[eRod]

Hello Everyone,

I had recently bought my wife a new laptop. A Gateway T1616 ( Not like the one used to bullseye Womprats) and of course filled to its gullet with BLOAT WARE!

Now I'm no tech savvy computer wizard, but I've reformatted my XP on my desk top
every now and again so I thought how hard could this be. "D'OH!!"
Now I never reformatted a laptop but it came with the OS disk, and I had the product key.
I read enough on the web to back up the system. I backed up all essentials and went to town.
I reformatted the drive and now it's not reading anything. I reinstalled the ATI Radeon drivers
and tried to get that up but it's not detecting it. Same with my wireless,
I thought that I replaced all the essentials, but it doesn't detect any wireless systems at all.

It's operating normally. No Bloat ware. It just doesn't connect to the internet or detect
it's own system. My last resort will to admit defeat and bring it to Geek Squad, but I will
exhaust all option before that time comes.

It came with no other discs, drivers or otherwise. Just the 32-bit Vista Operating Sys.

Of course when I bought it they, The Squad, said they would remove all bloatware for a handsome fee of $120.00. Highway robbery, but I think I may have no choice.

What if I bought XP Pro, do you all think I'd still have the same problems? I was never attracted to Vista, now I down right don't like her.

Thanking all who reply in advance!
eRod


System Specs
Specifications

Operating System
• Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

Processor
AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58(1.9GHz | 512KBx2 L2 Cache | HyperTransport™ technology @ up to 1600MHz)

Display
14.1" Widescreen Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT (1280x800)
Featuring 300cd/m2 Brightness

Chipset
ATI RS690T Chipset

Memory
1024MB DDR2 Memory (2 x 512MB), 667MHz Expandable to 2GB
2 DDR2 Slots (Total) | 0 DDR2 Slots (Available)

Video
ATI Radeon® X1270 with up to 256MB of HyperMemory™

Audio
High-Definition Audio - 2 Channel
Built in Speakers

Hard Drive
160GB 5400rpm SATA1

Optical Drive
Slot Loading 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD+/-RW with DVD-RAM
Write max: 8x DVD+/-R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 2x DVD-R DL, 2.4x DVD+R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW disks
Read max: 8x DVD-R/RW/ROM, 4x DVD+/-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 24x CD-R/RW/ROM disks

Digital Media Reader
5-in-1 Memory Card Reader
Secure Digital™ (SD), Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, XD

Communications
56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port)
10/100 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port)
802.11g Wireless LAN

Interfaces
3 - USB 2.0 ports
1 - VGA connector
1 - RJ-45 ethernet port
1 - RJ-11 modem port
1 - Headphone / SPDIF audio out
1 - Microphone
1 - Kensington lock slot
1 - AC adapter connector
1 - HDMI V1.2 connector

Multimedia Buttons
Metal Razr Style

HDMI Interface
Yes

Webcam
1.3 Megapixel Integrated Webcam

Pointing Device
Synaptics Touchpad with Vertical Scroll

Expansion Slot
Expresscard™ Type 54

Battery Type
6-Cell 2200 mAh Lithium Ion

Case Design
Next-generation industrial design

Dimensions
1.0 ~ 1.3" (H) x 12.95" (W) x 9.75" (D)

Weight
5.55 lbs.2

Warranty
One year parts and labor limited warranty3


Software Included:

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium

Productivity Software:
Microsoft® Works 8.5
Microsoft® Money 2006
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
(60-day complimentary trial period)4
Adobe® Reader® 8

Digital Media Software:
CyberLink® Power 2 Go
Microsoft® Windows Media Player 11
Microsoft® Digital Image Starter Edition 2006
(includes 60-day Digital Image Standard trial)4
Napster music service (30-day trial)5

Connectivity/Utilities:
Microsoft® Internet Explorer
AOL (90-day risk free offer)66
Google™ Toolbar search bar
Google Desktop Search™ search tool
Gateway® Connect™
NetZero Internet Access7

GatewayShield™ Comprehensive Security
McAfee® Internet Security Suite™ (90-day complimentary subscription)8
BigFix® - helps identify and solve problems9
LoJack® - for Laptops BIOS Persistence Agent Enabled
Kensington Lock Slot (cable lock sold separately)
Spare Backup10

Game Software:
Gateway Games Powered by WildTangent® (pre-installed with 10 demo games with 60-minutes of game play)9

[Rich-M]

Worse problems as you won't have XP drivers for this. You probably need to install the wireless driver...if you go to Toshiba site for "support and downloads", you can find all the drivers you need.
If you type in dvmgmt.msc in "Run"...any yellow "?". To get "run" to appear if it does not, you have to right click the task bar choose properties, Start Menu, Customize and find it and check it off. For some reason many systems defaulted that off.

[eRod]

Thanks for responding Rich-M
It says "cannot find 'dvmgmt.msc' " Toshiba? It's a Gateway. Or is that a Toshiba part?

I saved all the folders and put them back in, sans the bloat ware. It's just not reading it. I tried to reinstall the video card through the ATI folder and it said I didn't have permission.
I can use all the help I can get.

[Rich-M]

No sorry Gateway site...I got this confused with another post here.
It's "devmgmt.msc".

[eRod]

Thanks Rich, I'll start from there and see where it takes me.

Thanks for your help!

[TechB]

On a different computer go to Gateway's web site, download the drivers, burn them to a CD or copy them to a flash drive, install them on the laptop.

http://support.gateway.com/support/d...am=T1616&st=kw

Start with the chipset driver.

[eRod]

Rich and Tech, thank you very much for the help, Everything is running tip top!

I did as you said and came out with a clean machine! This site RAWKS!

[TechB]

Glad to hear it.

[Rich-M]

me also!