Okay thanks Peter, you have been a big help. Good thing I didn't install a
lot on the laptop.
Debbie
"peter" <peterk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Any Applications that did not come with the Laptop and you installed
> afterwards will be gone.
> The "restore" basically formats your hard drive and reinstalls everything
> to a state of "1st Purchased"
> Be sure that you have the installation media for those programs that you
> installed after .....and if you have any files that you wish to save copy
> them to a CD/DVD
>
> peter
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> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Okay one more question, will that remove my applications I already have
>> installed? So I know to save or mark down which ones I had installed on
>> there so I can reinstall them.
>>
>> Debbie /
>> "peter" <peterk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> Yes you would............and then when that is all done and over with
>>> uninstall Norton and install the anti virus of your choice before you
>>> connect to the net to do the upgrades.
>>> peter
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>>> "Debbie Graham" <jgraham@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>> Yes the drive is partition into a C called Acer then a D called Data
>>>> and then this one called PQService, I imagine that is the one your
>>>> talking about. Okay mine has this: Restore system to factory default,
>>>> or recover system from CD\DVD, or Reinstall applications/drivers. I
>>>> would pick the restore system to factory default?
>>>>
>>>> Debbie
>>>>
>>>> "peter" <peterk@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>> Hi
>>>>> That's what I was talking about.......the Empowering
>>>>> Technology/eRecovery part lets you reinstall just the Operating
>>>>> system. The "other" part of the Hard drive is the "recovery" partition
>>>>> where all of the programs that came with the Acer are located...the
>>>>> eRecovery program accesses that partition and reinstalls from that
>>>>> partition.
>>>>> Just to clarify this : you have one Hard Drive divided into 3
>>>>> partitions...C......D........and the Recovery Partition.
>>>>> You should never safe or install any thing to that "Recovery
>>>>> Partition"
>>>>> I would take you thru this step by step but like I said My Acer is in
>>>>> another town ...and I wont be home for another 5 days.
>>>>> If you read all of the prompts before clicking and take your time you
>>>>> will be fine...if you run into a problem you have my email
>>>>> peter
>>>>>
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