adding memory under VISTA

Got an Acer lap that came pre-installed with VISTA HOME BASIC and 512Mb RAM,
which clearly not enough to run the Redmond hogware. I am going to install
TWO GIGs of mem.

Really lame dept: this laptop basically FAILS windows test, as score is
flatline 2.0, so why did Acer even load VISTA on it in first place? Strange.

1) will this upgrade require me to contact MS, or will VISTA simply accept it
without a hassle?

2) did NOT get VISTA dvd with the laptop; how do I handle this should I ever
need to reinstall it?
Can I get/buy a dvd for my own piece of mind? I know there is supposed to be
recovery features, but MS has never been known as a flawless source of
programming code; bug fixes are their specialty.

Not all that impressed with VISTA but had to do it to keep pace with current
periphs, etc. Slow, not intuitive, but grudgingly made the move to VISTA.

Q. "1) will this upgrade require me to contact MS, or will VISTA simply accept it
without a hassle?"

A. No reason to contact MSFT after installing more RAM....easy upgrade!

Q. 2) "did NOT get VISTA DVD with the laptop; how do I handle this should I ever
need to reinstall it?."

A. Your computer manufacturer (Acer), is your contact for obtaining Vista recovery media.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"pellix" <u38413@uwe> wrote in message news:79fb31abf983b@uwe...
Got an Acer lap that came pre-installed with VISTA HOME BASIC and 512Mb RAM,
which clearly not enough to run the Redmond hogware. I am going to install
TWO GIGs of mem.

Really lame dept: this laptop basically FAILS windows test, as score is
flatline 2.0, so why did Acer even load VISTA on it in first place? Strange.

1) will this upgrade require me to contact MS, or will VISTA simply accept it
without a hassle?

2) did NOT get VISTA dvd with the laptop; how do I handle this should I ever
need to reinstall it?
Can I get/buy a dvd for my own piece of mind? I know there is supposed to be
recovery features, but MS has never been known as a flawless source of
programming code; bug fixes are their specialty.

Not all that impressed with VISTA but had to do it to keep pace with current
periphs, etc. Slow, not intuitive, but grudgingly made the move to VISTA.

"pellix" <u38413@uwe> wrote in message news:79fb31abf983b@uwe...
> Got an Acer lap that came pre-installed with VISTA HOME BASIC and 512Mb
> RAM,
> which clearly not enough to run the Redmond hogware. I am going to install
> TWO GIGs of mem.


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Best check to see if your computer will physically accept 2 gig of RAM.
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>
> Really lame dept: this laptop basically FAILS windows test, as score is
> flatline 2.0, so why did Acer even load VISTA on it in first place?
> Strange.


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A question best asked of Acer, don't you think?
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>
> 1) will this upgrade require me to contact MS, or will VISTA simply accept
> it
> without a hassle?

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If the computer can physically accept the RAM, Vista should not give you any
problems.
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>
> 2) did NOT get VISTA dvd with the laptop; how do I handle this should I
> ever
> need to reinstall it?
> Can I get/buy a dvd for my own piece of mind? I know there is supposed to
> be
> recovery features, but MS has never been known as a flawless source of
> programming code; bug fixes are their specialty.

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Again, Acer can answer these questions as they are the ones that supply the
recovery function for the computer they manufacture and sell. Also, what is
stopping you from purchasing a copy of Vista?
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>
> Not all that impressed with VISTA but had to do it to keep pace with
> current
> periphs, etc. Slow, not intuitive, but grudgingly made the move to VISTA.

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It's a learning curve, for sure. But you will see that Vista is a lot more
"snappy" once you upgrade the RAM to what Vista really needs. What you have
now is a "barely" minimum configuration.
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>



--

Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

pellix <u38413@uwe> wrote:

> 2) did NOT get VISTA dvd with the laptop; how do I handle
> this should I ever need to reinstall it?

http://support.acer-euro.com/faqs/s...Query=erecovery

Charlie42

uncle_fred <uncle_fred.2yrkd2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:

> you should get in touch with acer because a recover CD should be
> with it

See my previous post.

> and the problem you will have acer formats the HD as fat32

It can be easily converted to NTFS. Open up a command line window, and
type 'convert /?' for instructions.

Charlie42

"Charlie42" <Charlie42@spam.me.not> wrote in message
news:EBBF664CB9EA4B668D3E5CB407875EA5@ACER5DF9DF163F...
> uncle_fred <uncle_fred.2yrkd2@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote:
>
>> you should get in touch with acer because a recover CD should be
>> with it
>
> See my previous post.
>
>> and the problem you will have acer formats the HD as fat32
>
> It can be easily converted to NTFS. Open up a command line window, and
> type 'convert /?' for instructions.

But *don't* do it until you have a backup.