If you are being asked to delete the recovery partition from your computer, click No.

You can also use DVDs as a recovery media

Select the USB flash drive to use as a recovery media from the list.

Select Copy content from the recovery partition to the recovery drive.

When the Welcome to Gateway Recovery Center appears, click on Applications and Drivers external media.

If Windows Vista’ User Account Control (UAC) dialog appears, click Continue or Yes.Find a Gateway Recovery Center folder and click on the Gateway Recovery Center item.You can reinstall Windows Vista using the backup media (the original Windows Vista media).

These steps will create a backup copy of your system’s drivers and application and will not include a copy of your Windows Vista. If so, follow the instructions from Windows 7. Your Windows Vista may run the Gateway Recovery Management software and not the Gateway Recovery Centre software version. Windows Vista users can create a recovery disk using the Gateway Recovery Centre software program by following these steps. Label the recovery disks and keep them safe!Ĭreate the recovery disk in Windows Vista.When the “ The Recovery ISO Image has been created successfully” message appears, remove the last disk from the optical drive.When the software program prompts you to insert the next blank disk, do so.At the Recovery CD/DVD Creator screen, click Start Creation.Click Burn ISO when the “ Do you want to burn the created ISO images or just having them placed in a folder of your choice” message appears.Click on Create My Drivers-Applications CD(s).

If you plan to use DVDs, they must be “DVD-R” and not “DVD-RW” or “DVD+RW”. Make sure your CDs are “CD-R” and not “CD-RW”. Windows XP users can create the recovery disks for Gateway computers by following these steps.

When the Gateway logo appears, press the Alt (the left key) and F10 keys during the boot process.

You can check if the partition is still intact by: Your computer may still have a recovery partition intact (undamaged or uncorrupted) that can be used to restore your computer to its factory conditions. Using this partition, you can also create a set of recovery disks in case the partition becomes damaged or corrupt. This solution is a recovery partition stored on your computer’s hard drive that can be used to restore Windows. Gateway computers shipped after November, 2004 have a backup solution called Gateway System Recovery.

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