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To delete everything on your hard drive and re-install all

factory software:

1 If you can still run Windows:

a Click (Start), All Programs, Gateway Recovery

Center, then click Gateway Recovery Center. The

Gateway Recovery Center opens.

b Click Recovery, then click Next. Your computer

restarts.

2 If you cannot run Windows:

a Turn on or restart your computer.

b While the computer is starting up, repeatedly press

F8 until the Recovery Options screen opens. If

Windows starts to load instead, restart the computer

and try again.

3 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.

4 Select a language and keyboard layout, then click Next.

5 Click the User name box to select a Windows user

account, click in the Password box and type the user

account’s password (if any), then click Next. The System

Recovery Options menu opens.

6 Click Restore Application. The Welcome to Gateway

System Recovery window opens.

7 Click Next.

8 To perform a recovery with data backup

(recommended), click Recovery with automatic data

backup, then click Next.

- OR -

To perform a full factory recovery without data backup,

click Full factory recovery, then click Next.

Important

Before your hard drive is recovered, your personal files will be

automatically backed up to c:\backup.

Caution

Continuing with the full factory recovery will delete everything on

your hard drive. Make sure that you have backed up any important files

you want to save.

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