Gateway GT4015H manual Creating drivers and applications recovery discs

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Creating drivers and applications recovery discs

Important

If you are recording to CDs, make sure that they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs. If you are recording to a DVD, make sure that it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, not DVD-RW or DVD+RW discs.

You can use drivers and applications recovery discs to restore device drivers or programs. You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. Before you continue, make sure that your computer has a recordable drive. If your computer does not have a recordable drive, see “Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network” on page 39.

Shortcut

Start Ö All Programs Ö System

Recovery ÖCreate My Drivers-

Applications CD(s) ÖBurn ISO ÖStart

Creation

To record a set of drivers and applications recovery discs:

1Make sure that you have blank discs ready. Depending on the type of recordable drive your computer has, you need either several CD-R discs or one DVD-R or DVD+R disc.

2Click Start, AllPrograms, SystemRecovery, then click Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s). A message asks you if you want to “Burn ISO” (record recovery discs) or “Create ISO” (copy the files to a drive).

3Click Burn ISO. The Recovery CD/DVD Creator dialog box opens.

4Click Start Creation. A message tells you the number of blank discs that are required for the recovery disc set.

5Click the type of recordable disc you want to use.

6Make sure that you have the appropriate number and type of blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive.

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