Recovery; Creating A Recovery Backup - Acer TravelMate P645-M User Manual

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Recovery

If you are having trouble with your computer, and the frequently asked
questions in the User's Manual do not help, you can 'recover' your computer -
i.e. return it to an earlier state.
This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer. Acer
provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you to create a recovery
backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to start recovery options,
either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup.
Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with a pre-installed
Windows operating system.
Important: We recommend that you create a Recovery Backup and
Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as possible.
In certain situations a full recovery will require a USB recovery
backup.

Creating a recovery backup

To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you must first create a recovery backup.
The recovery backup includes the entire original contents of your computer's
hard drive, including Windows and all factory-loaded software and drivers.
Using this backup will restore your computer to the same state as when you
purchased it, while giving you an option to retain all settings and personal
data.
Recovery