bougght acer aspinre laptop. it seeems not to have Vista CD.
how do i make a backup copy of Windows Vista. bear in mind i don't have any
Pdt. Key as no Vista media was included in box.
BTW: is this SOP or should i be looking for Vista CD with computer?
OEM vendors are required by their agreement with Microsoft to give you
a means of reinstalling, should it be necessary. They can do this in
one of three ways:
1. An OEM copy of Windows
2. A restore CD
3. A hidden partition on your drive, with restore information.
If you don't have 1 or 2, you should have 3, but you should contact
your vendor to find out.
Personally, I find both 2 and 3 unacceptable (especially 3; a hard
drive crash can leave you with nothing), and would never choose to buy
a computer that came with an operating system unless I got a complete
generic installation CD for that operating system.
As far as how to create a CD (or whether you even can), unless someone
else here knows exactly what Acer provides (I don't), you should ask
Acer.