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    Wondering how to use Recovery Partition to recover Acer Aspire 3600

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by leroylim, Feb 26, 2008.

  1. leroylim

    leroylim Newbie

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    Hi all, just recently inherited a Acer Aspire 3600. Was wondering how to use the hidden partition to get stuff working. I have lost my recovery discs and currently my Windows XP is acting weirdly. I was wondering how to use the recovery partition to restore Windows back to factory defaults. Thanks.
     
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    you could try pressing alt+f10 on bootup to go to the recovery console

    I dont know if your model supports this, but give it a try.

    regards

    John.
     
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    leroylim Newbie

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    Well Alt + F10 works for me. I was wondering how do I fix the Windows from the Recovery Partition. Pressed Alt + F10, then it brings you into a setup, I completed the setup, then well it didnt reformat the current windows. that setup only set it up on the recovery partition. Now when i Alt + F10, it boots me to Windows XP on the Recovery Partition, but I was wondering how to get it to fix the Main Windows XP Partition.
     
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    Hi.

    when i press alt+f10 on bootup, it gives me the option to reset my computer to the default factory setup.

    I am running vista, so yours is most likely different.

    regards

    John.
     
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    Try out Stellar Phoenix windows data recovery software.This software demo is free which shows you the preview of your recoverable data.This software GUI interface makes it very easy to use.
     
    aurthur1, Sep 30, 2008
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