eMachines EL1300 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Recovering pre-installed software and
drivers
As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall
the software and device drivers that came pre-installed
on your computer from the factory. You can recover
using either your hard drive or the backup discs you
have created.
New software—If you need to recover software
that did
not
come pre-installed on your
computer, you need to follow that software’s
installation instructions.
To recover your pre-installed software and drivers:
1 Click (Start), All Programs, eMachines, then click
eMachines Recovery Management.
eMachines
Recovery Management
opens.
- OR -
If you are recovering from your driver and
application recovery disc, insert it into the disc
drive, then go to Step 3 after the
eMachines
Application Recovery
main menu
opens.
2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall
applications/drivers. The
eMachines Application
Recovery
main menu
opens.
3 Click Contents. A list of software and device drivers
opens.
4 Click the install icon for the item you want to
install, then follow the on-screen prompts to
complete the installation. Repeat this step for
each item you want to reinstall.