I have restored factory settings a couple of times but rogue Windows files are still there. I had already deleted it everything on the Data D:. Windows back up should be able to do this if not you said a portable drive is is just a flash or a full hard drive. But this method involves fiddling with the computer hardware and components, so people unfamiliar with laptop hardware are not advised to do so. The disc got to 99% burning and stopped at the finalizing disc. Its an Acer 3690 running Vista and it doesnt have a restore disk.
I then decided to do a restore to factory settings. I accepted the warning of erasing my C: contents. Using the Burn Disk Option Click Burn Disk, and select an option in the window that opens: Burn a backup disc with the factory default settings creates a backup disk containing the factory default settings. You can grab them from Acer website. I was only allowed to boot up in safe mode. The main user interface is very clean and there is detailed explanation on each step to guide you through the whole process. I'm very happy with this purchase.
Holding down Alt+F10 worked great and I was able to get in the first try and reload the software again without any errors. I also have noticed 8 out of 10 people selling this particular laptop has taken out there hard drive to insure no personal information gets in the wrong hands. Thus, without booting into Windows installation, pressing R key will not help. Then double click the file to install it on that normal computer you can access. I am guessing he cleared my recovery partition, but it looks like there is alot of data on the drives. I have been told that I should reformat the C drive as the virus is probably stopping the corrupt Windows files being overwritten.
Turn off your computer completely. How long should it stay on this screen? Answer the all questions and it will restore your laptop to factory default. Thanks, Reggie Hi, I have an Acer Aspire E700 that a friend gave to me. I tried everything but I was stuck on a black screen during booting. They have no idea what it is. Thank you very much for your time! There was nothing wrong with the laptop before, I just wanted to start a fresh and speed it up a bit. You should have three or more options available.
Now, select Repair your computer Step 05. Not me, that part is fine. Cause I never have on my desktop. The Acer Predator line appeals to a hard-core gamer. Turn off your laptop completely.
I'm eager to see if they will release a more affordable Apollo Lake powered version next year. Before restoring to factory settings, you have to backup first. Rgds, Taylor Hi… Is there any way to use the Recovery Discs from my Acer Aspire Win 7 desktop…on my 4 yr. For the drivers, most probably you can grab them from their official page acer. Please backup your all data to an external hard drive. Any ideas as in what that means and what my other options maybe to either restoring my laptop back to factory or recovering my password? These are faster then sata based ssd hard drives which are faster then older hdd drives. I can get to task manager and start a new task and execute explorer.
She bought a new hard drive and replaced but It is a few years old and acer says that they do not have a recovery disc for it. Moreover are the drivers already present in the machine or i have to collect it from somewhere else? Hi, I have a question. If you did not delete the partition that stores the recovery image, chances are you can restore your computer to factory settings. When you forgot the password, this is the only you should take into consideration. Hi Suresh, By saying a black screen, do you still see the startup screen perhaps a Acer logo or something similar or it is totally in black? However, there is no way for you to get another copy of Windows Vista from them; they only provide the recovery disk.
Would there be something in Shift-f10 command box to help? The Acer 5610Z laptop is running the 32 bit Windows Vista Home Premium — would this program be able to install a Windows 7 Home Pro Upgrade? Restore using System Recovery Options Step 01. It took me about an hour to get all the updates to get it current. I felt I was so close. The battery is supposed to last for 12 hours I tested this a bit but not a lot. The restoration will be on partition C:. Well, this is a very common issue among users and I also made such a mistake for multiple times.
For those reasons alone, it's a 5 star machine. I think it's fair to criticize this device for its relative slowness. Could it be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Professional? Do I need other drivers or is the driver file I used the wrong one. I have a question about upgrading the laptop Acer to Windows 7 Home Professional. Downloaded the vista recovery disk from neosmart but no help. I loaded my desired suite of applications with Ninite dot com, that went quickly. It fails every time at 32% from the discs so I tried using the Partition method and it got stuck at 32% also.
A big Thank You from my daughter and myself. Using this you can save all your files from your hard disk to external drive. Hello Ghost, i have acer 6930g and it wont start, so i tried system recovery, memory check and so and so on,…. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Then, run Acer Empowering Technology, followed by Acer eRecovery Management: Click the Acer eRecovery Management icon in the Acer bar displaying on your desktop: In the main window, the Acer eRecovery Management program will appear: N. The utility then restores the system to its original state.