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... system 42 Safety and comfort Reinstalling drivers and applications........ 43 5 Returning to an earlier system First things first 16 snapshot 46 Returning your system to its factory Your guides 16 condition 47 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from Windows 48 computer 16 Recovering from a... power 56 Taking care of your battery pack 18 Cleaning and servicing 18 Battery pack 59 Battery pack characteristics 59 Your Acer notebook tour 20 Charging the battery 59 Screen view 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Keyboard view 22 Checking the battery level ...
... system 42 Safety and comfort Reinstalling drivers and applications........ 43 5 Returning to an earlier system First things first 16 snapshot 46 Returning your system to its factory Your guides 16 condition 47 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from Windows 48 computer 16 Recovering from a... power 56 Taking care of your battery pack 18 Cleaning and servicing 18 Battery pack 59 Battery pack characteristics 59 Your Acer notebook tour 20 Charging the battery 59 Screen view 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Keyboard view 22 Checking the battery level ...
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Recovery - 35 return it , while giving you an option to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to an earlier state. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup....and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased it to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer to the same state as possible. Note: Acer Recovery...
Recovery - 35 return it , while giving you an option to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to an earlier state. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup....and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased it to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer to the same state as possible. Note: Acer Recovery...
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Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 7. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'.
Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 7. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. 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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...-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Repeat this step for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on ResourceCenter. • You should see the Contents...
...-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Repeat this step for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on ResourceCenter. • You should see the Contents...
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Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to reinstall. 2. You should see ... item you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Returning to complete the installation. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and ...settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Recovery
Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to reinstall. 2. You should see ... item you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Returning to complete the installation. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and ...settings and saves them as restore points. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Recovery
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... Restore will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 49. Recovery See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your PC will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click...
... Restore will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 49. Recovery See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your PC will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click...
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... then System Restore to retain your PC from the recovery backup" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. b. See "Reset your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC... backup" on your system running again. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of your PC from the Windows Store). If you can access important files on page 55. 7.
... then System Restore to retain your PC from the recovery backup" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. b. See "Reset your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC... backup" on your system running again. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can return to one of your PC from the Windows Store). If you can access important files on page 55. 7.