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Acer System Restore Disk Creation

Phil Ocifer

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Posted August 1, 2013 at 11:25AM

Just got a W8 laptop (Acer) and I'm a little underwhelmed (unconfident) with Acers "create system restore disk"facility. I think I may have created a "System Restore" disk, but Vista created that version over two dvds; whatever it is I've created on W8 only needed one dvd.

Is there anyone out there who has created a W8 system restore DVD and can confirm how many dvd disks it might use?

Thanks in advance Phil

Jock1e

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Posted August 1, 2013 at 11:49AM

Probably one is for Windows Restore and the other for drivers etc.

Always best to download them, If you Have problems and don't have the DVD'S Acer charge you £60 for them. Not sure why they just don't give you them with a new computer rather than making you download them.

Jock1e

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Posted August 1, 2013 at 11:59AM

Sorry one DVD will probably be the Restore DVD which will probably restore it to factory settings with the drivers included.

Hope you get on well with W/8 it is not for everyone.

Maybe someone that has an acer will be able to give you the proper advice all I can say is My Grandaughter had an Acer and did not have the restore DVD and acer wanted £60 for one.

Her hard Drive packed up after 15 months and that is when she had problems, Not sure if it is a common thing for Acer but have read of quite a few problems with their hard drives but I suppose most laptop makers have the same sort of problems and not just Acer.

Lazarus The 2nd

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Posted August 2, 2013 at 2:55AM

Is this Click here what you require, (Create a Acer Factory Default Backup in Windows 8).

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Posted August 2, 2013 at 3:11AM

I've got this on all my PCs (XP, Vista, 7 and 8), Acronis True Image 2013, £19.95

Phil Ocifer

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Posted August 2, 2013 at 5:16AM

Thanks Jock1e - good advice but now I'm at home and Lszarus's answer is eliciting a couple of memories.

Lazarus the 2nd - yes, thanks, that's what I did - " Acer Recovery Management". However, not having a 16GB USB drive to hand, I tried exploring other options.

16GB USB Drive? That's gonna take 4 DVDs at least, if I can find an option to use a DVD!

However, I can't remember exactly what I found but it did something and created one disk.

Looking at the other options now, I see "Acer Backup Manager"; one option lets me create a bootable DVD, another lets me "image my drive". I will investigate further but an initial read through doesn't bode well.

Anymore experienced users please feel free to chip in - any info good or bad will be investigated.

Cheers Phil

sharpamat

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Posted August 4, 2013 at 6:42AM

Acers restore on mine is accessed from the start Menu and was 3 disc ( original system was Win 7 ) Reading this post it seems to indicate the original system was Vista.

Logically Acer will only make and Make a set of discs for the original restore to factory settings

If you have upgraded from what was originally on yours you will need to use another method to make a disc image which you can then if needed restore from

Phil Ocifer

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Posted August 4, 2013 at 10:44PM

Thanks sharpamat but it's a brand new W8 laptop - first 5 words. References to Vista was for previous laptop. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Anyone else want to give me a clue ?

Cheers

Phil Ocifer

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Posted August 4, 2013 at 10:46PM

Just to remove any doubt, I want to create a set of disks that will restore the laptop to as if I've just bought it, or as if I've just installed W8 from a set of certified original W8 install disks on to a new unused HDD.

Cheers

Lazarus The 2nd

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Posted August 5, 2013 at 1:18AM

Hi Phil,

No CDs or DVDs, You will need 1 x 16 GB or larger flash drive, Making Windows 8 Recovery CDs or DVDs

Click here, and Here, Ditto,

If USB factory default backup fails to create in Windows 8, You'll need this info Click here.

Phil Ocifer

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Posted August 7, 2013 at 10:44PM

OK Lazarus - I think you've made it more than clear, thanking you very much for that mate.

The Acer page on making-windows-8-recovery-cds-or-dvds spells it out to the letter - I need to buy a 16GB pen drive. Hey-ho - not a great deal of money these days, I will just have to remember where I've "kept it safe" at ha ha!!

I think jalmolkys frustration is echoing my own in the Acer community forum, and I think he has gone down the same path as me and come to a dead end.

I did search around before I posted on here; unfortunately I obviously didn't search on the right words :)

Right !! Offski to Asda for a reasonably priced pen drive. Let's hope it'll last a few years.

Thanks again to all answers - I'll mark this solved closed whatever :)

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