ACER eRecovery

I have a quick question... If I want to reformat my hard disc and install a fresh copy of Windows, what do I have to do?

I´m scared to run the Acer eRecovery Management (Alt+F10) because the manual talks of taking Backup snapshot images and I´ve read on this site that some people need to download all the drivers etc. again?

Do I need to copy something first, or can I simply run the program and it will reformat my hard drive and install a new copy of windows?

I didn´t receive any discs with the computer, this is why I´m taking an extra precaution because I don´t want to delete anything I can´t get back.

Thanks

 

using the Alt + f10 will only return your computer to the way it was when it was purchased, that means it will reinstall windows and all of the other drivers, but it is not a clean install as the other programs that come with it will also be reinstalled.

 

Just run it. After a few minutes, your computer will be exactly as it was when you bought it. When it reboots, it will be in the Windows XP setup program. I don't know about anywhere else, but there wasn't much bloatware or any trial software at all on my Acer laptop in Canada. The Acer Recovery program is actually pretty neat and easy to use.

 

Before you run your D2D recovery partition I would do 2 things.

#1 create a restore DVD with the Erecovery software provided

and

#2 Create a restore DVD using Acronis true image 7. Version 7 is free and backs up your entire hard drive partition instead of just the PQSERVICE partition that is run on the D2D recovery method.

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This sounds really complicated. Why do I need to burn DVD´s with stuff if I want to start a fresh. I´m confused now, one tells me to copy stuff, the other no? This is the same with the User Guide, it doesn´t explain anything.

 

It isn't really complicated. What people are saying is that if you re-install then you lose absolutely everything that you have saved or added to your computer previously.

So you might want to copy things off to a DVD before you do that.

If you are happy that there is nothing on your computer that might be useful then just go ahead and do the re-install.

Ultimately its your computer, and therefore your responsibility what you do with it.

The re-install will put your hard drive back as it was the day the computer came out of its box.

Your choice.

Regards,

Bernard D

 

If you still have your original D: partition, the recovery program won't touch it. So, for quick restoration of your data files after the recovery, just copy all of your My Documents folder onto the D: drive (or you could just use the Windows File transfer wizard to do this). Then everything is easily restored. But just in case something goes wrong, you should still backup all of your data onto a CD or DVD.