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2 Press the arrow keys on your keyboard to select Repair Your Computer, then press ENTER.
Gateway System Recovery starts, and the System Recovery Options dialog box opens.
3 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next.
4 Click the User name box to select a Windows user account, click in the Password box and type the user account’spassword (ifany),thenclickNext.TheSystem Recovery Options menu opens.
5 Click Restore Application. The Welcome to Gateway System Recovery window opens.

6Click Next, click Full factory recovery, then click Next.

Caution

Continuing with the full factory recovery will delete everything on your hard drive. If your computer has multiple hard drives, recovery will delete everything on only the primary (operating system) hard drive. If your computer’s hard drive has multiple partitions, recovery will delete everything on only the operating system partition.

7Click Yes, then click Next. The Factory image recovery window opens, which shows you the progress of the system recovery.

When recovery is finished, the Recovery is complete window opens.

8Click Finish, then click Restart. Your computer restarts into its original factory condition.

Recovering your system using the

Windows DVD

If you install a new hard drive or completely re-format your original hard drive, you must recover your system using the Windows Vista operating system DVD. You will also need to recover your computer’s pre-installed software and device drivers.

To completely re-install Windows:

1Insert the Windows DVD into one of your computer’s DVD-capable drives, then restart your computer.

2When the prompt “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD” appears, press any key on your keyboard. A list of valid boot devices appears.

3Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions.

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