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Update: While I have been trying hard to solve everyone’s issue with Acer Recovery System, I found that I am no longer able to help since there are too many different situations happen when using the Acer Recovery System. Therefore from now on, I will NOT answer any problem related to this, since my primary aim of this post is to made Acer’s user to aware of such recovery system, and doesn’t meant for solving problems with the system. If you have problem using Acer Recovery System, contact Acer or ask in related forums. I don’t have an Acer system and I can’t really efficiently help everyone. I am sorry and good luck!If you owned an Acer desktop/laptop and you just found out that there isn’t any Windows or Acer recovery disc when you planned to do a system restore – you are not alone. Most, if not all, of their PC doesn’t come with a recovery cd at the time of purchase, though they will provide them if you specifically request and purchase from them.So, without the recovery disc, what can you do, if say, you have a not repairable system, such as endless loop startup repair wizard (i just helped my friend to end this by restoring the system recently), or a bloated system that is slow and unusable, and you want to restore your system back to the original state?
No worries, if your Acer computer hardware still in it’s original configuration, especially HDD, most likely you will be able to do so.In the HDD that comes with the Acer computer (Windows Vista system, though I would think it’s the same for Windows XP and Windows 7, correct me If I am wrong), there are two visible partitions, namely ACER (C Drive) and DATA (D Drive), and also a hidden partition created by Acer called PQSERVICE. This hidden partition contained the original copy of your Windows and factory configuration, which is not accessible (at least not in a direct way) within Windows, and it will only be used by the Acer eRecovery System. So if you have replaced the HDD that comes with the computer unofficially (not via Acer) and it is not an exact copy of your old HDD, most likely you won’t have this partition available, and therefore you won’t be able to use the Acer eRecovery System.Make your backup before system restoreSo if you have an intact Acer system, and looking for a system restore, remember, Alt+F10 is your key for it. But before that, please make sure you have already make a backup of the important files, especially those sit in your C drive, since the system restore will clean up your C drive entirely. If you have the practice to store all the files in D drive (DATA drive), you can proceed to do system restore.If you are being unfortunate to have a failed-to-boot system, most likely you won’t be able to do the backup within Windows. No worry, get yourself a (Linux-based OS), run it live, and copy all your files to D drive or external HDD.
Alt+F10 is the key for System RestoreOnce your computer turned on, press and hold Alt key, then continuous press F10 button until you see Acer eRecovery System is running (you might need to do it for a couple of times before your system entered Acer eRecovery System, I failed to enter for a few times when I trying it out, not sure why though). You should have three or more options available.If you didn’t do any backup yourself, Restore system to factory default is your only choice. This option will restore your computer to the original state when you first bought it, removing all your files and installation, AND virus/malware/adware etc. But it also means that you have to install those program that you previously installed, so prepare yourself a few hours for that.Selecting this option will first see the Acer eRecovery System tries to restore the system from the hidden partition, then you have to restart the computer to initiate the Windows setup. DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT turn off your PC during Windows setup, even the screen is blank for long time during the setup. The setup will eventually finish and your Windows will be ready to use. If you turn off (or power outage, unfortunately) your computer during the Windows setup, you can end up with a corrupted installation and you might have to do the system restore once again.
The entire system restoration process takes about 40 minutes (may be vary for different computer), so it’s pretty good in my opinion.Other options will be available if you made yourself a backup copy meant to restore your system. Otherwise, Restore system to factory default is the best option you can get.Note: Acer eRecovery System will only restore the computer to the original state if the computer has no hardware issue. It will not fix crashes caused by hardware issue. If a system restore doesn’t help in your Acer computer problem, contact the seller or Acer support. Hey, I was wondering how do I restore my acer laptop?
I don’t remember my erecovery password and my keyboard on my laptop is not working properly. The “Fn” button seems to be stuck on & I can’t use it without holding it down to make the buttons work right. I have erecovery on my laptop but I need a password and the previous owner has changed it from the original password and never told me & I no longer have contact with them. So is there anyway to do this without password? (alt F10 doesn’t work either) please get back to me ASAP 🙂. BTW Just to explain why pre-boot commands (like the alt + f10 you show above) don’t always work first time.
Its not that it hasn’t worked, its that you’ve missed the window of time where the command can be registered. This is the time between the computer realising it has a keyboard and the OS starting to boot in the old days that was four or five seconds if not more.
