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How do you format a Gateway computer when the CD from the company is lost?
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∙ 8y ago
I've recently reinstalled Vista in a Gateway and was quite surprised by how easy it is to get all of the drivers needed from their website...
To resume; if you do own an OS CD just start your laptop from it and once the installation is done go to the Gateways website and download the drivers for your laptop...
http:/support.gateway.com/support/default.aspx
If you would like a different OS I'll need to agree with the following answer, Ubuntu would be my choice, however you have many other Open Source Operating Systems you can easily download, the following address will take to a page where many are named and provides links to respective Home Pages.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Linux_distributions
You might want to contact Gateway and see if you can buy a new Cd for your machine. Or go and check some used OS's from a reliable software vendor.
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agree with person below me but install ubuntu
Install Linux. I prefer Fedora.
if your gateway is out of warranty, the only way you will get new disk from gateway is to buy one from them. make sure when you buy new one that u use it as soon as you get it my disks from gateway were missing drivers, i got messed about by gateway until warranty was out now they will not support computer unless i buy another disk needless to say i will not purchase gateway or emachines again both same company
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Use a free program such as Active@ KillDisk or NUKE. Both these programs are found for free on the web
You could also try to find someone locally that would be willing to loan you their copy of windows. Microsoft does have you register that particular version, but if you tell them your hard drive crashed they will give you the confirmation code. I've got 3 computers right now all running off of one OS with absolutely no trouble from Microsoft.
What operating system do you need?
If you let me know, I can get one for you.
my email is ksmoore@tmo.blackberry.net
Also, how new is this Gateway computer?
If it is brand new and factory, it has a recovery partition labeled D.
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