 90 Printer 90 Remote control 91 Sound 91 Recovering your system 92 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 93 iii
www.gateway.com Checking hard drive space 65 Deleting unnecessary files 66 Checking the hard drive for errors 67 Defragmenting the hard drive 68 Backing up files ... 85 Mouse 89 Networks 89 Passwords 89 Power 90 Printer 90 Remote control 91 Sound 91 Recovering your system 92 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 93 iii
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... • If the printer you want to print to a power outlet, turned on, and working device, such as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. See the guide that the power cable is plugged into the outlet and turn it... an AC power source and to your computer, and that your computer is turned on. • If your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. 90 The Printer window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to be the default printer, then click Set as a lamp, into an AC...
... • If the printer you want to print to a power outlet, turned on, and working device, such as Default Printer. • Reinstall the printer driver. To set a default printer: 1 Click (Start), then click Control Panel. See the guide that the power cable is plugged into the outlet and turn it... an AC power source and to your computer, and that your computer is turned on. • If your printer for instructions on installing the printer driver. 90 The Printer window opens. 3 Right-click the printer you want to be the default printer, then click Set as a lamp, into an AC...
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... see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 93. • If only one or two items of software or hardware have a DVD-compatible drive to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs" on page 97....information in "Troubleshooting" on page 77 or in the technical support pages at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 93. Gateway provides everything you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering your system to a previous state when everything ...
... see "Preparing for software and device driver recovery" on page 93. • If only one or two items of software or hardware have a DVD-compatible drive to reinstall Windows from the Windows DVD, then recover your pre-installed software and device drivers using recovery discs" on page 97....information in "Troubleshooting" on page 77 or in the technical support pages at the factory, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers" on page 93. Gateway provides everything you want to return your system to factory condition, see "Recovering your system to a previous state when everything ...
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...disc drive to use them later for recovering your hard drive. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 93 Your computer must create the discs) or by recovering the software and device drivers that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery...for a complete system recovery. Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. You should create your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from a ...
...disc drive to use them later for recovering your hard drive. The Gateway Recovery Center opens. 93 Your computer must create the discs) or by recovering the software and device drivers that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery...for a complete system recovery. Preparing for recovering pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. You should create your pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center. However, if you ever re-install Windows from a ...
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.... 5 If you do ? If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the × in the upper-right corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 1 of...Cancel. The disc recording begins. When the process is created, your computer names the disc Recovery13 for . CHAPTER 5: Troubleshooting 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Important Use a permanent marker to do not have enough discs, then click Next. window opens. 94 If you...
.... 5 If you do ? If an AutoPlay dialog box opens, click the × in the upper-right corner to label each disc "Software and Driver Recovery," along with a short description of x, and so on . 6 If multiple discs are recording multiple discs, as they are for disc 1 of...Cancel. The disc recording begins. When the process is created, your computer names the disc Recovery13 for . CHAPTER 5: Troubleshooting 2 Click Applications and drivers external media, then click Next. Important Use a permanent marker to do not have enough discs, then click Next. window opens. 94 If you...
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... in a safe place. OR - 95 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 2 To recover software that was pre-installed, click...
... in a safe place. OR - 95 For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using Gateway Recovery Center To recover specific drivers and software: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 97. 2 To recover software that was pre-installed, click...
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CHAPTER 5: Troubleshooting To recover device drivers that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 96
CHAPTER 5: Troubleshooting To recover device drivers that were pre-installed, click Hardware, then click Device driver recovery. 3 Click the software or driver you want to recover, then click Next. 96
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...DVD drive. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover. - If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista...disc. OR - 97 The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you ...
...DVD drive. If a recovery disc does not offer the software or driver you need to recover. - If an AutoPlay dialog box appears, click Run Grc_Vista.exe. If an AutoPlay dialog box does not appear and Gateway Recovery Center does not start, open Computer and run the file Grc_Vista...disc. OR - 97 The Gateway Recovery Center starts. 2 To recover pre-installed software, click Application recovery, then click the software you created a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, each disc contains a unique set of software and drivers. To recover software and drivers using recovery discs If you ...
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... hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on the list, and you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. You can return to one of these restore points to get your system settings and...
... hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. For instructions, see "Manually creating a restore point" on the list, and you have a multiple-disc set of recovery discs, close Gateway Recovery Center and try another disc. You can return to one of these restore points to get your system settings and...
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.... Your computer restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and ...keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers...
.... Your computer restarts. 2 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens. 4 Select a language and ...keyboard layout, then click Next. 5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account's password (if any pre-installed software and device drivers...
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... 102 When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files will delete everything on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You also need to recover your computer. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to c:\backup. - You still need... on or restart your hard drive. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 93. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of the system recovery. Recovering your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely...
... 102 When recovery is finished, the Recovery is recovered, your personal files will delete everything on your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You also need to recover your computer. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you want to c:\backup. - You still need... on or restart your hard drive. For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 93. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into one of the system recovery. Recovering your system using the Windows DVD If you install a new hard drive or completely...
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..., see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see: • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 103 For more information, see "Updating Windows" on page 97. www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any... key on . • If you have recently installed hardware or software, make sure that your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You can also run Windows Update for the...
..., see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using a program, see: • Online Help • Printed documentation • The Microsoft Windows documentation • The software publisher's Web site 103 For more information, see "Updating Windows" on page 97. www.gateway.com 3 When the prompt "Press any... key on . • If you have recently installed hardware or software, make sure that your computer's pre-installed software and device drivers. You can also run Windows Update for the...
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... speed 87 digital audio out 10 digital camera port 9 directional keys 23 Disk Cleanup 66 Disk Defragmenter 68 display adjusting angle 12 documentation User Guide 2 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92, 93 drives backing up files 69 checking for errors 67 checking for free space 65 defragmenting 68 118...
... speed 87 digital audio out 10 digital camera port 9 directional keys 23 Disk Cleanup 66 Disk Defragmenter 68 display adjusting angle 12 documentation User Guide 2 drivers recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92, 93 drives backing up files 69 checking for errors 67 checking for free space 65 defragmenting 68 118...
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... installing 41 setting default 90 troubleshooting 90 USB port 9 programs closing unresponsive 21 opening 25 recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92, 93 R RAM See memory rebooting 21 recording audio files 32 discs 32 recovering defaults 101 files from Recycle Bin 80 programs 92 software 92, 93 system 92... with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 102 with Windows System Restore 98 recovery discs 93 creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using 97 re-installing See recovering remote...
... installing 41 setting default 90 troubleshooting 90 USB port 9 programs closing unresponsive 21 opening 25 recovery discs 93, 97 re-installing 92, 93 R RAM See memory rebooting 21 recording audio files 32 discs 32 recovering defaults 101 files from Recycle Bin 80 programs 92 software 92, 93 system 92... with Gateway Recovery Center 95 with Windows DVD 102 with Windows System Restore 98 recovery discs 93 creating 93 drivers 93, 97 programs 93, 97 software 93, 97 using 97 re-installing See recovering remote...