How do I reformat an Acer laptop without a recovery disk or recovery partition?

How do I reformat an Acer laptop without a recovery disk or recovery partition?
I have an Acer laptop which is running Windows Vista... it some how got a virus. I have tried to do a system restore and it did not work. I've tried running a recovery option from the BIOS screen and all I keep getting is that Windows Start Up Error thing. How do I go about reformatting the Acer without having a recovery partition or the recovery disks?
Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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you have a get all the drivers (check acer website and model) then you have to get a Vista DVD with a license to get things done.

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How to clear everything off of my Acer laptop and completley start over?

How to clear everything off of my Acer laptop and completley start over?
I have a stupid Acer laptop, and it's been running very slow latley. I removed almost all of the programs that I had downloaded, and it's still being slow. I want to reboot the entire thing and start off brand new. I tried reading the manuel and I don't see anything in it about rebooting the system. How do I do this?
Laptops & Notebooks - 4 Answers
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place recovery disk in cd drive >restart follow instructions
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if you have a windows cd boot from it. to do this wait till the first boot screen and in the top corner or bottom corner it will have boot menu or boot options with a key next to it. press that key then at the next scree you should have the option to boot from cd. if you dont have the cd you may have a recovery partition on your drive that you can boot from using the same steps use that to reinstall windows
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When you first purchased your Acer, it would have asked you to create a restore CD or DVD, using these to reboot your laptop from them will help you re-create your laptop driver as the time when you created the backup. If have not done that, check by pressing F8 or F12 when the laptop is booting to find if the system has a restore built in option. I would however suggest that you run an Anti-Virus Like AVG and an Anti Spyware like Spybot or AntiMalware to help clean your system. Spyware is usually the main reason you get your system to slow down. Hope this helps.
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you should check your hard drive, maybe it is starting to fail. If so rebooting won't help. Google for "check hdd smart attributes" to see how healthy your hard drive is. Also when it is running slow open task manager and see, maybe there is one particular program which eats up all CPU/memory. Check you computer for viruses. Yeah, maybe start with it and then do other stuff :) Go to Start -> Run -> cmd, type chkdsk c: /R and let it scan the disk for bad sectors.

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Acer Aspire laptop with windows Vista

How to print wirless from an Acer laptop to a brother intelfax-2480c?
I have a brother intelfax-2480c printer and a Acer Aspire laptop with windows Vista and DSL internet. I would like to be able to use the laptop without plugging in the DSL and printer cable every time. The laptop is the only computer so I can not set the printer up that way. I do not know anything about this wireless stuff. Please help. I do not know what things I need to buy.
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you cant do it
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Unless u set it up wirelessly u cant. Or if u get USB port installed u cant print straght from a memory stick!
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Sounds like you need to set up a print server http://www.dlink.com/products/?model=DPR-1260 so you just connect the print server to the router via ethernet cable and connect your printer to one of the usb ports i've got xp so it may be a little diffrent you go into printers and faxes and click on add printer click next and click on a network printer or a printer attached to another computer click for browse for a printer and hopefully it will come up if it doesnt then look it up on google (also if you have more than 1 computer connected to your router u might want to set the printer up on that if their wirless or else just buy a wirless USB adaptor if your other computers arnt wirless because i know nothing about them i know about it but never had experience with one) sorry this is making it like your spending so much money it just the best way

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How do i get the sound on my acer laptop to work?

How do i get the sound on my acer laptop to work?
I've had an acer laptop for a couple of years now and the sound has never been an issue. Last week I took it to get it fixed because it had a lot of viruses. When i got it back everything was working fine, except now I can't hear anything. I looked on my volume controls and nothing is on mute. I've even restarted my laptop several times. Also, when i press the volume button, no volume bar shows up on the screen like usual. Please help, thanks.
Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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They didn't reload all your drivers Find your model and select your version of Windows http://www.acersupport.com/drivers_download.aspx Download the audio driver Then Click the Applications Tab and install Launch Manager so the Easy Launch buttons work again

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What acer laptop or notebook has a built in CD drive?

What acer laptop or notebook has a built in CD drive?
I'm planning to buy an acer but I want to know which acer has what I need for school work and don't tell me about a desktop. I only want a notebook/laptop. I need to install microsoft 2003 on an acer with a built in cd drive.
Laptops & Notebooks - 2 Answers
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Im pretty sure they all have CD drive. Do u mean BLU-Ray drives? u know for the blu-ray movies, bcuz i seen a couple out there but they were kinda expensive.
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Most laptops including Acer have a CD or DVD combo reader and writer. Very rare that one does not come with one and it is obvious when they don't have one . You have to look. If you need help any place where you are looking to buy a computer should have the specs on the computer or a sales person to help.

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Acer Aspire 7720

How can I prevent my Acer laptop from overheating and turning itself off?
I own an Acer Aspire 7720, which I've had no problems with until now. The laptop will be on for a few hours and then it'll turn off and I won't be able to turn it back on for at least an hour or two after. If this is due to overheating, how can I prevent this from happening?
Laptops & Notebooks - 2 Answers
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Laptop cooling pad. http://www.ThermaPAK.com http://www.xpad4laptop.com
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Laptops need to dissipate heat by at least some airflow underneath, so typically, you can't actually have them on your laps for a long time. Don't put it on carpet, on a bed or pillow or other such thing. Put it on a hard surface -- a table, a lapdesk, a large book -- anything so that it's legs are keeping it a little off the surface and letting air get underneath. Also make sure that any vents you see on the case are not blocked by dust, your hands, or anything else.

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How to update an Acer laptop with drivers and utilities?

How to update an Acer laptop with drivers and utilities?
Some general update software shows that a lot of Acer drivers/utilities on my Acer Notebook is out of date, though they do not give a download location. So, what is the best way to keep the Acer laptop up to date with Acer-stuff?
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Choose your Acer model on the link below and you can download and install Drivers and Utilities Updates you needed. Windows Update is for Windows only.

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