Want to change back to Vista :'(

[Noobatcomputers]

Hello to whom this may concern,

As you know im a 'Noobatcomputer'... Well i occured a problem with the computer.. Which needed Recovery CD to fix.. Once the Recovery was finished... My Pre-Installed Vista Buisiness Edition was TRANSFORMED into Windows XP Edition :o

I recieved no disk to do with Vista... On the other hand i recieved.. Disk formatter... Recovery Disk... Acer Lanscope Agent..

Please post here if you have any solutions for me to get back to vista with no CD :)

Thanks,

'Noobatcomputer'

[Noobatcomputers]

Anyone ??

[Madoshi]

did the recovery CD say "Windows XP" on it?

i was setting up some Dell machines a couple months ago that each shipped with a Vista Business disc, an XP disc, and various driver and application discs.

look closer at what you got for CDs.

telling us what brand/model computer you have may also help, as there might be an F-key to press for an automated recovery mechanism of some sort.

[hdood]

Is there a recovery partition on the hard drive that might have Vista? If not, the only thing you can do is contact the manufacturer and explain that the machine came with Vista installed but only recovery disks for XP. It might just be a mix-up.

There is no way to get back what you previously had installed, because the recovery media actually completely deletes everything that is installed and replaces it with a new installation.

[Dance.]

Which computer do you have?

[Noobatcomputers]

did the recovery CD say "Windows XP" on it?

i was setting up some Dell machines a couple months ago that each shipped with a Vista Business disc, an XP disc, and various driver and application discs.

look closer at what you got for CDs.

telling us what brand/model computer you have may also help, as there might be an F-key to press for an automated recovery mechanism of some sort.

I totally didnt see that... Microsoft Windows XP Professional it says on the recovery CD

Brand : Acer

Model : Veriton M464

Mini tower, Win Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade, NVIDIA GeForce 7050, 4 MB cache - Monitor:

Is there a recovery partition on the hard drive that might have Vista? If not, the only thing you can do is contact the manufacturer and explain that the machine came with Vista installed but only recovery disks for XP. It might just be a mix-up.

There is no way to get back what you previously had installed, because the recovery media actually completely deletes everything that is installed and replaces it with a new installation.

Sorry what is a Recovery Partition?

[Madoshi]

try turning the computer on and pressing ALT-F10

[Noobatcomputers]

Nope Alt + F10 Not working at startup? what is it suppose to do anyway?

[hdood]

Sorry what is a Recovery Partition?

A recovery partition is like a recovery CD/HD, except all the files are stored on a "hidden" partition on your hard drive. Normally you enter it by pressing some key when the machine starts up. Which key depends on the manufacturer.

[Noobatcomputers]

Could you explain the step by step process for me to check/find if it is there? Thank you

[hdood]

Open the manual and look for a section that describes it. That's about it. Sometimes there might be a line printed when it starts up that says "hit XXX to do YYY" along with all the other BIOS info, but it's not always there.

Well, you can also open up disk management by right-clicking on My Computer in XP and picking Manage. If you go down to Storage and Disk Management, it will show all the partitions on the hard drive. That would at least tell you if it exists.

[Noobatcomputers]

Yup i found some partitions... PQservice, ACER (:C) and Data (:D)

[+BudMan MVC]

From the acer site

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/desktop/...E360faq19.shtml

In general........

OBR software ships on the latest generation of Veriton desktops.

eRecovery software ships on the latest generation of Power and Aspire desktops.

System that ship with OBR 3.0 offer

1) a recessed button that will automatically run eRecovery when pressed

2) eManager application on the desktop that contains

a) eSettings (view system settings)

b) eSecurity (including eLock)

c) eRecovery

http://support.acer.com/acerpanam/desktop/...E360faq67.shtml

ow to recovery your system from bootup

1. Locate the Alt key, to the left of the space bar, and F10, on the top row of keys.

2. Power the system on.

3. When the system is powered on, tap the Alt and F10 keys together at the same time when the Acer splash screen appears.

It should state "Please wait a moment..." with the Acer logo in the upper left hand corner.

4. At the eRecovery Management menu it will ask you how to restore.

5. Click on the restore option you would like to use.

This is from the Acer FAQ.. You would have to look up the specifics for your model!! Its quite possible you removed your recovery partition? But if the thing came with Vista -- you should be able to put vista back.. I would suggest you call ACER to either send you media, or help you with the recovery process.