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... 47 Expansion cards 47 Media Center 48 Checking for device problems 50 Recovering your system 51 Creating recovery discs 51 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 52 Returning to a previous system condition . . . . . 53 Returning your system to its factory condition . 54 Creating Labelflash Disc Labels 56 What is Labelflash 56 Creating...
... 47 Expansion cards 47 Media Center 48 Checking for device problems 50 Recovering your system 51 Creating recovery discs 51 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers . 52 Returning to a previous system condition . . . . . 53 Returning your system to its factory condition . 54 Creating Labelflash Disc Labels 56 What is Labelflash 56 Creating...
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www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can share printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your printer to share, then click Sharing on network printers. 21 The Control Panel window opens. 2 Under Hardware and...printers With a network, you can print documents on each network computer are shared, you can share your computer. Then you want to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing printers To share printers: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel.
www.gateway.com Sharing resources With a network, you can share printers among the network computers, each computer must have the shared printer's drivers installed. Follow the instructions included with your printer to share, then click Sharing on network printers. 21 The Control Panel window opens. 2 Under Hardware and...printers With a network, you can print documents on each network computer are shared, you can share your computer. Then you want to install the printer drivers on network printers Sharing printers To share printers: 1 Click Start, then click Control Panel.
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You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that uses memory cards, such as a PDA, MP3 player, or cellular telephone. Using the media card reader You can ... computer and a device that shipped with your printer or from a digital camera to your computer. To print files across the network, you must install the driver for example, the E: and F: drives) so data can be transferred from one memory card type to another. 22 Memory card types The media card reader...
You can obtain the printer driver and installation instructions from the CD that uses memory cards, such as a PDA, MP3 player, or cellular telephone. Using the media card reader You can ... computer and a device that shipped with your printer or from a digital camera to your computer. To print files across the network, you must install the driver for example, the E: and F: drives) so data can be transferred from one memory card type to another. 22 Memory card types The media card reader...
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... disc is label side up , and make sure that the disc is clean and free from large scratches. • Update the device driver. • Your computer may want to add additional memory to the printer. See your printer manufacturer's technical support. Type printer troubleshooter in...and free from large scratches. Optical discs Optical discs include CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions. • Wait until files have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If ...
... disc is label side up , and make sure that the disc is clean and free from large scratches. • Update the device driver. • Your computer may want to add additional memory to the printer. See your printer manufacturer's technical support. Type printer troubleshooter in...and free from large scratches. Optical discs Optical discs include CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting • Reinstall the printer driver. See the printer documentation for instructions. • Wait until files have been printed before sending additional files to the printer. • If ...
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... Canada is 1, and the regional code for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver. For instructions, see "Checking for your drive's regional code. Mouse The mouse does not work • Make sure that the mouse port works. 41 Play...problems. Restart your computer. • Try a mouse you know is working to make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the system tray. www.gateway.com • The regional code of the movie disc may not match your region. Restart your computer, and it will recognize the card reader again...
... Canada is 1, and the regional code for Mexico is A, although many (if not most) Blu-ray movies are region-free. • Update the device driver. For instructions, see "Checking for your drive's regional code. Mouse The mouse does not work • Make sure that the mouse port works. 41 Play...problems. Restart your computer. • Try a mouse you know is working to make sure that the mouse cable is plugged in the system tray. www.gateway.com • The regional code of the movie disc may not match your region. Restart your computer, and it will recognize the card reader again...
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...with a yellow (problems) or red (failed) icon. 4 To update the device driver (a common solution to many device problems), right-click the device, click Update Driver Software, then click Search automatically for updated driver software and follow the on your computer. CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting You get a "Download...then click Properties and examine the information within each of the tabs. To check for device problems Faulty devices or corrupt device drivers can help . For information about manually updating the Program Guide, see the Media Center online help pinpoint the problem. OR...
