Gateway M-6873h Reference Manual page 97

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Preparing for software and device driver recovery
You can usually recover your pre-installed software and drivers
from your hard drive. However, if you ever re-install Windows
from the Windows DVD or install a new hard drive, you need
to recover your pre-installed software and drivers using a set
of software and driver recovery discs. Because these discs do
not come with your notebook, you should create your own set.
Caution
Although you may not be expecting to need recovery discs, we
recommend that you prepare for any eventuality and create a set of recovery
discs while you have the opportunity.
Important
Your notebook may have shipped with a Drivers and Applications Recovery
disc. If this is the case, you may want to create an additional set of discs in case
the originals are lost or damaged.
You should create a set of discs for recovering your
pre-installed software and device drivers, in case you need to
use them later for a complete system recovery. (Your notebook
must have a recordable disc drive to perform this procedure.)
To create discs for recovering pre-installed software
and drivers:
1
Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery
Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The
Gateway Recovery Center opens.
2
Click Applications and drivers external media, then
click Next. The What would you like to do? dialog box
opens.
3
Click Create system recovery discs, then click Next.
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