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... or OFF 12 Upgrading your Computer 13 Internet and Software 15 Using Windows and your Software 15 Windows Welcome Center 15 Internet Security Offer 15 Gateway Recovery Management 16 Your Computer's Documentation 17 Playing Multimedia Files 18 First steps on the Net 20 Protecting your computer 20 Choose an 'Internet Service Provider...
... or OFF 12 Upgrading your Computer 13 Internet and Software 15 Using Windows and your Software 15 Windows Welcome Center 15 Internet Security Offer 15 Gateway Recovery Management 16 Your Computer's Documentation 17 Playing Multimedia Files 18 First steps on the Net 20 Protecting your computer 20 Choose an 'Internet Service Provider...
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To make sure you can run the Gateway Recovery Management program. This will restore your computer to the same state as when you an option to retain all settings and personal data for later retrieval (see page 17 for purchasing a Gateway computer! It will ensure better and quicker service. ... when contacting us , please write down your computer serial number, date and place of purchase and model name on your computer. Gateway Recovery Management If you should ever encounter a problem with your computer. Having these items to -date information, help fix it, you check...
To make sure you can run the Gateway Recovery Management program. This will restore your computer to the same state as when you an option to retain all settings and personal data for later retrieval (see page 17 for purchasing a Gateway computer! It will ensure better and quicker service. ... when contacting us , please write down your computer serial number, date and place of purchase and model name on your computer. Gateway Recovery Management If you should ever encounter a problem with your computer. Having these items to -date information, help fix it, you check...
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Please read them carefully! 1. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. Important: We recommend that you have the required number of recovery disc as soon as possible. Make sure that you create each type of identical, blank discs ready before continuing...number of blank, recordable discs you must create the set of recovery discs beforehand. Recovery discs take some time to complete the recovery discs. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on -screen instructions. Gateway Recovery Management To prepare your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable ...
Please read them carefully! 1. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. Important: We recommend that you have the required number of recovery disc as soon as possible. Make sure that you create each type of identical, blank discs ready before continuing...number of blank, recordable discs you must create the set of recovery discs beforehand. Recovery discs take some time to complete the recovery discs. Click on Start > All Programs > Gateway, then click on -screen instructions. Gateway Recovery Management To prepare your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable ...
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...watch its progress on your computer! Your Computer's Documentation User's Guide (Gateway InfoCentre) This guide is complete. 3. Internet and Software - 17 To open InfoCentre, double-click on the User's Guide (Gateway InfoCentre) icon on the desktop or click on the InfoCentre welcome page (... Burn to have purchased. Select a category To update the contents of 2' or 'Apps/Drivers Recovery disc'. 5. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on each disc, such as 'Windows Recovery Disc 1 of the User's Guide (you have specific information for the computer you will need ...
...watch its progress on your computer! Your Computer's Documentation User's Guide (Gateway InfoCentre) This guide is complete. 3. Internet and Software - 17 To open InfoCentre, double-click on the User's Guide (Gateway InfoCentre) icon on the desktop or click on the InfoCentre welcome page (... Burn to have purchased. Select a category To update the contents of 2' or 'Apps/Drivers Recovery disc'. 5. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on each disc, such as 'Windows Recovery Disc 1 of the User's Guide (you have specific information for the computer you will need ...
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... Cleanup button (next to proceed. It checks and repairs two types of errors: ✓ file system errors, such as it runs smoothly for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, your computer will decrease wear and tear on your hard drive to make the most of the disk drive. 3. Right-click on...
... Cleanup button (next to proceed. It checks and repairs two types of errors: ✓ file system errors, such as it runs smoothly for and attempt recovery of bad sectors, your computer will decrease wear and tear on your hard drive to make the most of the disk drive. 3. Right-click on...
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..., or emails). If you should use Programs and Features in the Control Panel. Press the Alt+F10 key upon start-up when the Gateway logo appears. Helpdesk - 27 Windows System Restore does not uninstall programs. To do this , you cannot access the Windows desktop: 1. ...These programs will automatically restart and open the Recovery Program. 2. Your computer will not work . Select Windows System Restore and click on an earlier date, without affecting your computer you do ...
..., or emails). If you should use Programs and Features in the Control Panel. Press the Alt+F10 key upon start-up when the Gateway logo appears. Helpdesk - 27 Windows System Restore does not uninstall programs. To do this , you cannot access the Windows desktop: 1. ...These programs will automatically restart and open the Recovery Program. 2. Your computer will not work . Select Windows System Restore and click on an earlier date, without affecting your computer you do ...
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...select Roll Back Driver. If your computer cannot display the Windows desktop: Restart your computer, press the Alt+F10 key upon start the Recovery Program. Select the failing program in the future, make sure you cannot close your programs by clicking on the cross in front of a...problem. To fix this happen with your programs to your computer and restore its settings and performance, while saving your operating system may check the Gateway Support Website on Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features. It can infect your device and select Properties. 2. Please also ...
