Gateway 1450 User Manual

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Device drivers are programs that control devices such as monitors, CD and 
DVD drives, and modems. Drivers translate information between computer 
devices and programs.

Drivers for your original computer hardware are installed at Gateway. If you 
install a new device, you need to install the drivers provided by the device 
manufacturer.

You should reinstall device drivers:

■

If directed to do so while troubleshooting

■

If you have reinstalled Windows 2000

■

If you see a message indicating that there is a problem with a device driver

If you need to reinstall device drivers because you are directed to do so while 
troubleshooting or if a message tells you that there is a problem with a device 
driver, reinstall the device drivers by following the steps in “To reinstall device 
drivers:” on page 243.

If you just reinstalled Windows XP, the device drivers were automatically 
reinstalled. If you just reinstalled Windows 2000, reinstall the device drivers 
by following the steps in “To reinstall device drivers:” on page 243.

If you are not comfortable with the procedures covered in this section, seek 
help from a more experienced computer user or a computer service technician.

Insert the red Gateway CD into your CD or DVD drive. The System 
Restoration Kit program starts. Go to Step 5.

- OR -

If the program does not start automatically, go to Step 2.

Click 

, then click 

. The Run dialog box opens.

In the 

 text box, type d:\runmenu.exe (where d is the drive letter 

of your CD or DVD drive).