These days you’re lucky if its a second. The same applies to all other pre boot commands, like entering the BIOS (del) the boot menue (f12) or windows repair menu (f8).Solution? Start hitting the key(s) when the Acer (or whatever make) logo appears and keep hitting until what you want to load comes up.
Has about 90% success rate. But alas, the faster our computers get, the harder it will be to time these commands. Hi Ghost, thank you for your earlier reply. I have a question about upgrading the laptop Acer to Windows 7 Home Professional.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?The laptop has 2MB RAM (which is all it can hold) & a 1.73 Ghz Processor, which appears to be dual core. Could it be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Professional?Also, would I be able to upgrade my desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium, 64 bit from the same disk? Can one disk upgrade a 32 bit & a 64 bit machine?Please share your thoughts if a Windows 7 Home Pro upgrade would run on either one or (hopefully) both of these machines from the same disk, & if one Windows program can be installed to 2 PCs. I know I used to be able to do this with Windows, so long as I had one proper Windows key, but I don’t know if I still can.
I’d like to avoid having to buy two copies of a Windows 7 Pro upgrade to update both machines.I miss the old days, when we bought a PC, & they included a Windows Installation Disk (not a Recover Disk), as a customer courtesy& so long as you were installing that disk to a “Dell” or an “Acer” PC, Windows simply installed itself with no hassles.Many thanks! 🙂 Have a great week.-HJW. I’m trying to go back to factory settings. All seems fine until I get to the ‘Please wait while windows continues setting up your computer’ screen. The first time I tried I used the e-recovery software to start the process and it stayed on this screen for about 5 or 6 hours until I restarted it to try something else. I’ve since started the process using the alt+F10 method, am on the the same screen and plan to leave it over night.
How long should it stay on this screen? I have Acer Aspire 5535 Vista Home Premium.There was nothing wrong with the laptop before, I just wanted to start a fresh and speed it up a bit.Any ideas what’s happening?Many thanks,Karl. Hi,I have a question. I have searched high and low for the answer with no luck, so I was hoping someone here could help. I am preparing my Acer Aspire 4720z to sell. I have a lot of experience using computers and I can usually figure things out on my own, but I don’t want to neglect anything before I sell this.
Basically, I have used my computer for about 5 years and want to know if simply restoring to factory settings will get rid of all my personal information? I have done this already and it visually appears that all my files are gone, but I know this might not be the case. Is it the same as reformatting? I have manually reformatted computers in the past and thought about doing it to this one.
However, I fear I will erase the hidden eRecovery Partition software. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 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.Thank you in advance for any help.
Hi,A few months back my sister dropped my acer laptop and now when I turn it on, it shows the acer logo and then comes up with a black screen that has a writing on and at the bottom it says insert boot disk but I don’t have one. Can someone suggest any way that I can fix it? I don’t care if I lose my documents or anything, there was nothing important on it But I really need to get it on as soon as possible so I can start my GCSE courseworkP/S: the Alt+F10 thing didn’t work for me unless I was doing it wrong. My acer extensa 4620z stopped working a few months back. I finally got it to boot but i couldn’t remember my bios password and tried to burn a recovery disc. The disc got to 99% burning and stopped at the finalizing disc. So i decided to restore to factory settings.
During that process the laptop shut off. Now when i boot up it is asking for user name and password.
I tried f10 and the boot manager shows my operating system as acer erecovery. I have borrowed a Vista disc so i can re install the operating system. But it will not boot from the cd because the boot order is partition 1 instead of 2 and the OS is acer recovery.what the heck do i do? I have an acer extensa that was gifted to me in 2008. I have never had a problm until this past JULY when trying to burn a cd.
I wanted to format my hd but did not realize the recovery disc was on my hd. I had already deleted it everything on the Data D. I tried going into my bios but there is a password that i do not remember settingAnywhooo.Then my computer kept rebooting on its own in normal boot up ( blue screen of course). I was only allowed to boot up in safe mode. I tried to boot up 2 days ago and pressed F10 which sent me to a boot manager.It had noexecute.
I erased all that writing and it booted up perfectly in normal boot and did not shut ff nor any blue screen. I now decided to go into acer erecovery and burn a cd copy for recovery. I got to 99% cmplete and was stuck at finalizing disc for about an hour and half. I then decided to do a restore to factory settings.
I accepted the warning of erasing my C: contents. The laptop then just shut off. When i tried to reboot it looked ok but all the writing was bigger and windows login page came up asking for username and password. I had removed all these not sure why t came up but i tried to enter previous ones. Nothing worked.
