Disk Management 3 partirions

[RichardG]

Due to an Office Enterprise issue that can only be resolved with a clean
re-install of Vista on an ACER computer rather than re-installing the ACER
factory load I have bought a Full version of VISTA Home Preimum so that I can
do a CLEAN install.

I have 3 partitions on my HD C, D & hidden, the hidden contains the factory
load. My plan is to run a full back up to D as well as copies of my files. I
will also make copies of my files off computer. I do have the ACER recovery
disks but I hope to never have to use them.

When I am all backed up I would like to format C, get rid of the hidden
partition, keep D, put the VISTA DVD into the drive and do a clean install of
VISTA on C .

I could be wrong but I think that it would be best to format before putting
the VISTA disk into the drive so there is no confusion between product keys
etc. this is not an upgrade it is the same version that ACER supplied.

Advice will be greatly appreciated.

Richard

 

[DL]

If your PC came with Home Premium I somewhat perplexed as to why you need to
purchase a retail edition of Home Premium in order to install Office
Enterprise version

 

[RichardG]

The should be an Office discussion but here is the short short version, the
ACER computer came with a factory load that included MS Works, trial version
of Office Professional and a collection of useless ACER utilities and bonus
"junkware". I uninstalled the trial version of Office Pro and installed
Enterprise which worked for 60 days, it regesterded as a trial version. I
have been fighting this for several weeks, it may have something with
PROPSYS.DLL Office Tech support has been logged on to my computer 3 times (
they tried hard ) and as per them the solution is a "clean install" of VISTA.
The only ACER option (recovery disks ) is to re-install the factory load c/w
MS Works, trial version of Office and the other CRAP. I pointed out to ACER
that the best way to resolve a conflict ( it is an MS problem ) would be not
to insatll the conflict ( trial version etc. ), all ACER tech support has
offerd me is what they won't do (you get what you pay for). I decided that
the best solution would be to send the ACER factory load to where it belongs,
the digital beyond and install a squeaky clean OS and take it from there. If
there is a mess to clean up it will be mine not one that that was infilcted
on me.

Richard

 

[RichardG]

The should be an Office discussion but here is the short short version, the
ACER computer came with a factory load that included MS Works, trial version
of Office Professional and a collection of useless ACER utilities and bonus
"junkware". I uninstalled the trial version of Office Pro and installed
Enterprise which worked for 60 days, it regesterded as a trial version. I
have been fighting this for several weeks, it may have something with
PROPSYS.DLL Office Tech support has been logged on to my computer 3 times (
they tried hard ) and as per them the solution is a "clean install" of VISTA.
The only ACER option (recovery disks ) is to re-install the factory load c/w
MS Works, trial version of Office and the other CRAP. I pointed out to ACER
that the best way to resolve a conflict ( it is an MS problem ) would be not
to insatll the conflict ( trial version etc. ), all ACER tech support has
offerd me is what they won't do (you get what you pay for). I decided that
the best solution would be to send the ACER factory load to where it belongs,
the digital beyond and install a squeaky clean OS and take it from there. If
there is a mess to clean up it will be mine not one that that was infilcted
on me.

Richard

 

[RichardG]

The should be an Office discussion but here is the short short version, the
ACER computer came with a factory load that included MS Works, trial version
of Office Professional and a collection of useless ACER utilities and bonus
"junkware". I uninstalled the trial version of Office Pro and installed
Enterprise which worked for 60 days, it regesterded as a trial version. I
have been fighting this for several weeks, it may have something with
PROPSYS.DLL Office Tech support has been logged on to my computer 3 times (
they tried hard ) and as per them the solution is a "clean install" of VISTA.
The only ACER option (recovery disks ) is to re-install the factory load c/w
MS Works, trial version of Office and the other CRAP. I pointed out to ACER
that the best way to resolve a conflict ( it is an MS problem ) would be not
to insatll the conflict ( trial version etc. ), all ACER tech support has
offerd me is what they won't do (you get what you pay for). I decided that
the best solution would be to send the ACER factory load to where it belongs,
the digital beyond and install a squeaky clean OS and take it from there. If
there is a mess to clean up it will be mine not one that that was infilcted
on me.

Richard