Restoring your Acer computer to factory condition is easy. Most Aspires will have a second partition that can be used to restore if you do not have CDs. It is recommended that you make those CDs when you first buy the laptop. If you don’t, you run the risk of not being able to install Windows again if that second partition fails.
Keep in mind that running the recovery will restore the computer to the way it was when you first brought it home. Anything you added will be lost, so make sure you have program disks, passwords, favorite websites, photos, documents and anything else you need backed up before proceeding with the recovery of your Acer Aspire.
Hard Disk Recovery should be enabled by default. If it is not, you may need to go into your system’s BIOS by hitting F2 at boot and enable it under the Advanced tab.
Once Hard Disk Recovery is enabled, restart the system and hit ALT+F10. This will begin the Aspire system recovery process. You will be prompted to type six zeros as a security step. Type 000000 to proceed.
You will then see a screen to select your Operating System. Do this and hit enter and the recovery process will begin.
The process for restoring from the second partition is similar with all major brand names. The most improtant thing to remember is to always have backups of your data and take a few minutes to burn recovery DVDs using Acer’s built in utility. If you have more questions regarding this process, be sure to join our free computer forums today!
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want to factory restore computer
Okay. Let us know if you need help.
My computer has crashed and left with the blue screen of death.
I cannot find my windows XP disk and am affraid to do the system recovery.
I have a burnt copy of windows XP but will my drivers all work like my sound card and whatnot?
What do you recomend.
Also when i try to boot it from the disk and recover the system it asks for an administrator password. I have never had a password and have no clue as to what it might be but this is hindering my recovery process.
Thanks,
Neil
Details of the blue screen could help…Rather than reinstalling, try getting into Safe Mode. Boot the PC and immediately begin tapping the F8 key. Once there, you might be able to undu any recent changes or fix any problems that are causing this problem with your computer.