I want to use the free upgrade to windows 7. This requires the serial number, which rubbed off. The laptop is a gateway NV52, how can i find the serial number?
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Well, I have a Gateway laptop that is stuck in safe mode, and I just want reformatthe damn thing. However, I bought it online and it does not come with a hard drive. Can I format too and how?
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i need to reformat (or reboot to factory…whatever its called i need the computer to be like it was when we first bought it) but i don’t have the disk that i keep reading about online and everything…it is a gateway laptop is it possible to reformat it or will i have to have a disk?
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