Acer TravelMate P243-MG User Guide - Page 47
Returning your system to its factory condition, Recovering from within Windows
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English 27 4 Click Yes. Your system is restored using the restore point you specified. This process may take several minutes, and may restart your computer. Returning your system to its factory condition If your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by other methods, you may need to reinstall everything to return your system to its factory condition. You can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recovery discs you have created. Warning: This complete recovery deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. If you can access important files on your hard drive, back them up now. If you can still run Windows, see "Recovering from within Windows" on page 27. If you cannot run Windows and your original hard drive is still working, see "Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 28. If you cannot run Windows and your original hard drive has been completely reformatted or you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering from your recovery discs" on page 28. Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. Click the Restore tab, then Restore Operating System to Factory Defaults. Click Yes, then Start. A dialog box will display information about the hard drive that the operating system will be recovered to. Warning: Continuing the process will erase all files on your hard drive. Click OK. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, then continues by copying files to your hard drive. This process may take a while, the Acer eRecovery Management screen displays the progress. When the recovery has finished, a dialog box will prompt you to restart your computer. Click OK to restart your computer. Follow the onscreen prompts for first-time system setup.