...select Roll Back Driver. If your computer cannot display the Windows desktop: Restart your computer, press the Alt+F10 key upon start the Recovery Program. Select the failing program in the future, make sure you cannot close your programs by clicking on the cross in front of a...problem. To fix this happen with your programs to your computer and restore its settings and performance, while saving your operating system may check the Gateway Support Website on Start > Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features. It can infect your device and select Properties. 2. Please also ...
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... needs to another port. Switch your batteries. Open the underside of cursor keys (on "full-sized" keyboards), or they do not pick up when the Gateway logo appears to normal letter keys (on certain compact keyboards). 2. d. Disconnect then reconnect the keyboard properly. b. c. USB keyboard or mouse PS/2 keyboard or mouse My... 1. c. c. If it . Note: Optical mice do not have a track ball and do not get as dirty as regular mice since they revert to start the Recovery Program. a. a.
... needs to another port. Switch your batteries. Open the underside of cursor keys (on "full-sized" keyboards), or they do not pick up when the Gateway logo appears to normal letter keys (on certain compact keyboards). 2. d. Disconnect then reconnect the keyboard properly. b. c. USB keyboard or mouse PS/2 keyboard or mouse My... 1. c. c. If it . Note: Optical mice do not have a track ball and do not get as dirty as regular mice since they revert to start the Recovery Program. a. a.
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... Guide Specify your new location and any changes to install software, you dial a modem connection. a. b. Check all programs that the dialling type is used the Recovery Management program. Change your telephone line. The modem may need to contact your local telephone operator to check the integrity of your ISP server is...
... Guide Specify your new location and any changes to install software, you dial a modem connection. a. b. Check all programs that the dialling type is used the Recovery Management program. Change your telephone line. The modem may need to contact your local telephone operator to check the integrity of your ISP server is...
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...device drivers that came pre-installed on page 47. 4. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you can run the Gateway Recovery Management program. HELPDESK RECOVERING YOUR SYSTEM If the troubleshooting steps (page 34) did not help , then the problem may need to recover... device drivers that did not come pre-installed on Gateway Recovery Management. This will restore your pre-installed software and drivers: 1. If only one or two items of software or hardware have created....
...device drivers that came pre-installed on page 47. 4. Recovering pre-installed software and drivers As a troubleshooting step, you can run the Gateway Recovery Management program. HELPDESK RECOVERING YOUR SYSTEM If the troubleshooting steps (page 34) did not help , then the problem may need to recover... device drivers that did not come pre-installed on Gateway Recovery Management. This will restore your pre-installed software and drivers: 1. If only one or two items of software or hardware have created....
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... system restore in the Search Help box, then press Enter. Click on Yes. A confirmation message box appears. 4. Returning to a restore point: 1. Helpdesk - 47 Click on Recovery. 2. 3. Click on Start > Control Panel > Action Center, then click on Contents.
... system restore in the Search Help box, then press Enter. Click on Yes. A confirmation message box appears. 4. Returning to a restore point: 1. Helpdesk - 47 Click on Recovery. 2. 3. Click on Start > Control Panel > Action Center, then click on Contents.
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... displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you its progress. Your computer restarts. 6. Turn on your system. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are not recoverable by copying ... back them up now. • If you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you inserted. 4. Turn on Gateway Recovery Management. You can still run Windows, see "Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all files on ...
... displays information about the hard drive that the operating system will take a while, but a Gateway Recovery Management screen shows you its progress. Your computer restarts. 6. Turn on your system. Gateway Recovery Management opens. 2. Your hard drive's original, factory-loaded contents are not recoverable by copying ... back them up now. • If you can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you inserted. 4. Turn on Gateway Recovery Management. You can still run Windows, see "Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all files on ...
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...a very strict procurement policy, maximum attention is committed to remind you that batteries must be collected for future generations. for energy efficiency. Gateway is given to electronic components in order to limit their weight in heavy metals such as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive,... to be sorted separately for each part of any batteries that used in order to promote reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery and to reduce the quantity of the material and eases its products during product lifecycle. The crossed-out dustbin logo is an ...
...a very strict procurement policy, maximum attention is committed to remind you that batteries must be collected for future generations. for energy efficiency. Gateway is given to electronic components in order to limit their weight in heavy metals such as Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive,... to be sorted separately for each part of any batteries that used in order to promote reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery and to reduce the quantity of the material and eases its products during product lifecycle. The crossed-out dustbin logo is an ...
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... Internet Security 28, 30 O Optical drives 9 P Pointer 7 Ports 10 Power cords 4 Power on/off 12 Power saving modes 13 PowerDVD 19 Printer 43 PS/2 10 R Recovery System Restore 27 Regulatory Information 49, 54 Remote control 8 Receiver 11 Removable media devices 9 Removing hardware 9 Removing software 26 Restore points 28 S Safe Computing 25...
... Internet Security 28, 30 O Optical drives 9 P Pointer 7 Ports 10 Power cords 4 Power on/off 12 Power saving modes 13 PowerDVD 19 Printer 43 PS/2 10 R Recovery System Restore 27 Regulatory Information 49, 54 Remote control 8 Receiver 11 Removable media devices 9 Removing hardware 9 Removing software 26 Restore points 28 S Safe Computing 25...