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Hope this is not late. Your recovery CD is not bootable type probably. This is not a concern. Why bother to have the CD in when you boot? You don't need to.
xpcman
Nov 11, 2008 at 01:02 PM
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Nov 11, 2008 at 01:02 PM
Take it to a repair shop and have them re-install Windows (using your COA key). The recovery disks make use of a hidden hard drive partition which holds the REAL Windows install programs. The Dell recovery attempt may have damaged or deleted files that the Gateway recovery uses.