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    Windows 7 repairing my acer apire one with window 7

    how do i successfully reboot my acer aspire one netbook to factory settings after pushing the F8 key i do knot the administrator password and i already started the reboot system and my laptop died
  2. Windows Vista Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Involving Acer Notebook Computers Pre-installed with Microsoft® Window

    SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the Settlement Administrator for the Acer notebook settlement:The parties have reached a settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging that Acer America Corporation ("Acer") advertised and sold...
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    Windows 7 My Windows does not boot

    i have been using my acer aspire 5742 with 320gb hdd for 2 years now and now I decided to upgrade it to 500gb but could not bear the fact that i had to loose my recovery drive and all its features with it. So I decided to transfer it to my new hdd. Now here's my problem; whatever i try, i...
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    Windows 7 Multiple Bsod even after new ram and fresh install window

    Hello guys, First of all..im not a person who knows alot about these kind of stuff but here is the situation....i have this laptop acer aspire 4530(its around 2 yr usage)..it is still same as first i bought it..nothing were changed except for 2 stick of ddr2 ram (1gb each) ,[ system bios version...
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    Windows 8 Windows 8 Reset

    I bought a notebook Acer V3-771g 6851 with windows 8 installed in it. My doubt is should I enter the windows 8 license key when I reset it to factory settings? I didnt get any windows 8 key with my notebook. Thank you
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    Windows 8 Random freezes and BSODs

    Hi, i've been getting random freezes of my Acer Aspire laptop recently and a few BSODs, too. I can't seem to understand why. Here's the last minidump of the windbg tool that I can get (the dumping process didn't move past 0% progress today when I got the BSOD and so I have no dump from today)...
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    Windows 8 Windows Live Mail

    I use Windows Live Mail on my Acer Netbook with XP with no trouble. On my new Acer Desktop with Windows 8 I set up 'Groups' or 'Categories' but the contacts I put in won't stay there. It worked initially but hasn't for some time. I've completely re-set each 'Group' several times but the same...
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    Windows 7 Internet switched to LAN, Can't change back to WIFI

    Hello, I have had this problem for a while, usually I would restart and it would be fixed, but its not this time. I use WIFI and connect to a wireless router, and it just randomly switches to LAN when I restart the computer/ Start back up. When I try to connect to a connection, it doesn't show...
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    Windows 8 Unable to wake up computer from sleep mode

    My Acer M5811 will not wake up from sleep mode on intermittent basis. Running Windows 8 Pro 64 bit. Power settings are disabled for both the monitor and CPU. I have also disabled "allow computer to shut off applications to save power" to devices. I never had this issue until I installed...
  10. Windows 7 Wireless Tray Icon has a blue Circle with an initial???

    Okay, I just changed my router to a Linksys N instead of the the old WRT54g that served me so well for years and I set up my 18' Acer laptop and my 15 inch laptop and noticed that after they were up and running and I rebooted the small Acer 5100 x86 it had a normal tray icon (step bars) but...
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    Windows 7 Laptop missing RAM; 1 slot of RAM suddenly not working & overheating.

    Hey everybody, Thanks for viewing this page. before I send my laptop to Acer for repairs, I would like to consult with you guys, ok so, it was yesterday when I found out that my laptop is missing 4GB of RAM out of 8GB (4GBx2). So I checked both RAM cards, and switched their places, confirmed...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 professional 64 bit sound problem

    windows 7 professional 64 bit sp 1 has sound problems.its sound was ok.but now its not working. Name, Value Operating System Windows Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional License Information: Admin *REMOVED* Language: English (United Kingdom) , ID: $0809 Common Devices System Name...
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    Windows 8 Serious problem with accounts

    Purchased Acer all in one touch screen PC with Win 8 installed. The UI is ok, big learning curve. My problem is with setting up accounts and emails. I followed the confusing instructions for setting up microsoft accounts. I think. Problem is most emails come through but some with the same...
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    Windows 7 PC randomly restarts. kernel-PnP id:219

    Hello, After the 1 year warranty of my Acer pc expired, it started randomly shutting down and reboot. No gentle closing windows, or a blue screen just *poof* and restart. I did some research on this problem so i already ticked the "dont restart on critical failure" box. In my device management...
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    Windows 7 That slow windows 7 performance issue AGAIN!

    I have a REAL problem with slowness on my laptop, every program takes seconds to load and I am very tired of seeing the "not responding" message when trying to save docs, images - or even launch a program. Online it's the same thing, editing a Wordpress site and hitting Publish - can result in...
  16. Windows 8 Acer Sees More Success in Chrome OS Than in Windows 8

    Acer is having more success with Chrome OS in the last two months than it has had with Windows 8 since its October debut. Source: Yahoo! News
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    Windows 8 HDTV will not work with Windows 8 laptop

    When I connect my HDTV to the laptop with an HDMI cable nothing shows on the TV, even when the TV is selected in Catalyst control panel. If I restart the laptop the TV will show what the Laptop screen shows until the laptop reaches the windows start screen then it goes blank. I would like to use...
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    Windows 8 Finger Gestures Not working for my Acer Timeline M5

    I just installed my new windows 8 from the windows 7. However, finger gestures such as, two fingers (to scroll), swipe and pinch are not working..it frustrates me :( Please help.
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    Windows 7 Install Windows 7 without deleting programs and files

    Hello! I am currently Dual Booting Windows Vista and Ubuntu 12.04 on an Acer machine. I would like to install Windows 7 in place of Windows Vista, but would like to keep the files and programs I currently have installed on the Vista partition of my hardrive. Please Help!!!! Thanks!
  20. Windows 7 Internet connection problems (intermittent connection)

    My internet is almost twice as slow as it was about 2 or 3 weeks ago and often cuts out/ ceases to load a page every minute or so. I'm not really sure what can be wrong but i'm hoping someone here can help. I run on a network with 3 computers (2 connected through a router and one connected...