Does Acer provide a recovery disk ? Just wondering if the Acer Aspire one 10.1 inch comes with a recovery disk to reinstall windows. If not are drivers for the hardware hard to find?
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I had the 8.9" Aspire One. Before I was going to return it, I wanted to use the Restore program to restore Windows and get rid of the Ubuntu partition I put on it. I ran the program and it said it was going to reboot. At reboot, it just seemed to go back into GRUB. I chose the Windows partition, of course, but nothing happened. So, it seemed that the Acer Recover program depended on nothing else touching the MBR. I think I could have gotten around it if the Recovery program would let me boot to a CD or USB drive, but I don't remember seeing that option anywhere. Any ideas in case I want to buy another Aspire One? Thanks in advance. I had the 8.9" Aspire One. Before I was going to return it, I wanted to use the Restore program to restore Windows and get rid of the Ubuntu partition I put on it. I ran the program and it said it was going to reboot. At reboot, it just seemed to go back into GRUB. I chose the Windows partition, of course, but nothing happened. So, it seemed that the Acer Recover program depended on nothing else touching the MBR. I think I could have gotten around it if the Recovery program would let me boot to a CD or USB drive, but I don't remember seeing that option anywhere. Any ideas... » Read More I had the 8.9" Aspire One. Before I was going to return it, I wanted to use the Restore program to restore Windows and get rid of the Ubuntu partition I put on it. I ran the program and it said it was going to reboot. At reboot, it just seemed to go back into GRUB. I chose the Windows partition, of course, but nothing happened. So, it seemed that the Acer Recover program depended on nothing else touching the MBR. I think I could have gotten around it if the Recovery program would let me boot to a CD or USB drive, but I don't remember seeing that option anywhere. Any ideas in case I want to buy another Aspire One? Thanks in advance. « Show Less
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If the support does not agree to send the recovery CD's free you can purchase a set from them for $20 at:https://secure.tx.acer.com/RCDB/Main.aspx?brand=acer
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Can someone PLEASE tell me what the Acer hotline number is? I can't find it anywhere in anything I got with my netbook OR anywhere on the web. Thanks!
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Go here:http://us.acer.com Scroll down to bottom of page, click on Contact Us (sort of faded out)....all your contact info is there
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Here is what someone on newegg.com said about the drivers:"Other Thoughts: If your accustom to reinstalling windows, booting from a flash thumb drive is a bit more tricky then a CD. There's plenty of advice and step-by-steps out there. Acer made a hidden driver folder under the C:\ if you unhide all your folder view options and want to reinstall windows I recommend you backup that "Acer" driver directory, it contains the Sata hdd drivers which are really hard to find on the web since this is a new machine."
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It (AOD150-1165) did not come with Recovery Disk but it can generate the recovery CDs (or DVDs) for you using the installed utility.You will need a USB attached CD/DVD writer and some recordable media (6 CD-Rs for System Recovery + 2 for Apps and Drivers, OR alternatively 2 DVD-R for Recovery + 1 DVD-R for Apps and Drivers)
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I complained to acer about the pop up to create a recovery disk w/o a drive and though I didn't get an answer, 4 days later the recovery disks arrived in the mail. So I am very satisfied w/the service
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no they don't. there is a recovery partition though. and you can also call the acer hotline and request a recovery CD or USB Stick.
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The computer comes ore loaded with windows 7 and yes it does come with a recovery disc
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Hello. I have had my Acer Aspire One 10" for a few months. Has been fine until recently, the touch pad works for navigating, clicking. But the scroll function along the right and top of the touch pad have stopped working!!! Anybody know how to fix this problem? Thanks!
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Chris, Did you upgrade your 32bit Vista (1410 with Core2 Solo) to 64bit Windows 7? I am thinking of doing the same thing (if I can get 64bit OS from Acer), so did you do a clean install? Thanks for any feedback.
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Sorry, I have no idea as I have the ACER Aspire One and found the external drive to be very sluggish- takes for ever to run through a disc ..
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My lap top did not come with a disk. The Windows operating system already came pre installed on the laptop. Are you possibly looking for a product key for Microsoft Office? Because that is not included. However, if the computer is asking for a product key for the OS, you may have gotten a defective system.
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The best way to have a recover disc on this netbook is to make an image copy of the hdd with some sort of image backup software. Asus does not provide any recovery disc with this netbook as I understand it.
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Yes, I did install windows 7 on this computer, after a complete wipe of the HDD. Windows 8 was for some reason very unstable (at least one BSOD a day). All the drivers you can get from the Acer web site. Despite the fact that they are listed as windows 8 drivers, all the installation files worked fine in windows 7. Only driver that is not listed on Acer website is USB 3.0 driver, because windows 8 comes with one by default. If you do a search on web by Hardware ID, you should be able to find the correct one with no problems. I had used the windows 7 for two weeks now and it is completely stable - no BSODs at all.
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No, but you get recovery media for Windows 8.1 Pro. You could always create your own recovery disks and also use a backup service. This is a fantastic laptop that comes with a good price. I bought mine last month with 16 gigs of ram and I just love it. There's no bloatware installed, the hardware works like it is supposed to at blazing speeds, and it's a nice looking laptop.
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This is a recovery disk only and will recover the Vista operating system if it is saved a a backup. Many manufactures of computers will put a backup of Vista on the hard drive of the computer such as HP. This recovery disk will try to find that backup and restore it. If you have made a backup at some time, it will allow you restore that as well. These recovery disks do not have the Windows Vista operating system on them to reload your computer.
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It depends on which seller you buy it from. Mine did. Look at the items the seller lists that the PC comes with. A good seller will include a recovery disc with any PC.
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No recovery disks comes with this netbook. However, you can recover original content by hitting F9.
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Here is what someone on newegg.com said about the drivers: "Other Thoughts: If your accustom to reinstalling windows, booting from a flash thumb drive is a bit more tricky then a CD. There's plenty of advice and step-by-steps out there. Acer made a hidden driver folder under the C:\ if you unhide all your folder view options and want to reinstall windows I recommend you backup that "Acer" driver directory, it contains the Sata hdd drivers which are really hard to find on the web since this is a new machine."
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yes it will come with a disk, but this thing is a piece of crap-- Netgear will not update their driver. If you are running windows 7 you have to pull it out of the usb port and replug it EVERYTIME you reboot or lose connection. They say they have a fix for windows 8 but reviews say it is not consistent. Go with the ASUS. no driver issues.
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Yes, all you mentioned are included. However, there is no back up CD for Windows 8.1 included. Last week mine got a problem that was not able to start after an update. A system file was missing. I had to send it to ASUS to repair. It has been taken time to get it back.
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No, but you get recovery media for Windows 8.1 Pro. You could always create your own recovery disks and also use a backup service.This is a fantastic laptop that comes with a good price. I bought mine last month with 16 gigs of ram and I just love it. There's no bloatware installed, the hardware works like it is supposed to at blazing speeds, and it's a nice looking laptop.
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I bought one early this year, same specs except it came with Win7 Pro 32bit.Did not ship with "system recovery disk set" or a recovery partition on the HD. Later, I was sent a "system image" and a Win7 repair disk as an after request. All vendors are different at to what you get in the box, despite the generic description. If you don't get what is listed, complain to the vendor first.