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... Returning your system to its factory 17 condition 47 Your guides 17 Recovering from Windows 48 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from a recovery backup ........ ... Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24...with you 68 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Special considerations 68 Recovering your system 42 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 69 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 43 Preparing ...
... Returning your system to its factory 17 condition 47 Your guides 17 Recovering from Windows 48 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from a recovery backup ........ ... Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24...with you 68 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Special considerations 68 Recovering your system 42 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 69 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 43 Preparing ...
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... RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows operating system. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you purchased it to an earlier state. Important: We recommend that you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you ...to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer's hard drive, including Windows and all settings and personal data. In certain situations...
... RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows operating system. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you purchased it to an earlier state. Important: We recommend that you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you ...to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer's hard drive, including Windows and all settings and personal data. In certain situations...
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Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 7. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'.
Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 7. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'.
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Recovery If you are reinstalling using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. • Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 44 -
Recovery If you are reinstalling using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. • Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 44 -
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...DVD or USB drive: 1. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you inserted a DVD wait for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ... to complete the installation. Double-click on ResourceCenter. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the install icon for the item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup.
...DVD or USB drive: 1. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you inserted a DVD wait for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ... to complete the installation. Double-click on ResourceCenter. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the install icon for the item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup.
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...want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of 46 - Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to get your system settings and saves them as... restore points. You should see the Contents section of these restore points to one of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Returning to complete the installation. Recovery Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type '...
...want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of 46 - Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to get your system settings and saves them as... restore points. You should see the Contents section of these restore points to one of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Returning to complete the installation. Recovery Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type '...
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... were pre-installed on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased your hard drive, back them up now. Recovering from the Windows Store). See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Two options are...
... were pre-installed on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased your hard drive, back them up now. Recovering from the Windows Store). See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Two options are...
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...Software installed since you can access important files on your PC from the recovery backup" on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 55. Click Advanced then System Restore to retain your PC from the recovery backup" on page 54... reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Refresh your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). In most cases of recovery to -resolve software problems, you purchased your...
...Software installed since you can access important files on your PC from the recovery backup" on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 55. Click Advanced then System Restore to retain your PC from the recovery backup" on page 54... reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Refresh your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). In most cases of recovery to -resolve software problems, you purchased your...