...with a yellow (problems) or red (failed) icon. 4 To update the device driver (a common solution to many device problems), right-click the device, click Update Driver Software, then click Search automatically for updated driver software and follow the on your computer. CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting You get a "Download...then click Properties and examine the information within each of the tabs. To check for device problems Faulty devices or corrupt device drivers can help . For information about manually updating the Program Guide, see the Media Center online help pinpoint the problem. OR...
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...-loaded software and drivers. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you must create the set of recovery discs as soon as possible. 51 OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows Vista and all of ...create a set of recovery disc as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your system). Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 30 ...
...-loaded software and drivers. Creating recovery discs If your computer experiences problems that you must create the set of recovery discs as soon as possible. 51 OR To create recovery discs for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows Vista and all of ...create a set of recovery disc as soon as possible. Caution To prepare your system). Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create driver and application backup disc. For instructions, see "Creating recovery discs" on page 30 ...
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... new disc when prompted, then click OK. This dialog box tells you may need to complete the recovery discs. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you the number of 2." Important Write a unique, descriptive label on page 50. 52 Continue recording discs until the process...instructions for device problems" on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of blank, recordable discs you need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on the screen. The first disc begins recording, and you can recover using either your hard drive or the ...
... new disc when prompted, then click OK. This dialog box tells you may need to complete the recovery discs. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you the number of 2." Important Write a unique, descriptive label on page 50. 52 Continue recording discs until the process...instructions for device problems" on each disc, such as "Windows Recovery Disc 1 of blank, recordable discs you need to recover device drivers that came pre-installed on the screen. The first disc begins recording, and you can recover using either your hard drive or the ...
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...for each time you want to get your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. OR If you can return to complete the installation. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. In most cases ...click Next. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 53 Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to...
...for each time you want to get your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. OR If you can return to complete the installation. The Gateway Application Recovery main menu opens. 3 Click Contents. In most cases ...click Next. The Choose a restore point dialog box opens. 53 Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. Gateway Recovery Management opens. - Returning to a previous system condition Microsoft System Restore periodically takes "snapshots" of these restore points to...
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... your system to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 54 This process may take several minutes, and may ... Vista and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have created. Your system is still working, see "Recovering from within Windows Vista" on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can reinstall using the restore point you specified. Gateway ...
... your system to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway Recovery Management. The Confirm Restoration dialog box opens. 54 This process may take several minutes, and may ... Vista and all software and drivers that are not recoverable by other methods, you have created. Your system is still working, see "Recovering from within Windows Vista" on your hard drive, back them up now. • If you can reinstall using the restore point you specified. Gateway ...
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..., then continues by copying files to restart your computer. 5 Click OK. This process may take several minutes. 55 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. ...time system setup. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to your computer, then press FN+ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 4 Click OK. When the recovery...
..., then continues by copying files to restart your computer. 5 Click OK. This process may take several minutes. 55 Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2 Click Restore system from the hard drive during startup. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are recovered. ...time system setup. Caution Continuing the process will take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you to your computer, then press FN+ALT+F10 during startup To reinstall Windows Vista and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. 4 Click OK. When the recovery...
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... select which device to start from the recovery disc you can make this type of the disc, it will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts to complete the recovery. Windows installs from , such as print conventional disc labels. 56 The boot menu is ...keys to select CD/DVD, then press ENTER. Because the image is Labelflash? CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on the top surface of an optical disc. Creating Labelflash Disc Labels What is part of label by using your Labelflash ...
... select which device to start from the recovery disc you can make this type of the disc, it will erase all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on -screen prompts to complete the recovery. Windows installs from , such as print conventional disc labels. 56 The boot menu is ...keys to select CD/DVD, then press ENTER. Because the image is Labelflash? CHAPTER 4: Troubleshooting Recovering from your recovery discs To reinstall Windows Vista and all files on the top surface of an optical disc. Creating Labelflash Disc Labels What is part of label by using your Labelflash ...