19English3 Select the restore point you want, click Next, then Finish. A confirmationmessage box will appear.4 Click Yes. Your system is restored using the restore point you specified. Thisprocess may take several minutes, and may restart your computer.Returning your system to its factory conditionIf your computer experiences problems that are not recoverable by othermethods, you may need to reinstall everything to return your system to itsfactory condition. You can reinstall using either your hard drive or the recoverydiscs you have created.Warning: This complete recovery deletes everything on your harddrive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers thatwere pre-installed on your system. If you can access importantfiles on your hard drive, back them up now.If you can still run Windows, see "Recovering from within Windows" on page19.If you cannot run Windows and your original hard drive is still working, see"Recovering from the hard drive during startup" on page 20.If you cannot run Windows and your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you have installed a replacement hard drive, see "Recovering fromyour recovery discs" on page 20.Recovering from within WindowsTo reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers:Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management.Click the Restore tab, then Restore Operating System to Factory Defaults.Click Yes, then Start. A dialog box will display information about the hard drivethat the operating system will be recovered to.Warning: Continuing the process will erase all files on your harddrive.Click OK. The recovery process begins by restarting your computer, thencontinues by copying files to your hard drive. This process may take a while, theAcer eRecovery Management screen displays the progress.When the recovery has finished, a dialog box will prompt you to restart yourcomputer.Click OK to restart your computer.
