Drivers and applications recoverywww.gateway.com37Creating drivers and applications recovery discsImportantIf you are recording to CDs, make surethat they are CD-R and not CD-RW discs.If you are recording to a DVD, make surethat it is a DVD-R or DVD+R disc, notDVD-RW or DVD+RW discs.You can use drivers and applications recovery discs to restore device drivers orprograms. You can create an unlimited number of drivers and applicationsrecovery disc sets. Before you continue, make sure that your computer has arecordable drive. If your computer does not have a recordable drive, see“Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network” on page 39.To record a set of drivers and applications recovery discs:ShortcutStart Ö All Programs Ö SystemRecovery ÖCreate My Drivers-Applications CD(s) ÖBurn ISO ÖStartCreation1 Make sure that you have blank discs ready. Depending on the type ofrecordable drive your computer has, you need either several CD-R discsor one DVD-R or DVD+R disc.2 Click Start, All Programs, System Recovery,then click Create My Drivers-ApplicationsCD(s). A message asks you if you want to“Burn ISO” (record recovery discs) or “CreateISO” (copy the files to a drive).3 Click Burn ISO. The Recovery CD/DVD Creatordialog box opens.4 Click Start Creation. A message tells youthe number of blank discs that arerequired for the recovery disc set.5 Click the type of recordable disc youwant to use.6 Make sure that you have the appropriatenumber and type of blank discs, theninsert a blank disc into the recordabledrive.
