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  1. Windows 10 How poor screen resolution of 1366*768 actually is?

    I have a windows 10 laptop, which actually came with linux but I installed Windows 10 pro 64-bit on it. The resolution looked fine to me while on linux and even windows 8, but as soon as a upgraded to windows 10, I can practically see all the pixels around the rounds. Text isn't clear at all...
  2. Acer Unveils New PCs and Phones Featuring Style and Performance

    Today, Acer unveiled a new lineup of powerful PCs that feature the best of Windows 10. The Predator 15 and 17, Acer’s most powerful gaming Notebooks, a refresh to their Aspire V Nitro Series Notebooks and a stylish Aspire V 13 Notebook, the new Aspire R 13 Convertible Notebook and two new...
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    Windows 10 Graphic card problem.....

    Hello! I'm stuck with my Acer Aspire 5553G, laptop has that thing with 2 graphic cards(one lower with the CPU and extended). For some reason neither one of the drivers won't work. I tried even the automatic detection which finds my extended card and drivers for it but when I install it doesn't...
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    Windows 8 Acer Aspire Z1-601 Failure to configure windows updates

    Hi, I am having the same problem with a couple of Acer Z1-601. Have any of these things worked for anyone. I am losing the will to live with each cycle of updates and failures taking hours to complete! It would be good to know if anyone has had success. Also, is it likely that the windows 10...
  5. Windows 8 Acer Aspire Failure to configure updates

    Hello! My Acer Aspire Z1-901 cannot update to latest 8.1 update without doing this: Edit: Been doing that screen for hours now
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    Windows 8 RealPlayer (RealTimes) issues

    Can anybody help me? I am running Windows 8.1 on an Acer Aspire E15. I downloaded RealPlayer (now called RealTimes) from the Real website so that I can use their RealDownloader to download videos from various websites, including TouTube. It's supposed to work on all browsers - I use Firefox...
  7. New Acer Aspire Z Series All-in-One PCs Bring Digital Conversations to Life

    Today, Acer announced its 2015 refresh of the Aspire Z Series all-in-one PCs, with the 23.8-inch Aspire Z3-710 with capacitive 10-point multi-touch, and the 19.5-inch ZC-700, both sporting a Full HD (1920×1080) LED backlit display. Both models ship with Windows 8.1 and are supported by Acer for...
  8. Acer unveils new PC lineup offering solid performance and stylish designs

    Today, Acer announced a new lineup of PCs offering solid performance and stylish designs great for families, students and professionals on the go. Aspire V 15, Aspire E Series, and all-new Aspire ES Series notebooks, this is the notebook computer lineup for the 2015 back to school season that...
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    Windows 8 Uninstalled Windows 8 and it's now lost

    When I got my laptop (Acer Aspire E1-510) it came with Windows 8. I had some really bad lag with this computer so it was recommended I go to Windows 7 which I did. Now, I want to try and re-install Windows 8, however, I do not have a product key... Is there any way to recover it?
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    Windows 8 Alt-E brings up 1" square magnifier -- how can I reset it?

    Suddenly I can't use Alt-E combinations in any program (e.g. excel where I use it constantly in many common combinations like Alt-e-f, alt-e-s). Even as I post this, if I hit alt-e I get full-screen crosshairs that can be moved with my mouse, and just below and to the right of the crosshair...
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    Windows 7 Win-7 wireless on Aspire E-15

    I have an Acer Aspire which came with Windows 8. I have re-formatted the drive and installed Windows 7 Pro but am having problem getting wireless networking to work. When I try going through Control Panel, network setup, it indicates no network adapter is available. According to the Acer...
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    Windows 8 Windows won’t see / find my mouse

    At first I thought maybe it was the mouse or even the USB port but as I pursued other possibilities I discovered that my mouse worked just fine from other OS’s such as Acronis Rescue media and also Windows Recovery Console. But no mouse inside of windows. BTW I’m running Windows 8.1 . This...
  13. Windows 8 How do I set the correct resolution for an old monitor connected to my laptop?

    The screen on my Windows 8.1 laptop is broken, so I connected my old monitor to it to use instead. I tried to set the correct resolution by right clicking on the desktop and selecting "Screen resolution", but none of the options listed there are correct. Is there a way to manually type which...
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    Windows 7 Help with genuine version of Windows 7(build 76010)

    My Acer computer has recently been telling my computer is not a genuine version of Windows 7. I searched up on how to fix this problem, and almost every post suggested I run cmd with an admin. So, I did so by clicking on "cmd", then clicking "Run as Admin". Then, I did what the website told me...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Intermittent Internet

    Hi, Just bought an Acer Aspire E15 and have been setting it up today and managed to get connected to the internet through the wi-fi however I have noticed that the wifi keeps dropping and leaves me with nothing and then I have to manually go in and select the router again. This is happening...
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    Windows Vista eRecovery can not recover the out of factory status

    Desktop machine Acer Aspire M5700 Windows Vista Home Prem. 32b. The original partitions by OEM were re-partitioned and thus caused the problem that eRecovery, the Alt+F10 keys and eRecovery DVD's, can't recover the system back to out of factory status. Symptom: The recovery process restarts...
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    Windows 7 BSOD after reinstalling Windows 7

    I reecently reinstalled windows 7 on an Acer laptop I've been getting BSOD whenever trying to apply aero theme. Everything else has been working. The pc could use aero when it was new. I've upload zip file from the W7F Diagnostic Tool. Thanks or any help you can give me.
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    Windows 8 RAM info

    Hello guys! I'm new to this forum so hi all! And my first post is about RAM info and what to look for. Okay, so I pulled put the ram on my Acer Aspire 5750 Laptop, and I'll post the pic I took at the end of this post. It has 4 GB of RAM and it's 2x 2GB RAM sticks, and I just need the basics and...
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    Windows Vista My desktop icons have dissapeared

    My cousin brought me his Acer Aspire running Vista for me to clean up. I have done this, but he has no icons on his desktop. He does have a desktop background picture. Furthermore, I attempted to add 2 new icons and they don't appear as well. there a setting somewhere to fix this? Thank you
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    Windows 8 Windows 8.1 experts needed, sleep & hibernate stopped working

    So Windows forced me to update to Windows 8.1, which I didn't want but still. They don't care, they forced the update. Which means my laptop reboots way slower, but I'll deal with that. Perhaps W8.1 is better at several area's. Anyways, I got a problem with sleep and hibernate mode. I can enter...