eMachines el1331 User Guide

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Chapter 3: Troubleshooting
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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.
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