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    Is this possible?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by justin15, Apr 6, 2007.

  1. justin15

    justin15 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'll keep it short and sweet.
    Burn restore disks
    Use XP copy and install (one without all the branded acer crap).
    not like it, use restore disks to bring back to the way it was when I bought it?
     
    justin15, Apr 6, 2007
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    trooper_gs Notebook Consultant

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    I did not get what you mean but you can install a fresh xp, then get a backup with norton ghost or acronis true image and burn it into a dvd. If your system crashes, you will be back in business just in 20 minutes (depending on your image size of course)
     
    trooper_gs, Apr 6, 2007
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  3. justin15

    justin15 Notebook Evangelist

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    Not really what I was asking. What I was asking was:
    can I do this?

    1 - Burn Acer factory disks
    2 - Take a XP Pro disk I own and format install drive with
    3 - Use the Acer disks to bring back to Windows MCE with all the default programs.
     
    justin15, Apr 6, 2007
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  4. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    Why would you need to do #2?

    #1 & #3 is all you need.

    The Acer factory disks reformats the C: Partition anyway. I don't think there is any stopping that.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Apr 6, 2007
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  5. justin15

    justin15 Notebook Evangelist

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    Because I want to try my laptop at its full potential speed. Without all the acer stuff and preloaded stuff. Its just a copy of XP Pro SP1.

    Although if its easier to understand like this?

    1 - Burn Acer factory disks
    2 - Take a Linux Distro disk I own and format install drive with
    3 - Use the Acer disks to bring back to Windows MCE with all the default programs.
     
    justin15, Apr 6, 2007
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  6. Evolution

    Evolution Vox Sola

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    If you want to see the potential of your laptop without all the acer stuff preloaded just do what I do every time I reload windows, just uninstall all of the acer stuff immediately and there you go. The only programs that acer installs that will even remotely slow down your laptop is the empowering framework suite of programs(elock, epowermanagement etc) which can be easily put under control or even fully removed. Therefore there is no need to go to the lengths here that you are suggesting...
     
    Evolution, Apr 6, 2007
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  7. justin15

    justin15 Notebook Evangelist

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    I am really thinking what I said about in the last post, I want to install Linux and try it anyway, so just go based off what I said.

    1 - Burn Acer factory disks
    2 - Take a Linux Distro disk I own and format install drive with
    3 - Use the Acer disks to bring back to Windows MCE with all the default programs.
     
    justin15, Apr 6, 2007
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  8. Tsar Aleksandr III

    Tsar Aleksandr III Notebook Guru NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, you can boot off the Acer Backup disks to restore your system to its factory default setting (hope I read the question right).
     
    Tsar Aleksandr III, Apr 7, 2007
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  9. justin15

    justin15 Notebook Evangelist

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    Even if I install Linux, and used the for a month, then tried to restore it again?
     
    justin15, Apr 7, 2007
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  10. Tsar Aleksandr III

    Tsar Aleksandr III Notebook Guru NBR Reviewer

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    Yes. The disk won't 'expire' or anything (unless it is physically damaged...).
     
    Tsar Aleksandr III, Apr 8, 2007
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  11. justin15

    justin15 Notebook Evangelist

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    Any more comments?
     
    justin15, Apr 9, 2007
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