Gateway NV53 Stuck at Setup after Recovery

all i'm finding is to hit alt f10 to get to the hdd wipe, and that just takes me to the startup options (safemode, normal, etc.).

also tried r, and got the same.

You are not booting the CD.

well, can't get the Acer HD Drive wipe to work. tried alt 'f10' and 'r', but both take me to the startup options (e.g. safe mode, normal, etc.)

theog said:

I would do a clean all in command prompt.
SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

theog said:

You are not booting the CD.

The Startup Cd will not take you to safe mode or normal mode.

no, i got ya. but my cd doesn't take me to that screen. it takes me to a gateway recovery. i had to make the recovery discs from the hard drive because the gateway nv53 doesn't come with discs, they store them on a partition so you can make copies.

Gateway Support - Recovery Media Creator Using Gateway System Recovery Windows XP R1 - Create CD/DVD

it's weird, i know. first time i've heard of the restore disc being done like this.

OK, this one, still has Command Prompt.

no, i didn't mean the screen shots, my bad. just that the disks have to be burnt. mine looks this:

Gateway Support - Frequently Asked Questions list forHow do I create a set of Gateway Recovery Media?

for the life of me, i can't find a screen grab of what it looks like after i reboot and am using the restore management

theog said:

You can use the the Startup CD.

If you have not made your Startup Repair
System Repair Disc - Create

You are not booting the CD.