I am trying to restore my computer back to Windows 7 using factory recovery discs,but I cannot access either the boot menu options nor the bios settings! There are several reasons this might be necessary, from fixing your computer's clock to making tweaks, so that a program will run more smoothly. See why some other manufacturers have started providing a second power on button reserved for this function? Press the Next button to continue. So you can actually use W8. No you will not be banned since you were not aware of it and now understand it fully. At this point your computer will still be on.
If anything it left me even more confused! Otherwise try asking Acer what they recommend? This will set the the new boot order on your Acer computer. I am using admin account. Follow the steps to get a perfect reinstall in Okay, thank you very much. Have you tried asking Acer for help yet? If All Else Fails, Call Acer Support If neither of these processes launches the setup screen, contact Acer support for help. Android was its main operating system. Every single one of the ones with 8 on them ask me for a media disc when I try to Refresh it and this is not supposed to happen according to Microsoft! Then booting just to the command only boot and working from there.
I did and it just loaded Windows 8 onto my computer like I had done a Custom Install and left me with nothing but the Windows 8! Completely Restore Computer to Factory Defaults. This will enter the boot menu. The screen that flashed was so fast I couldn't read it all. All that happened was the fans ran for a few seconds then laptop shut down. When I select Startup Settings it takes me to the restart which in turn gives me a long list of options that I don't want. This laptop came with windows pre-installed.
This function will not work if there are any files on the hard drive. Thanks for the re-install information. If you do not have a recovery partition you will need a recovery disk and the same procedure Boot from disk and reinstall the system or. Acer provides a recovery disc with the Aspire One from the factory. The first step in the process is to choose which distribution I want to run on the laptop. Maybe it is something that you could work around or learn to live with? I don't even know if I have a product key. For the first time yesterday night and.
I have an Acer Aspire Laptop which has Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit pre-installed. In Android, there is a button to switch to Windows. Please let us know what you find out so it can help others. It did not save anything! I am doing a clean install, because it is now my secondary computer and I have taken everything useful off of it. Of course, you always have to have the key with you to start the computer.
Similar help and support threads Thread Forum Hi! What about using the Anytime Upgrade recommended method? But now, I wanted to use Android but I cannot see the option on msconfig again. This process should take approximately five minutes. I rarely use Android and I wanted to make Windows to be booted first. The arrow keys are located on the right-hand side of the Acer Aspire keyboard. This would certainly be a much easier approach going forward with the new bios.
Reboot or turn on your Acer computer. My system is an Acer Aspire X1430G Desktop that I purchased just over a year ago. I will work at the re-install tonight and let you know how it goes tomorrow. I've the right boot order. As I indicated I don't know what the implementation of the procedure is. The first method is best when borrowing a friend's computer or using a public computer in a hotel or Internet cafe. Within seconds, you can access the boot menu and select the option that works well for the task you want to accomplish.
I have tried everything What are you doing? Is there any set limit? Good luck Robert --- Hey Robert, I watched the video and it got me zip. Once your computer has shut down and has turned itself off, wait a few seconds, and then turn the computer back on by pressing the power button. Maybe my dvd drive in my laptop is bad? If this computer cannot see itas an external hard drive and you cannot open the various folders and files,this confirms the hard drive is faulty. Ideally you would have created one of your own and been able to use it instead. If you now have proof that the procedure you are into won't restore the C: partition unless it is reformatted I guess you will have to format it.
Now, whenever I turn on, Windows boots up first. Manual how to use Acer eRecovery Management here: You can Order Acer recovery disks from here: I think you're going to have to call Acer Tech support to find out how to restore the Android Dual Boot. This may not be ideal for everyone but it was the best solution for me. Now that we have the distro list booted and running, this concludes the one-time boot via the boot options menu. How do I get this stupid thing to boot from my recovery discs? Restore operating system to factory defaults;Restores operating system to factory default status. I cancelled that since there wasn't a way to make it accept it and it opened Windows Explorer to show all the media on the disc. I have used this disc for my desktop, it works perfectly.