I tried to boot up again with F10 and now it shows my OS as Acer erecovery and the boot manager is asking for boot options for Acer erecovery. Any option i chose gives me the same result.a windows login asking fr name and password. It also now says missing.HAl file. I have a vista cd now and I cant get it to boot from CD. I tried removing the hd and booting up.
Ive put the hd back in. Now i am getting an I/O error.bootbcdHelppp!!!!!!. Brilliant clear advice.
I have an old ACER Aspire 1680. Suddenly after several years of no PC problems it crashed leaving the following message:We apologize for the inconvenience, but Windows did not startsuccessfully. A recent hardware or software change mighthave caused this.There is more verbage then I get the following start choices:Safe ModeSafe Mode with NetworkingSafe Mode with Command PromptLast Known good StartStart Windows Normally’No matter which option I select my PC just reboots (if I do nothing it reboots automatically after 30 seconds) and all the available options led to a ‘Blue Screen of Death’ which displayed for about 1 second (showing an ‘unbootable boot volume’). I thought maybe it might be a Bernard Mathews virus ‘unbootable bootiful’ but no.Rang PC World and they said I’d have to take it to my local store who would probably send it away. I expect that would have cost me at least £100.Your solution worked first time – I managed to tap Alt+F10 before the error page came up and then I carried out a complete system restore (I wasn’t worried about losing any data – anything of real value is saved on an external hard drive) and now, all is well!Many thanks again.
I think my Acer laptop got a virus a couple of days ago – any programs would automatically close themselves. So I decided to save my data to USB and do a system restore back to factory settings.
But something must have gone wrong because now it wont start up!When I press the power button, I get the ACER homescreem, then it says “REsuming Windows” and then goes straight to a “Setup is starting services” screen that just stays on for hours until I turn it off using the button. I’ve tried Alt-f10 and nothing happens. Would there be something in Shift-f10 command box to help?Thank you. ERecovery link has been deleted from My Acer 4710, and there is a file eRAgent.exe which I think is an infected one.I have downloaded eRecovery Management zipped files from the Acer site, for Acer 4710 Vista Home Premium (SP1)I have Vista Home Premium (SP2) installed on the computer.Will unzipping and running the exe files in that one install the eRecovery Management?and will the eRecovery option re-appear in the Acer option when I hit alt-F10 on boot-up?And then will it restore to Factory settings?Or will it mess up my system? Hi Khalid,I would like to think that the things that you have deleted are actually from Windows itself, not on the booting level, so I would assume that the eRecovery system via Alt+F10 will still be usable. If you did not delete the partition that stores the recovery image, chances are you can restore your computer to factory settings.You can actually check if Alt+F10 calls the recovery system without restoring the system – you can always quit from the recovery system if you choose not to restore your computer.Rgds,Taylor. Hi,I am not too sure but the original Windows Vista come with the laptop should not have voided since it is your copy, even if it is an OEM copy.By installing other Windows, there is a chance that you actually cleared the recovery partition (although not likely) which cause the recovery failed to initiate.
I would advice you to try to enter the recovery mode again, and if it’s really failed, you have to install a new Windows Vista unfortunately. Practically there is no difference between the Original Windows Vista and the new one, except the drivers and utilities from Acer are fully installed. You can grab them from Acer website.Rgds,Taylor. You are giving fantastic information. I have a Acer Extensa 4620Z with the partitioned hard drive and Windows Vista. I had a friend attempt to fix the computer loading his own version of windows vista on the computer.
I now noticed that both hard disks are 3/4 full. I thought I would start over and try to get into recovery mode, but the alt+f10 is not getting me to the recovery mode. I am guessing he cleared my recovery partition, but it looks like there is alot of data on the drives. I would like to wipe and reinstall. How do I wipe it all? You told a previous responder that you can grab the drivers from the Acer website. Where can I get another copy of windows Vista to reinstall?
Can you give me the proper address to the Acer website? Hi Jim,I am not too sure what do you mean by ‘Wipe it all’, but if you want to clear all the data from the hard disk entirely and install a fresh Windows, you can do it during the installation of Windows (during the selection of install location).For the drivers, most probably you can grab them from their official page (acer.com). However, there is no way for you to get another copy of Windows Vista from them; they only provide the recovery disk. To install fresh Windows Vista, I am afraid that you have to buy it or download the ISO image and burn it to a DVD.Rgds,Taylor. Hi,This is a new problem for me. A little bit searching leads me to believe that it’s either the recovery partition already corrupted or the hard drive is not properly connected (though I am not fully convinced on this one).It’s normal if you can’t initiate the eRecovery when the desktop isn’t ready since not all the services are running at that moment. Do you happen to have a burned Acer eRecovery Disc?
