: Troubleshooting
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Recovering your system to its factory
condition
If your computer’s problems are not solved by any of the
other recovery options, you may need to recover its hard drive
to its factory condition. This process is called a
factory
recovery
.
To delete everything on your hard drive and re-install all
factory software:
1
If you can still run Windows:
a
Click (
Start
),
All Programs
,
Gateway Recovery
Center
, then click
Gateway Recovery Center
. The
Gateway Recovery Center
opens.
b
Click
Recovery
, then click
Next
. Your computer
restarts.
2
If you cannot run Windows:
a
Turn on or restart your computer.
b
While the computer is starting up, repeatedly press
F8
until the
Recovery Options
screen opens. If
Windows starts to load instead, restart the computer
and try again.
3
Press the arrow keys on your keyboard to select
Repair
Your Computer
, then press
E
NTER
.
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), then click
Next
. The
System
Recovery Options
menu opens.
6
Click
Restore Application
. The
Welcome to Gateway
System Recovery
window opens.
7
Click
Next
.
Caution
A complete factory recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, then
reinstalls Windows and any pre-installed software and device drivers. If you can
access important files on your hard drive, back them up now.
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