User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook
- Getting Started
- Getting Help
- Windows Basics
- Using the Internet
- Using Multimedia
- Sending and Receiving Faxes
- Managing Power
- Travel Tips
- Customizing Your Notebook
- Upgrading Your Notebook
- Networking Your Notebook
- Moving from Your Old Computer
- Maintaining Your Notebook
- Restoring Software
- Troubleshooting
- Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
- Index
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Creating an emergency startup diskette
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Creating an emergency startup
diskette
An emergency startup diskette is a diskette that contains critical information that
you need to start your computer if Windows fails to start. You should create
a startup diskette as soon as you get your computer.
To create an emergency startup diskette:
1 Place a blank diskette labeled Startup into the diskette drive.
2 Click Start, then select My Computer. The My Computer window opens.
3 Right-click 3½ Floppy (A:), then select Format. The Format 3½ Floppy (A:)
dialog box opens.
4 Select Create an MS-DOS Startup Disk, then click Start. Windows copies files
to the emergency startup diskette.
Help and
Support
For more information on creating an emergency startup
diskette, click Start, then select Help and Support.