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acer w700 - the plan

[WHAT] 

1. system - acer w700 tablet > we are going to do a complete re-install of the windows 8 operating system using the "acer recovery discs"

[WHY]

1. ] the current windows install is 'foo bar ed'
1. PRB - software installed ...

[WHEN]

1. ]

[WHERE * factors]

1. ] the native windows-8 factory reset option does not work
1. ] this is a built in option to re-intall the OEM factory os image.
2. *] PRB - using the native win 8.x Reset option, you get a prompt to insert recovery
3. *] turns OUT - this being a tablet with a small 64GB ssd drive, there is NO recovery partition
2. ] the system does not have an optical(CD/DVD) drive,
1. ] nor do we have access to an external optical drive,

[EXAMPLE]

1. ]

[HOW-TO aka the plan]

1. ] > step-001 - create a 'bootable' usb drive,
2. ] > step-002 - copy the contents of our Operating system disks(3) onto our bootable USB drive
3. ] > step-003 - boot the system off of our bootable usb drive and reinstall the operating system from that drive
4. ] **** FUTURE PLANS ***

[REFERENCE]

1. ] http://community.acer.com/t5/Windows-Tablets/Acer-Iconia-W700-recovery-problem/td-p/19433/page/4 
2. ] http://www.solution.to/2014/03/geek-weekend-with-acer-iconia-w700-tablet/  Geek weekend with Acer Iconia W700 tablet  Solving tech problems
3. ***
4. ] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is2symhGm0U&feature=player_embedded How do I enter the BIOS on my Iconia Tab W700?
5. ] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmeM0-nKOiY - Acer Iconia w700 - How to restore system by Recovery Discs
6. ] Shutting Down Your Computer in Windows 8 - Acer Iconia w700
7. ] windows-8 - create(turn on) guest account
8. ] 06-01 acer support chat transcript

 

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[previously]

1. ]

[currently]

1. ]  

[next]

1. ] ] > step-004 - uninstall - any Factory installed software (that you don't want)
   1. ] LIST = mcAfee AV, ...
2. ] > step-005 - install - your software applications
1. ] LIST  = firefox, thunderbird,  
3. ] > step-006 - create a custom ISO image
1. ] WHAT = this is a version of the windows operating system, that will include the base factory image, - the applications you uninstalled, + the applications you installed
2. ] WHY = the next time you need to re-install the OS, using this image will return you to a 'close to ready state'

 

 

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ID: 3969

NAME: acer-w700-plan

DESCRIPTION: default task -

START DATE TIME: 2014-05-14 13:04:14

EST DURATION: 01:00:00

END DATE TIME: 2014-05-14 14:04:14

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PRIORITY: -5

OWNER ID: 75

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