How to restore acer laptop to factory settings without cd

[fred1970]

Hello,
i am trying to help my niece fix her acer 5315... i need to set it back to factory due to it says some windows files are missing... it is showing viruses and trojans.... cant get it to stay on long enough to download an antivirus program except for personal security... i am not paying 60-100 for security when i know there are some that are cheaper....she didnt receive a recovery disc and making one is gonna be out of the question due to the fact that it says some of the windows files are either missing or infected...

PLEASE HELP!!!!

 

[Gandalf]

Try to boot up in the Safe mode (F8).
If you can stay up in the Safe mode, try this...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

 

[verbalizer]

laptops from mid 2007 onwards dont have a recovery disc supplied with a purchase of a laptop. Instead, manufacturers added a hidden partion on the hard drive which contains the same files on a recovery cd / dvd.

To reinstall your laptop to the factory settings / "out of the box" settings, please follow these steps. It worked for me, and should work for you.

ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE IF YOU PROCEED. YOU WILL NEED TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER ADAPTER PLUGGED IN. DO NOT SWITCH OFF OR RESTART YOUR COMPUTER DURING THIS PROCESS.


1) Hold down the power button for 10 (ten) seconds to switch off your machine.

Please note: Holding down the power button on the machine forces it to switch off. Any unsaved data will be lost.

2) Press and hold the 0 (zero) key and at the same time, tap the power button once to switch on your notebook.

3) When the machine Starts beeping; release the 0 key.

4) When prompted by the warning screen; select Yes to continue with the system recovery.

5) Select Recovery of Factory Default Software; click Next.

6) Select Recover to out-of-box state. Click Next again.

7) Click Next to Start recovery.

 

[verbalizer]

try these steps, hope they will help you:
1. Copy all your files and documents to an external storage device.
2. Shut down the computer.
3. Turn the PC back on and hit the F8 key repeatedly until the Advanced Boot Option Screen appears.
4. Click "Repair Your Computer" if you are not already on it and then press ENTER
5. choose your country and click OK
6. On the "System Recovery Options Screen" click "Restore Application" which is the last option.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions
8. When prompted, click on "Full Factory Recovery"
9. "Next"
10. Click "Yes"
11. you will notice for a while it seems like nothing is happening, give it some time.
12. After some minutes, recovery will complete and you click "Finish"

 

[buwish]

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