You can probably initiate the recovery using it. Otherwise I am sorry but you probably have to contact Acer for this issue.Rgds,Taylor.
I managed to find a vista 32 bit installation disk which is the o/s that I had. I read somewhere to load the disk drivers as first part of the the install.
I eventually found a file it accepted (d:windows.oldwindowssystem32driverstorefilerepositorydriversdisk.infe0b0b355disk.inf which the install process seemed to think was compatible with my hardware. All looked good, it went through the install process until it did the restart and then got stuck in the ‘complete installation’ phase. No idea what is wrong. Do I need other drivers or is the driver file I used the wrong one. I felt I was so close. Hi,Have you tried to install the Windows without loading the driver?
I am not too sure but most of the time driver is not needed unless your hard disk configuration is a special one. But if the Windows installation does not able to read your hard disk then indeed the driver is needed.Have you give it some more time to wait at the ‘Complete Installation’ phase? Windows Vista as I recalled, will still take a considerable amount of time to complete the installation, unlike Windows 7.Rgds,Taylor. I tried the install again with no drivers and monitored until it got to the ‘completing installation’ part. Then left it to run overnight. Unfortunately, the ‘completing installation’ did not complete and I was left with a blank screen this morning.
The configuration is as purchased so no changes have been made. I suspect I need to load drivers but no idea what I need. I read that I need to find drivers for the disk controllers as there is no such thing as a driver for the disk itself. I have been to the acer website but could not find any drivers related to controllers so am confused now. Hi,I have a major problem.
Hope someone can help.I have an Acer aspire 4520This the issue.When I boot up laptop it goes thru the listing motions then acts like it is going to load win the lil win bar even shows up at bottom scrolls for about 10 secs then bsod with one error. The bsod error is a stop error:0x0000C1F5I have tried alt f10 but it just takes me to boot edit commands which are: /DETECTHAL /MININT /REDIRECT RDIMAGEOFFSET=8192 RDIMAGELENGHT=3161088 RDPATH=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)sourcesboot.wimNow that chnged from the normal /NOEXECUTE after I did the alt f10 the first time. Weird.Thanx for your timeBlitzer. Hey there Ghost I have a acer 6920 laptop that was running slow so I did a system restore from the back up discs. It fails every time at 32% from the discs so I tried using the Partition method and it got stuck at 32% also. Acer replaced the HDD with a toshiba one that was on warranty but it done by them so it has the real partition.
It sometimes gives me some crazy errors or just restarts from 0% again and repeats itself. Thanks for your time and hopefully you can help. If you can help me fix it I’ll buy you a Timmy’s if you are ever in BC Canada lol.
I still have the PQSERVICE and the SYSTEM RESERVED (boot) partition, but deleted the Windows 7 (labeled Acer) and Data partitions.When I try to restore to factory defaults with eRcovery, it can’t do so, because “there is insufficient space on the disc for the temporary files required for this operation”.Apparently it can’t recreate the necessary partitions / format them. I did partition the free space, but couldn’t format it with an NTFS. The recovery disks can’t either.I’ve got no bootable tools that can do an NTFS format.
Even my old WinXP CD won’t boot on the newer hardware.How would you go about in this scenario? Hi Taylor,I hope you can help us because I don’t know how to restore the factory configuration in my Aspire 5610Z (5613WLMi / Windows Vista Basic)I have been trying to do it by two ways:1.-By pressing Alt+F10 when the system is starting. It doesn’t work, the screen turns black and a strange message is displayed.2.-By using the Acer Recovery Management tool. Laptop is rebooted but nothing happens.I launched the question to the Acer technical support and it looks like I would need to have the recovery CD because the partition where the OS is has been corrupted. Unfortunately, I didn’t this CD when I bought the laptop.Is there other way to do it? How can I get a recovery CD for free?Waiting your comments, thanks from Spain.Regards.Oscar.
Hello GhostI got a laptop from my mother and I need to factory restore it. Its an Acer 3690 running Vista and it doesnt have a restore disk. But she doesnt remember her original password she said she never put one in. But I saw above you told someone else about this link to retrieving your original password. I’ve tried the Alt F-10 method but it wont let me because not having the password.
