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... is a good idea to create recovery discs for your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to make sure that came with your system. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create...
... is a good idea to create recovery discs for your factory-loaded hard drive contents (Windows Vista, pre-installed software and drivers), click Create factory default disc or, to make sure that came with your system. To create discs, click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded drivers and software, click Create...
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IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the factory. If you restore your computer's software up to date. 23
IMPORTANT • If your hard drive has failed and you can't restore the software from the hard drive or recovery discs, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you cannot run Windows... 1 Restart your computer, then press the ALT+F10 keys during startup. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions to finish. You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to bring your computer, it will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the factory. If you restore your computer's software up to date. 23
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www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors 60 Defragmenting the hard drive 61 Backing up files 62 Scheduling maintenance tasks 64 Moving from your old ... 81 Files 81 Memory 83 Audio 84 Passwords 84 Expansion cards 85 Media Center 85 Checking for device problems 87 Recovering your system 88 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Technical support 96 iii
www.gateway.com Checking the hard drive for errors 60 Defragmenting the hard drive 61 Backing up files 62 Scheduling maintenance tasks 64 Moving from your old ... 81 Files 81 Memory 83 Audio 84 Passwords 84 Expansion cards 85 Media Center 85 Checking for device problems 87 Recovering your system 88 Creating recovery discs 89 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 91 Returning to a previous system condition 92 Returning your system to its factory condition 93 Technical support 96 iii
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... site. 3 Revert to its factory condition. To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you should create a set of recovery discs as soon as possible. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to its factory condition" on page 93. 88 Gateway provides everything was working...
... site. 3 Revert to its factory condition. To recover your system: 1 Create recovery discs as soon as you should create a set of recovery discs as soon as possible. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may also involve reinstalling some time to its factory condition" on page 93. 88 Gateway provides everything was working...
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... and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive...
... and drivers. To create recovery discs: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. www.gateway.com Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you create each type of recovery discs beforehand. OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive...
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...New software-If you need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you need to follow that...on your computer, follow the instructions for updating drivers in "Checking for device problems" on page 87. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - OR If you are recovering from the factory. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All ...
...New software-If you need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you need to follow that...on your computer, follow the instructions for updating drivers in "Checking for device problems" on page 87. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - OR If you are recovering from the factory. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 91 To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All ...
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... your original hard drive is restored using the restore point you specified. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive... during startup" on page 95. • If you cannot run Windows Vista and your computer. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to its factory condition. Returning your system to its factory condition...
... your original hard drive is restored using the restore point you specified. www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from the hard drive... during startup" on page 95. • If you cannot run Windows Vista and your computer. Caution This complete recovery deletes everything to its factory condition. Returning your system to its factory condition...
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... prompts to start from, such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer. www.gateway.com Recovering from the hard drive during startup. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery disc you can select which device to complete the recovery. 95 This process will erase all files on your computer, then... erase all files on your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F10 to continue. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Windows installs from...
... prompts to start from, such as the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer. www.gateway.com Recovering from the hard drive during startup. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the recovery disc you can select which device to complete the recovery. 95 This process will erase all files on your computer, then... erase all files on your hard drive. 2 During startup, press F10 to continue. Caution Continuing the process will take several minutes. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. Windows installs from...