GM5478 System Restore

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Contents Getting started with Windows 4 Windows Welcome Center 7 Getting help 8 Internet 10 E-mail 11 Using CDs and DVDs 12 Safety and security 14 Improving performance 19 Restoring your system 20

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backing up a bit - Vista takes regular snapshots of your computer to a previous state when everything worked right. To take advantage of these Restore Points to one of the restore features in Windows, click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. 20 restoring your computer In the unlikely event that you experience software problems, the Windows Vista Backup and Restore Center lets you roll back your system, called Restore Points. You can return to get your computer running again.

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...on a hidden area of your hard drive. This process deletes your data files, so they must be saved on as it was when you restore your computer to the C:\My Backup folder and installs a new copy of the following system recovery options when prompted • Recovery with Automatic Data... copy of your hard drive's original factory-installed contents is starting. You need at least 4 GB of hard drive space to use this restore option • Full Factory Recovery-Reformats and restores the system software as an Administrator, then click OK. 3 On the System Recovery Options screen, click...

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6 Click Next, then click Yes. Your computer will restart and Windows will appear with the same files and programs it had when it shipped from the hard drive, contact Gateway Customer Care for help. • After you can't restore the software from the factory. IMPORTANT • If your computer's software up to bring your hard drive has failed and you restore your computer, it will finish its setup and installation. You still need to download Windows updates and antivirus updates to date. 23 Recovery starts. 7 When recovery is complete, click Finish.

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... files and programs to suit your computer: 1 Click (Start), then click Computer. Clicking the maximize button again restores the window to fit the entire computer display. Clicking an item on the taskbar. www.gateway.com Window item Description Clicking the minimize button reduces the active window to a button on the menu bar...

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www.gateway.com 6 Click Paste. The file or folder you decide to move . In Windows, you throw...files or folders that you want to select multiple files and folders, see "Searching for files" on page 16. 3 Click Restore. For instructions on page 12. 2 Right-click (press the right mouse button) the file or folder that you want to ... to select multiple files and folders, see "Viewing drives" on page 9 and "Searching for files" on how to restore. For more information about copying files and folders or moving files and folders in the new location. Windows returns the deleted...

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... files and folders using this utility can use the Search utility. Windows asks you if you are stored on your hard drive, you can be restored. 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your computer by file or folder name, type in all or part of the file or folder name...

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www.gateway.com using DVD drive 31 using Windows Media Player 33, 34 MultiMediaCard 30 music library building 39 music tracks copying 38 N name computer 53 workgroup ... recovering files and folders 11 remote control see Windows Media Center remote control removing files and folders 6, 11, 12, 16 renaming files and folders 16 restoring files and folders 11 router configuring 54 S saving documents 14 screen adjusting settings 72 resolution 77 saver 74 Search utility 12 searching for files and...

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www.gateway.com Moving with Windows Easy Transfer 65 Moving files and settings manually 66 Chapter 6: Troubleshooting 69 Safety guidelines 70 First steps 70 Troubleshooting 71 Add-... 88 Networks 88 Passwords 88 Power 88 Printer 89 Sound 90 Recovering your system 91 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 92 Using Microsoft System Restore 98 Recovering your system to its factory condition . . . . 101 Recovering your system using the Windows DVD . . . 102 Telephone support 102 Before calling...

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... for some reason you turn off your computer, certain components in Windows to save power, and saves your desktop layout so the next time you restore power, the programs are laid out just as for servicing internal components), also disconnect the power cord. 18 To put your computer to remove all...

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... the taskbar. To restore volume, click it again. 25 You can adjust volume using external speakers, turn the knob on the keyboard. The volume control slider opens. 2 Click and drag the slider up to increase volume and down to decrease volume. 3 To mute the volume, click (Mute). www.gateway.com Adjusting the...

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... fan cable from Step 2. 12 Replace the side panel by following the instructions in "Removing the side panel" on page 31. 2 For more information on restoring your system, see "Recovering your system" on page 91. To replace the heat sink and processor: 1 Remove the side panel by following the instructions in.... 45 Hard drive cage tabs Slots on inside of the case, then slide the cage into the system board. 11 Connect the drive cables. www.gateway.com 9 Line up the tabs on the right side of the cage with your computer.

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.... The battery pops out of the socket. 9 Make sure that the positive (+) side of the BIOS Setup utility opens. 14 In the BIOS Setup utility, restore any settings that the battery type and model number are etched into), then press the battery into place. 10 Replace the side panel by following...

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... more information about your Ethernet card, see the documentation that came with your Ethernet card. • Reseat the card. Type System Restore in the Search Help box, then press ENTER. For more information about opening your computer case, see the documentation that came with your..., the file cannot be restored. 75 To restore deleted files: 1 Double-click the Recycle Bin icon. 2 Right-click the file you have installed the required software. A file was accidentally deleted If a file was originally deleted from. www.gateway.com The computer does not recognize an add-in ...

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...drivers using recovery discs, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs that were pre-installed at www.gateway.com. www.gateway.com Help For more information about sound troubleshooting, click Start, then click Help and Support. Caution To prepare your computer... erased or corrupted, your system to its factory condition" on page 96. 91 Gateway provides everything you should create a set of the computer's software (also called recovering or restoring your system under most conditions. Recovering your system Most computer problems can be to recover...

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In most cases of hard-to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. To restore using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 98 You can return to one of your system running again. For instructions, see "Manually...

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Manually creating a restore point To manually create a restore point: 1 Click (Start), Control Panel, System and Maintenance, then click Backup and Restore Center. Your system is restored using System Restore, then click Next. A confirmation message box appears. 4 Click Yes. The Backup and Restore Center opens. 99 www.gateway.com 2 On the left side of the window, click Repair Windows using the restore point you want, click Next, then click Finish. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 3 Click the restore point you specified.

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The restore point is created. 5 Click OK. 100 CHAPTER 6: Troubleshooting 2 On the left side of the window, click Create a restore point or change settings, then click Next. The Create a restore point dialog box opens. 4 Type a description for the restore point (such as the date and time), then click Create. The System Properties dialog box opens to the System Protection tab. 3 Click Create.

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www.gateway.com Recovering your system to its factory condition If your computer's problems are able to access important files on your hard drive, back them up , repeatedly press F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. The System Recovery Options menu opens. 6 Click Restore Application. ... your hard drive and re-install all factory software: 1 If you cannot run Windows: a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. Caution Continuing with the full factory recovery will delete everything on only the operating system partition. 101...

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