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    Acer eRecovery disk question

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Paintballparrot, Nov 22, 2008.

  1. Paintballparrot

    Paintballparrot Newbie

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    I want to buy a bigger hard drive for my Acer Extensa 5420 but it did not come with a Vista install disk. I was wondering if the Acer eRecovery disk I made with my laptop would work to install Vista from a fresh HDD or if there's any utility in Vista I can use to do that.
     
    Paintballparrot, Nov 22, 2008
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  2. andyasselin

    andyasselin Notebook Deity

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    Yes it will they shound be 2 dvd plus app cds
     
    andyasselin, Nov 22, 2008
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  3. hoggie

    hoggie old boy

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    i can confirm you can use the dvd's. have done so twice now, with no trouble what so ever :)
     
    hoggie, Nov 22, 2008
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