eMachines EL1300 manual Recovering pre-installed software and drivers

Recovering pre-installed software and drivers

As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the software and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from the factory. You can recover using either your hard drive or the backup discs you have created.

•New software—If you need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you need to follow that software’s installation instructions.

To recover your pre-installed software and drivers:

1Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click eMachines Recovery Management. eMachines Recovery Management opens.

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If you are recovering from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens.

2Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall applications/drivers. The eMachines Application Recovery main menu opens.

3Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers opens.

4Click the install icon for the item you want to install, then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation. Repeat this step for each item you want to reinstall.

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