So I went to this link you providedand when I got to step 3 I ran into the problem of I dont have a partition thats only about 10 gb with no name. I only have 3 partitions 1) Type is OEM with 6997MB, 2) Type is Primary with 25GB, 3) Type is Primary with 24GB.I’m sure I followed the cmd instructions properly so can you tell me which of those 3 partitions I need to use? And If that changes the next set of instruction any?
Thanks.Oh and I did move onto the sec set of 3 instructions to reset the password incase I could do that without needing the first set of 5 instructions and I couldnt even find the aimdrs.dat file under “computer” tab for my vista program. Could you give me a little more detail where I could find that file? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hello again, I thought I gave ya all the info ya might need in my last post 😦 but I guess I forgot to mention I tried the default password of 6 zeros already and it said invalid password. Thats why I was hoping to find a way to find whatever she used for her password(that she obviously forgot she made).And sorry one more question. I own a Dell inspirion 530S Desktop I’ve factory restored a few times and it wasn’t hard at all.
I’m thinking restoring her laptop wont be either once I get past the password. I was reading the read me file you linked and I was wondering if I really “Need” to back up everything before trying a restore on a laptop or is it purly precaution? Cause I never have on my desktop.
Hi,Indeed the process is pretty easy if everything is right, the backup part is purely for precaution, just in case that the Acer eRecovery System doesn’t work properly.I am not too sure which partition is the recovery partition since the size doesn’t match. Have you try running the Acer eRecovery Management within the Windows? Though I think it will still need the password, but it won’t hurt by giving it a try.It would be best if you can contact the seller of that machine to see if they usually set a generic password for their machine sold, I have seen some seller doing this.Rgds,Taylor. Hi,Is the Windows in the computer still running?
If it’s possible, please make an Acer eRecovery disc from the computer to make it as a back up.As for the license, if I recall it correctly (it’s not my computer), I did not enter anything related to the license as it is already activated from the recovery partition. The machine should have an OEM sticker with the license key on it. The drivers should be already in the backup partition, but if it’s gets deleted manually, you will have to obtain them from Acer website, those drivers will not, unfortunately, install automatically for you.Anyway, a quick search on your computer model shows that it is running Windows Vista by default. I am not too sure if the running Windows 7 is an official upgrade, so I would advice your friend to check with the seller.Rgds,Taylor.
Hello,I have an ACER Desktop PC, which I found partitioned, by ACER, as follow:– PQSERVICE (No drive letter) NTFS Primary– SYSTEM RESERVED (No drive letter) NTFS Active– Acer (C:) NTFS Primary– Data (D:) NTFS PrimaryNow that I have successfully uninstalled all the Acer ‘unrequested’ editions of programs like Norton, Nero, etc., and that I have ‘cleaned’ and ‘defragged’ the OS partition (C:) files, I’m pretty pleased with the system speed improvement and with its responsiveness. So far so good.My question is:Is it possible to save a snapshot of the partition C: with a software like Macrium Reflect, so that every time I need to restore it, I do not have to go through the proccess of installing and updating the OS?My fear is that restoring the partiton C: using an image of C: taked by softwares like Macrium etc., could harm all the Acer proprietary delivering process, of Windows.Thank you very much for your time!AKRE. Could someone help me? When I turn on my Acer laptop, I get a black screen with Safe Mode, Safe Mode with Networking, etc. All the options bring me to the screen that says Windows Boot Manager – Status 0xc00000e9, Info: “Windows failed to load because the system registry file is missing, or corrupt.” I don’t have the intsallation disc, and I’ve run the windows memory diagostic, but it just restarts after.I’ve read comments about holding alt+f10 and tried at the correct time loads, but it is not working. Pressing f10 without holding alt brings me to “Edit Boot Options” where I can type commands (I think).
I don’t mind about loosing all my files, just want to restore back to factory settings. Any help would be much appreciated. Hi,For this error, it indicates that the registry is already corrupted, thus running the memory diagnostic definitely won’t help.If your laptop is still in stock configuration, the Acer eRecovery Management most likely still available for access.
As I mentioned, try the Alt+F10 combination for a few more times (holding Alt, then keep pressing F10), it might just work. However, if it really doesn’t work for you, I am afraid that you have to get yourself a Windows installation disc to setup a new Windows since you doesn’t have a backup disc.Some extra information for the solution of this error:Rgds,Taylor. Hi Ghost,I need your help and opinion as my Acer Aspire One 751h netbook crashed.
