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   Posted by: speedmaster
   Member

   I've had it maybe 18 months. We got the 8.9" model w/ XP, 120GB HD and 1GB of RAM. I keep the firewall on, and careful, and run AVG. But as was inevitable, the kids got something on there that managed to mess it up. Now I can't get it to see any WiFi network and when it boots Windows complains about missing two DLLs that I've never heard of before. Google turns up nothing on them.

   What I think I would like to do is restore Windows XP to its original state, but of course there's no Windows media and no optical drive. I could boot Ubuntu on a flash drive and install from there, but if not too much trouble/expense I would like to get XP back on there.

   Is there a hidden partition or something like that with XP on it? Any other tips, words of wisdom, or links to steps?

   Thanks VERY much in advance!

   Chris
   http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Posted by: cyberion1985
   Member

   Hello speedmaster,

   Please back up all your data to external storage. Then, restart you laptop to the Acer Logo screen and keep pressing 'ALT & F10' together continuosly - Your machine should then go to the recovery setup. Then, you should be able to restore it by following the on-screen instuctions. Just note, that the restore will wipe everything you have installed on the "C" partition.

   Posted 1 year ago #
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   Posted by: speedmaster
   Member

   PERFECT, thanks! I'll try it tonight. ;-)

   Posted 1 year ago #

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