Gateway M255 Gateway Notebook Reference Guide (for Windows Vista) - Page 96
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CHAPTER 7: Maintaining Your Notebook Recovering your system using the Windows DVD Important You must have a DVD-capable drive to install Windows Vista. 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 also need to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. To completely re-install Windows: 1 If you can still run Windows, back up your personal files, and create a set of software and driver recovery discs (if you have not already done so). For instructions, see "To create discs for recovering pre-installed software and drivers:" on page 80. 2 Insert the Windows DVD into your notebook's DVD-capable drive, then turn on or restart your notebook. 3 When 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. 4 Press the arrow keys to select the drive containing the Windows DVD, then press ENTER and follow the on-screen instructions. 5 After Windows is completely re-installed, use the software and driver recovery discs you created to recover your notebook's pre-installed software and device drivers. For instructions, see "Recovering pre-installed software and drivers using recovery discs" on page 83. 90