I can’t find my pre-written recovery discs and I don’t have a Windows XP disc.My computer was getting slower and slower so i used its Acer eRecovery Management to reinstall Windows XP 6 nights ago. Based from previous experience, this time went smoothly and afterwards I installed other softwares without encountering any problem. The next day morning, i saw a black screen with the following message “Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: WINDOWSSYSTEM32CONFIGSYSTEM” & ” You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup Cd-Rom.” & “Select ‘r’ at the first screen to start repair. I tried over 10 times by pressing ‘r’ but i kept looping back to the same error message.The reason i like to keep the same netbook over the years is this easy to use eRecovery Management system which take about 1hr to reinstall all to factory default settings, on top of that i have a spare battery and a spare charger for my convenience to carry it around at the university.I have an exact same netbook which i gave to my cousin a month ago.
If he can write a set of recovery discs from it, can i use his recovery discs to reinstall Windows XP on my new hdd? Is it legal to do so?Oh, I tried the Alt+F10 over 50 times, it didn’t work.Please help!Francis. Hi Francis,I assumed that when you used the Acer eRecovery Management, you are using it within the Windows, am I right?Indeed, the error is a bit frustrating considering that Acer Aspire One doesn’t have a CD ROM.
For this error, you will require to boot a Windows Installation Disc (in your case Windows XP) to do a start up repair. Thus, without booting into Windows installation, pressing R key will not help.About the exact copy from your cousin, I am not too sure if it can be installed correctly, but even so, the license used will be the one from your cousin Windows, which is less than ideal I believe.I suggest you look into this thread:It seems that disabling the quick boot might help in accessing the Acer eRecovery Management by Alt+F10.Let me know if it helps.Rgds,Taylor. My name is Pat-today I received a computer message to backup my window 7 startup program while washing some clothes.
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I came back to my comeputer and there 3 questions to chose from and I chose to exit and my computer locked and would not finish the backup installation. I tried everthing with the functions keys but the same info keep poping up-something like press “OK” to continue the installation but the computer keep coming back to the info.-later I closed the to cut it off-now it want come back on at all.
I going to try and get free booth disc for window 7; however, I don’t know if that even after I manually open the disc drive as recommended by Acer. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that I just got the computer back from Acer-they installed a new hard drive and told me that they are not responsible form software problems.I need help! HiI wanted to clear my acer travelmate C311 to sell. I tried F8 & F10 neither work, they just beep really loudly F2 gets me to bios & F12 is there. I tried using the discs, I have 1xsystem & 3x recovery. Per intructions that came with laptop I set boot to cds & put in the 1st disc (system) & it went to 40% & stopped. I rebooted & everything still there ok.
I looked at memory & have just c drive & d drive & it asks me if i want to format d drive but is that not were the erecovery stuff is? I don’t have erecovery in my emanager just has power & settings. Will formatting the d drive help or just make it worse, I haven’t done anything to it since I got it apart from adding new Ram.Any suggestionsAnthea. Did format the d drive b4 i got ur reply, hate letting a pc beat me 🙂still wouldn’t allow recovery discs to work so i fittered about with the f2 settings, disabled “quiet” start & d2d & it used 1st disc & repaired some errors then recovery discs started to work but it made me reboot so many times i thought it was stuck in a loop but got there eventually.
One other wee thing i did do was unclip the dvd drive & pull it out a bit & put it back in maybe it wasn’t connected properly?Will keep your site bookmarked.Thanks. Hi Taylor,Thanks for the quick response to my question.I do not have the original OS disc as I got the PC from a friend and they did not give me any software for it.I’m stuck as when I use my Laptop to see the Hard drive it comes up with 2 parts but the 7.4gb part will not let me open, when I right click on the partition, all it says is Help.How do i get the PC to run or what do I need to get it to run and could you please help.Frustration kicking in after partitioning the Hard Drive.Many thanksPaul. Hey there,That’s great to know rather than it failed without letting you know. You will definitely need to purchase a new hard disk, but I am not entirely sure how you can copy the entire image from you existing hard disk to the new one easily (it can be done but technically quite difficult).
