Rescue disk for Gateway laptop A friend has a laptop thats about 18 months old and had a HD crash. He can't find his rescue disk. Anyone know what the Gateway policy is on getting a CD?

seems to me that the best bet would be to contact gateway and ask them. But >>> from gateway: Q: How can I tell if my computer shipped with a Gateway System Recovery solution? A: Here are a few indicators that can help determine if your computer shipped with a Gateway System Recovery solution: An F11 prompt appears after completing POST when the computer is powered on. There is a prompt to create backup media after the Out of Box Experience (OOBE). There is a System Recovery option on the Start Menu. From the Start menu, point to All Programs, and then click System Recovery. A D: recovery partition is located on the hard drive. A blank media kit was shipped with the computer. It is a notebook or desktop computer that shipped with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Gateway System Recovery is the only option that ever shipped with the following computer models: Gateway 3200 Series Gateway 3200 Series Gateway 7200 Series Gateway 4300 Series Gateway 6300 Series Gateway Profile 5.5 A new computer was purchased directly from Gateway after November 1, 2004. ******************************************* apparently someone is lying to someone... all gateway computers shipped after 11/01/2004 didn't come with a restore disc but was known as discless media recovery solution. please go to gateway to find out what that means...I am too old to be told stories. In The Matters Of Style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, Stand Like A Rock

Thanks for the post.

Thanks for the post.