eMachines ET1160 Series 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.
New device drivers—If you need to recover device
drivers that did not come pre-installed on your
computer, follow the instructions for updating drivers in
“Checking for device problems” on page 89.
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.
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