What you can do is that, buy a new hard disk, then check with Acer if they can help to reformat the new hard disk with the recovery partition, so you can have brand new installation of Windows 7.Otherwise, you can replace the hard disk, then install a new copy of Windows 7 (which you have to purchase somehow). This is a guide for you to do a fresh installation of Windows 7. Hope it helps.Taylor Ling. Depending about are you willing to spend money to have it backup professionally or with good software is a question. If not than yes of course get a new hard drive at least the same size as the old one and try to copy it to the new one! 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.
If it is a portable it comes with the back up software than see if you can back the system up to your new hard drive as a cloned system than install the hard drive into the laptop/netbook/desktop. I have used a few tricks in past to some thing similar. If you have a good size flash drive 4gb of more maybe trying to boot easusclone on it and clone the hard drive to the other one with a Sata to USB connection would work.
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This is a guide about recovery disks for Acer computers 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.Acer users can create a recovery and backup disk using the computer’s installed Acer eRecovery Management software. This software is available in most computers made by Acer, by default – unless removed manually.Looking for a recovery disk for Acer?.Note: Depending on your computer model the following screenshots and steps from these instructions might be slightly different. The Acer eRecovery Management software for Windows 8 usersAcer eRecovery Management allows you to:.
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Restore your Windows using Recovery Management. Create and use a recovery media (CD, DVD or USB). Reinstall your system drivers and applicationsCreate the recovery disk in Windows XPWindows XP users can create a recovery disk for their Acer computers (desktops, laptops/notebooks etc.) by following these instructions.USB flash drives are not available as a recovery media for Windows XP users. Boot your computer. The AC adapter must be plugged in, if you have an Acer laptop. Go to Start and then All Programs.
Find the Acer Empowering Technology folder.If the folder name is simply “ Acer” and not “ Acer Empowering Technology“, follow the instructions for Windows Vista (find these below). Your Windows XP system uses a different software version with different steps. Click on Acer eRecovery Management. Acer eRecovery Management Factory Default Settings Image. To create the recovery disk, click the Create button. Select the Full backup option and click Next. The Incremental backup (fast) option will be active after the first Full backup is done.
Incremental backups are faster and they use less space. Enter a reference name for this backup and click Next. If the software program prompts to close all running programs, do so by clicking Yes and then Next. At the Do you want to continue? Screen, make sure Yes is selected and click Next. Burn a backup disk item. Select your optical drive to use and click OK.
Insert any additional CD or DVD needed when prompted. When the process is done, label these disks and keep them safe1Create the recovery disk in Windows VistaUsers with Windows Vista installed can create a recovery disk for their Acer computer using these instructions:. Power on your computer.
The AC adapter must be plugged in for laptops. Go to Start and find the “ Acer” folder. You can type Acer in the Search programs and files search bar.If the folder name is “ Acer Empowering Technology“, follow the instructions from Windows XP as your Windows Vista uses a different software version with slightly different steps.
In this folder, click on Acer eRecovery Management. Disc 1 is finishedRemove the first DVD, label it and then insert another blank DVD.
And so on until the process is complete. When the software finishes the process, click Finish to exit the program. Your recovery disks are now created.
Label them and keep them safe!Create the recovery disk in Windows 7Windows 7 users with Acer computers can follow these instructions to create the recovery disks. These instructions are similar with those of Windows Vista. Boot your computer. The AC adapter must be plugged in for any Acer laptops before starting this process. Go to Start and find the “ Acer” folder in All Programs.
You can type the folder name in the Search programs and files search bar.If the folder name is “ Acer Empowering Technology” and not “ Acer“, follow the steps from Windows XP. Click on Acer eRecovery Management. Disc 1 is finished. Insert disc 2. Click Finish when the creation process is done. Your recovery disks are now created. Label them with a permanent marker and keep them safe!Create the recovery disk in Windows 8Windows 8 users can create their set of recovery disks for Acer using the following instructions.A CD or a DVD is not available as a recovery media for Windows 8.
Use only USB flash drive with more than 16 GB in available file size. Make sure the drive you are about to use is blank. All previous data will be removed from the flash drive during this process. Boot the computer. When Windows 8 boots, simply start typing “ recovery” to open the Windows 8 Search Charm (or press the Windows key and Q).
A search result will appear for “ Acer Recovery Management“. Click on that name. Create Factory Default Backup in Windows 8. The “ Create a recovery drive” screen will appear, click Next.
You can leave the Copy the recovery partition from the PC to the recovery drive checkbox checked. When the “ Select the USB flash drive” screen appears, make sure your USB flash drive is listed at the “ Available drive(s)” list, it has at least 16 GB in available size and it’s blank.Warning:All data from the USB flash drive will be removed. Backup your USB drive before using it as a recovery media. Click Next. Click Create at the warning message Everything on the drive will be deleted. If you have any personal files on this drive, make sure you’ve backed up the files. The process of creating the recovery disk will now begin.
