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...Turning your computer on and off 6 Taking care of your computer 7 Taking care of your AC adapter 7 Cleaning and servicing 8 Your Acer notebook tour 9 Screen view 9 Keyboard view 10 Front view 11 Left view 12 Information on USB 3.0 12 Right view 13 Base ... the keyboard 15 Lock keys 15 Hotkeys 15 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24 Returning to an earlier system...
...Turning your computer on and off 6 Taking care of your computer 7 Taking care of your AC adapter 7 Cleaning and servicing 8 Your Acer notebook tour 9 Screen view 9 Keyboard view 10 Front view 11 Left view 12 Information on USB 3.0 12 Right view 13 Base ... the keyboard 15 Lock keys 15 Hotkeys 15 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24 Returning to an earlier system...
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... giving you an option to use a USB drive with a pre-installed Windows operating system. The recovery backup includes the entire original contents of 32 GB or larger. Note Acer Recovery Management is recommended to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. This section describes the...
... giving you an option to use a USB drive with a pre-installed Windows operating system. The recovery backup includes the entire original contents of 32 GB or larger. Note Acer Recovery Management is recommended to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. This section describes the...
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...USB recovery backup to delete the recovery information on the screen. 5. If you delete this information, you Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and... drivers needed by your computer. 7. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on your computer. Follow the process until it clearly. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB ...
...USB recovery backup to delete the recovery information on the screen. 5. If you delete this information, you Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and... drivers needed by your computer. 7. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on your computer. Follow the process until it clearly. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB ...
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... software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. If you need to reinstall device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from the factory. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on...
... software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. If you need to reinstall device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from the factory. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on...
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...start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Repeat this step for Acer Resource Center to complete the installation. Images for the item you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on... a DVD wait for each item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter. You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to reinstall. Recovery - 25...
...start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Repeat this step for Acer Resource Center to complete the installation. Images for the item you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on... a DVD wait for each item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter. You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to reinstall. Recovery - 25...
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...Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Returning to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot.... Returning to one of your system running again. Click Open System Restore, then Next. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to... point 1. Recovery 2. Click the install icon for the item you install software or device drivers. Repeat this step for reference only. 3. Note For more information about using Microsoft System Restore...
...Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Returning to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot.... Returning to one of your system running again. Click Open System Restore, then Next. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to... point 1. Recovery 2. Click the install icon for the item you install software or device drivers. Repeat this step for reference only. 3. Note For more information about using Microsoft System Restore...
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... are available, Restore Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Restore Factory Settings deletes everything to return your system to retain your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed...
... are available, Restore Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Restore Factory Settings deletes everything to return your system to retain your computer experiences problems that were pre-installed...
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...settings and saves them up now. b. Click Reset your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. d. Depending on page 32. a. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, press to change this setting to...Enabled. Click Advanced then System Restore to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your PC to start from the Windows Store). Click Refresh your system. f. Use your system running again. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of these restore points to...
...settings and saves them up now. b. Click Reset your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. d. Depending on page 32. a. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, press to change this setting to...Enabled. Click Advanced then System Restore to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your PC to start from the Windows Store). Click Refresh your system. f. Use your system running again. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of these restore points to...