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    aspire 8920 startup problem

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by adk66, Nov 11, 2008.

  1. adk66

    adk66 Newbie

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    Computer goes to "startup repair".
    "Windows cannot repair automatically"
    "No System restore points have been created"!
    If I use my recovery dvd's all data and apps will be lost.

    Recovery-cds.com sells a "boot Disk" that will allow me to retrieve all data etc before reinstalling Vista to original install.......could this be TRUE?
     
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    Shunny Newbie

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    What happens when you just try to boot to windows normally?
     
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    Goes to "startup repair" when I try to boot normally.
     
    adk66, Nov 12, 2008
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    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    The System Restore point problem happens because your loading of Acer Arcade Instant-On, which uses Windows XP Embedded, causes your restore points to be deleted.
    Like I said in the other topic, go to http://www.knoppix.org/, download a DVD image, burn it, and boot from it. It'll be a little weird since it'll be a Linux system, but it won't affect your system unless you want it to - like copying all your data from your Vista partition over to an external hard drive! And it's FREE, unlike that website you link to.
     
    TehSuigi, Nov 12, 2008
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