My Recovery Disc Experience...

Was pleasant. Run disc 1, insert disc 2 when prompted, reinsert disc 1 when propmted. Formats partition, and copies files to C:. Restarts, and then you go through the setup process again (like when you bought your One). Slightly annoying to re-delete all of the bloatware, but no big deal. If you have made a backup of your files and stuff (like we all should), then within an hour, you will be back to exactly how you were when you crashed/accidentally deleted your install/got virus, etc.

A note that I had been curious about: For those of us who are dual-booting another Windows OS, the recovery discs will not wipe out your other installation. It only touches your C: partition, it didn't even touch my data (D or Win 7 (E. Not sure about Linux; I would assume that since Windows won't recognize Ext 2 or 3 partitions, then neither would these discs...

 

Where did you get the recovery discs ?

 

From Acer. Had to call and order them, per the related thread in this section.

 

If you dont mind my asking,what did they charge for the disks ?

 

They were free. Some people have been charged for them. It's supposed to be covered under a 90 day software warranty. Just keep trying until you get a knowledgeable CSR. Some seem to know that they can send them for free, some don't.

 

What kind of external dvd drive are you using or did you network a drive off another computer?