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Title: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 24, 2018, 10:41:27 AM

Guess what? A relative gave me a Gateway SX2110G Desktop  to in good condition.

If has Windows 10 home 64 bit.

I have let it do the updates.
Now I want do a factory reset. I want to do a clean installation of system using wherever thin they use for that.

I can not find anything that is self-evident. But it does have recovery partitions. I just don't know how to make it do recovery.

Anybody know anything about the Gateway SX2110G Desktop

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: patio on January 24, 2018, 10:45:59 AM

From the Source... (https://gateway-us.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/29934)

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 24, 2018, 11:05:42 AM

Thanks Patio, I will do that.
 :)

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: patio on January 24, 2018, 11:20:02 AM

If it fails you can order recovery media from them....or if you dont want the pre-installed junk just use the Media Creator Tool... (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10)  for a clean install of Win 10...
NOTE: If he registered Win 10 proper than no key needed...yer good to go.

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 24, 2018, 02:23:37 PM

OK. Using the Gateway, I went to the Microsoft link.
I now have Windows 10 on a USB stick. It is 64 bit Home version.

Next I will try first the reset built-in on the Windows 10 gnome running on this Gateway. If that works, Will be good.
If that fails, then  I will have to use the USB stick.

Here it goes.... KABOOM!    ;D

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 24, 2018, 04:23:40 PM

OK. The gateway just now came back from the restore. So it did what it should.
Now it wants to get the updates. Apparently, a reset ruins the updates. But it still has the user and the user password. That seems to be reasonable.
It looks like some apps will ha veto initialized again. Is that the way it works?

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: patio on January 24, 2018, 04:53:35 PM

Yes...welcome to update heaven...if i were you i'd leave it run all night

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 24, 2018, 08:20:40 PM

Oh? I thought twas done.  :)

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: Mark. on January 24, 2018, 10:00:13 PM

the ISO from MS gets you 16299.15, latest is .192 and from memory it can't update in one foul swoop, it goes to .129 (from memory) then starts them all again to go the final jump to .192

Title: Re: Howto a clean recovery Gateway SX2110G
Post by: Geek-9pm on January 24, 2018, 11:44:59 PM

Quote from: Mark. on January 24, 2018, 10:00:13 PM

the ISO from MS gets you 16299.15, latest is .192 and from memory it can't update in one foul swoop, it goes to .129 (from memory) then starts them all again to go the final jump to .192

OK. Tonight it stays on until breakfast.  ;)