Returning Your System To Its Factory Condition - Gateway ZX2300 Reference Manual

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Returning your system to its factory condition

In case your computer experiences problems that are not
recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall
everything to return your system to its factory condition. You
can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs
you have created.
reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your
system. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now.
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Recovering from within Windows XP
To reinstall Windows XP and all pre-installed software
and drivers:
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www.gateway.com
Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers
opens.
Click the install icon
then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the
installation. Repeat this step for each item you want to
reinstall.
Caution
This complete recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, then
If you can still run Windows XP, see
within Windows XP" on page
If you cannot run Windows XP and your original hard
drive is still working, see
during startup" on page
If you cannot run Windows XP and your original hard
drive has been completely re-formatted or you have
installed a replacement hard drive, see
your recovery discs" on page
Click Start, All Programs, Gateway, then click Gateway
Recovery Management. Gateway Recovery
Management opens.
for the item you want to install,
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