This guide is about Gateway recovery disks for the following versions of Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. A recovery disk is also known as a restore disc, repair disc, boot disc or rescue disk.

Hi Bill, Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community Forums!! Within temptation the unforgiving. From the issue description it looks like you are unable to use the touch screen option after installing Windows 8 in Gateway GT5408 computer.

I would suggest you to uninstall and reinstall the latest display drivers and check if it helps. Uninstall and re-install the Touch Screen drives in compatibility mode: Download the latest drivers from the Manufacturer’s website and save it on to the Desktop. A) Press Windows Key + R, type devmgmt.msc. B) Expand the Human-Interface Device Adapter, click on the drivers. C) Click on properties, click on uninstall tab. E) Right-click on the driver (Downloaded from the manufacturer’s website) file. F) Click on Properties and select the Compatibility tab.

G) Click the checkbox before Run this program in Compatibility mode for option and select Windows 7. H) In the list-down box; then try installing the device driver via Run as administrator.

If drivers are not avaiable for Windows 8, then you have to wait until Gateway releases the driver. For your reference: Touch and pen settings: Frequently asked questions Hope it helps.

Keep us posted if you face any issues on windows in future. We will be glad to help you. Regards, Anil.

My friend got a new computer (gateway gt5408) and installed a ATI RADEON X1600 PRO 512MB graphics card. However when they turn the computer on there is no signal to the monitor. Is it possible that the previous graphics card and the new one are conflicting with each other? Can anyone please help? Might be a driver issue. Go to Start -> Control Panel -> System -> Hardware -> Device Manager, then scroll down through the list until you see the video graphics line.

Look for a red or yellow icon. That will show some trouble. Usually, you have to remove the existing drivers, then install the ones that go with your video graphics card. But you should still see something on the screen. At least in SafeMode.

But you have a good system, with apparently a lot of experience with it. Almost any hardware failure can cause this. When not tired or stressed, go back through to remove and reseat every component.

Then go back to a simple install. Remember at first you are only trying to get something on the screen.

Then add components until that stops again. Click to expand.I know this sounds painfully obvious, but I have to ask: did they plug the monitor into the new video card? (as opposed to leaving it plugged into the motherboard's video output). If not, then there's the solution if the monitor is plugged into the new video card, then try plugging it into the motherboard's video output. If you get video from that then you know that on-board video is still the primary video set in the BIOS. Enter the BIOS (usually by pressing 'DEL' or 'F2' during bootup) and change the display order to use the PCI-E card as the primary video display.