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HELP!! reformatted laptop by mistake

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  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
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    It is worth contacting the manufacturer, even though it is out of warranty.

    I had a problem with my Dell laptop, and they sent me the re-install discs free of charge. I'm not saying Acer will be as cooperative, but it is worth the price of a phone call.
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,619 Forumite
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    what model ACER, we can take a look at the manual
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  • closed
    closed Posts: 10,886 Forumite
    how did he manage to reformat it?
    !!
    > . !!!! ----> .
  • JesseJames_2
    JesseJames_2 Posts: 328 Forumite
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    zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »
    It is worth contacting the manufacturer, even though it is out of warranty.

    I had a problem with my Dell laptop, and they sent me the re-install discs free of charge. I'm not saying Acer will be as cooperative, but it is worth the price of a phone call.


    I did that with a friend's ACER laptop.
    They sent the VISTA install discs FREE OF CHARGE.
  • invisiblecabbage
    invisiblecabbage Posts: 740 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    what model ACER, we can take a look at the manual

    Aver aspire 5542
  • invisiblecabbage
    invisiblecabbage Posts: 740 Forumite
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    closed wrote: »
    how did he manage to reformat it?

    Exactly the question his father and I asked!
    Had some garbled message about fat?.!
  • invisiblecabbage
    invisiblecabbage Posts: 740 Forumite
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    JesseJames wrote: »
    I did that with a friend's ACER laptop.
    They sent the VISTA install discs FREE OF CHARGE.

    Phone number found, just waiting till opening tomorrow. Thanks
  • zzzLazyDaisy
    zzzLazyDaisy Posts: 12,497 Forumite
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    Good luck, and do come back and let us know what happens as it may help someone else in a similar situation.
    I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.
  • jbreckmckye
    jbreckmckye Posts: 241 Forumite
    It's not really clear what's the matter with this machine. Can you copy the FAT error message ad verbatim for us?

    You may only need to restore the bootloader.
  • invisiblecabbage
    invisiblecabbage Posts: 740 Forumite
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    :(
    jbreckmckye wrote: »
    it's not really clear what's the matter with this machine. Can you copy the fat error message ad verbatim for us?

    You may only need to restore the bootloader.

    .?????::(
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