Quick Reference Guide

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Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
You can perform a partial recovery by recovering the software
and device drivers that were pre-installed at the factory. If you
need to recover software that did not come pre-installed on
your system, you need to follow that software’s installation
instructions.
You can recover pre-installed software and drivers from a set
of recovery discs (you must create the discs) or by using
Gateway Recovery Center.
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.
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.)
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.