Restore Tab in Acer eRecovery Management Empowering Technology. Click on Restore system to factory default. Enter the Acer eRecovery Management software password.
By default this is 000000 (6 zeros). If you can not remember it, go to and find out how you can recover the password. Confirm that you want to proceed with the restore process.Warning:This process erases all your data. Backup your files!. Follow the next set of instructions from the wizard.
If the Acer eRecovery Management software your computer uses doesn’t mention Empowering Technology, continue with these instructions:. Click Restore from the left. Restore tab in Acer eRecovery Management. Click on Completely Restore System to Factory Defaults.
Select Yes when the “ This process will reboot and restore your system” window appears. Click Start. Click OK to confirm.
Your computer will now restart and boot into the Acer eRecovery Management program. At the “ Notice” screen, click Next. Click Next at the “ Restore Destination” screen. Click OK to confirm the action. The restore process should now start. It may take up to 30-40 minutes. When the Restore finished message appears, click OK.
Your computer will restart and Windows will reconfigure. Your computer may restart afterwards.If you want to restore the computer using your saved Acer recovery disks, follow these instructions. These apply for the Acer eRecovery Management software branded with the Empowering Technology name:. Select the Restore tab. The Restore Tab. Click on Recover system from CD/DVD.
Insert the first disk of your recovery disks set into your optical drive. Confirm the process.Warning:This process will erase all your data. Backup your files first!. Insert any of the next set of disks when prompted by the software.Restore instructions for Windows VistaIf you want to restore the computer using the created Acer recovery disks, follow these steps. These instructions are for Windows Vista.These steps are for the Acer eRecovery Management software without the Empowering Technology name. If your software version for the Windows Vista system is branded with Empowering Technology, follow the steps from Windows XP.The Windows Vista software version should look like this.
The Acer eRecovery Management softwareThe instructions are:. Boot your computer and press F12 repeatedly to enter the Boot menu. When the Boot menu has loaded, use your arrow keys and select your optical drive, e.g. IDE CD-ROM Device. Add your first disk from the recovery disk set and hit Enter.
The recovery media should now load. Follow the instructions from the wizard to reinstall your Windows Vista.Restore instructions for Windows 7You can restore your Windows 7 using your saved sets of Acer recovery disks by following these instructions:. Boot the computer.
Press F12 repeatedly to enter the Boot menu. Select your optical drive, e.g. Restore Factory Settings in Windows 8. Click Next.Warning:Restoring to Factory Settings will erase all your personal files. Backup your files first!.
Select either Just remove my files or Fully clean the drive (this is recommended). Click Reset to confirm. The restore process will now begin. Follow any wizard instructions after this process is done to setup your Windows 8 again.If you are not able to boot into Windows 8, but have the USB recovery disk created, you can restore the system by following these instructions:. Power off your computer. Insert the USB recovery disk.
Power on the computer. Press F2 as soon as possible to enter BIOS. If you have a desktop from Acer, press Del instead. Navigate to the Boot tab of BIOS using your arrow keys: ← and →. Find a “ USB HDD” (this is your USB recovery disk) item from the list and highlight it by using your arrow keys: ↑ and ↓. When “USB HDD” is selected, press F6 to move it at the top of the list. Depending on its current position, you may need to press F6 multiple times to move it up.
Once “USB HDD” is at the top of the list, navigate to the Exit tab using your arrow keys: ← and →. Highlight Exit Saving Changes using your arrow keys: ↑ and ↓ and hit Enter.
Make sure Yes is selected and hit Enter. Your computer will reboot. When Windows 8 starts again, select a keyboard language. Click on Troubleshoot.
Click on Reset your PC. Click Next to confirm the action.Warning:This action will erase all your personal files. Backup your files before proceeding!.
Choose Windows 8 from the list. Select Yes, repartition the drives if you no longer have the recovery partition Acer to reinstall this. Otherwise, select No, keep the existing partitions. Select Just remove my files or Fully clean the drive. Fully clean the drive longer, but cleans the entire drive (this is recommended). Click Reset.
The process will now start. Once the process is finished, the “ Choose an option” screen will appear. Remove the USB recovery disk. Click Continue at the “ Choose an option” screen.