backudog

ok cheers! will give it a go *crosses fingers*!

My mate asked me to install windows 7 onto his acer inspire 6530 laptop for him and he assured me he had made a backup disc, (which i NOW know he hasn't!), so i did a clean install of windows 7 onto it (formatted hdd when given the option)which seems to have gone on fine, but when i restart the laptop, up comes the acer recovery screen but wont let me choose any option other than exit, and when i click exit it restarts and we eventually end up back at the recovery screen and that's it that, all it does! I had formatted most of the hdd (it was in 3 partitions) but had left 1 partition alone that said it had some acer program on it because i wasn't sure what it was that was on there. (might be the restore program?). i have downloaded all the drivers for his laptop from the acer site but cant figure out how to get them onto it if all i get is the restore screen! any ideas as to how to fix it? should i reinstall windows 7 again and this time delete the remaining partion too? or is it F.U.B.A.R? (*****ed up beyond all recognition) . i wish i had said no to him now, i foolishly assumed it would be SO easy to do!

thanx my friend! hoped it would be as simple as that, thats the only downside to getting a new pc , reinstalling everything onto the new one! .(that and realising just how little your old pc is worth now when you try to sell it! lol)

My new pc arrives sometime next week: * CASE: Sigma Gaming Orca Case * CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core 2 Extreme QX6850 @ 3.00GHz 1333FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit (WOOHOO!!) * CD: LiteOn LH-20A1H 20X Double Layer DVD+-RW Super Allwrite + Lightscribe Technology * FAN: INTEL LGA775 CERTIFIED CPU FAN & HEATSINK + 3 EXTRA CASE FANS * HDD: Single Hard Drive (200GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD * MOTHERBOARD: (Quad-Core Supports) Asus P5N-E nForce 650i SLI Chipset LGA775 FSB1333 DDR2 Mainboard * MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (OCZ Value Select or Major Brand) * NETWORK: ONBOARD 10/100 NETWORK CARD * OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32-bit Edition) * POWERSUPPLY: Hiper Type-M SLI/Crossfire Ready 580 Watt Power Supply * SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO * USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports * VIDEO: NEW!!! NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB 16X PCI Express Video Card (WOOHOO!!) and when it does im gonna format my old PC and sell it on, what i'd like to know is where firefox stores me passwords as im hoping i can copy the file(?) onto a memory card and transfer it to the new one once i've installed firefox onto it, as i use a different password on every site i use and don't want to have to type 'em all back in again coz i'm lazy! lol! anyone know? Also where, online or highstreet, would you recommend buying another 1 gig of ram for my new comp, i assume it would be a good idea to buy the same brand/ type stuff thats already in it, yes? cheers in advance!

hmm,then i don't know whats going on, as i've restarted abou6 times now and i still haven't got the option to delete the recycle bin. it says that the info was added to the registery but still no delete option.

Thanx for that! you da man! quick question though, Do i need to restart my pc after downloading, unzipping then clicking on "add delete to recycle bin.reg", as once i had done all that there still isn't a delete option on recycle bin.? or am i just being a bit thick?

Can you remove both the icon AND the name off your desktop? I've managed to change the icon to a blank space but the words still appear and i'd like to get rid of 'em, as i don't use the recycle bin, you can remove other shortcuts links 'n' stuff off the desktop but not the bin? any help appriciated! cheers!