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Acer Recovery
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Posted by: b4dd0g
Hi
I have a acer laptop use to use it for work belonged to the company now i got it off them but would like to know how to get it back to out the box stage before everything went on it .back to default factory settings i know these days the recovery cd is put on the hard drive but how to get it back to that stages is what i need to know .
Its a Acer Aspire 3683 WXMi
with vista home basic on it
any help is most welcome
Posted by: P0nix
should be an F6 or 7 or some key for recovery options when the laptop is starting. Might also be an option in "all programs" that allows you to burn off recovery cds.
Posted by: b4dd0g
Had look but sill no luck any one
Posted by: seabrightjw
Mine shows it as a seperate drive. Try "My computer" and see if it shows an additional drive other then "C".
Posted by: b4dd0g
Yep it dos show a separate drive what do i do from there ?
Posted by: kestrel1
You need to use the eRecovery software that should be on you laptop, possibly under Empowering Technology. If this is not available you need to visit the Acer website & see if you can download it.
You may also be able to make the recovery CD's by holding down ALT & F10 whilst booting. This works with other Acer models.
What was a company doing buying a laptop with Vista home basic on it? They should have baught a laptop with Vist Business, at least then they could have downgraded to Windows XP Pro legitimatly. I have found Vista to be a total pain. Any Vista machines that I have baught have been the business version, these have been downgraded to XP Pro, if they have caused problems.
Anyway, try the ALT / F10 option.
Posted by: seabrightjw
You should be able to "click on the drive" highlight it and select RUN. Just follow the directions from there. The lappy will do the rest.
Posted by: b4dd0g
Hi thx will try and let you know
Posted by: b4dd0g
Try ed the alt + f10 no go 
Posted by: kestrel1
When are you pressing the alt/F10 keys? & are you pressing them at the same time?
Posted by: b4dd0g
Yes at the same time is this the way to do it ?
Posted by: b4dd0g
I allso fond the Empowering Technology were in there do i go
Posted by: kestrel1
Yes, pressing both together is right & normally work if pressed just after post.
In the empowering technology section, you need to be looking for eRecovery management. That should allow you create the recovery disk's.
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