Unofficial Aspire One Windows XP Recovery Disc

[imcrazy]

Well I figured since Acer hasn't got their act together I would pick up the slack for them. So here it is, a fully functioning Recovery Disc that can be used to restore any Aspire One system that shipped with XP. In reality this is simply an OEM copy of Windows XP Home SP3 with the official Acer Aspire One drivers injected into it using nlite. A rather simple process and one that anyone here could easily do, but I figured I would save everyone the time.

During the installation Windows will ask for a cd key, that key can be found on the bottom of the Aspire One. Once the Windows installation finishes everything should be ready to go (all drivers install automatically during the Windows installation), the only thing you will need to do is connect to the internet and validate your key. If for whatever reason this process fails you may be required to phone Microsoft (takes about 5 minutes or so with the fully automated system), just follow the instructions on the screen. However for me the internet validation worked without a hitch.

Please note: Being an OEM copy this image has not been cracked or otherwise hacked for illegal purposes. This is meant simply for owners of the Aspire One with a valid XP home serial.

I have also included a folder labeled "Extra" on the disc. Inside you will find the alternate webcam driver (liteon) should the integrated SuYin drivers not work for you. As well I have included the latest Combined Community Codec Pack. Once installed you shouldn't have to worry about ever finding another codec ever again (I know I haven't). Also included is the update file for Windows Media Player 11 and some rather nice 1024x600 wallpapers to get you started.

Update: Direct download (thanks to daniel33): http://aaofiles.ath.cx/Unofficial_Aspir ... y_Disc.iso

Another mirror thanks to KiNG: http://www.humyo.com/F/240597-193988073 - (use IDM to download) (internet download manager)

Rapidshare links courtesy maciek:

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[Sid]

Even though I am a Linux user, I appreciate your efforts, I am sure the XP folk will be happy with this.
Thanks.

[speedma]

Great post, very usefull... Any chance you could upload it to Rapidshare?

Thanks...

[imcrazy]

Great post, very usefull... Any chance you could upload it to Rapidshare?

Thanks...

I do not have a rapidshare account and I have no intention of paying for one (it is only free for files smaller than 200 mb and the file would get deleted after a certain amount of inactivity). If someone here has a premium account and would like to upload the file, I would be grateful.

[Flux101]

Excellent, thanks for this. Does it boot nicely from USB or is it better suited to an external CD drive?

[imcrazy]

Excellent, thanks for this. Does it boot nicely from USB or is it better suited to an external CD drive?

I have not tried the USB method, but this is the same as any other windows xp disc so it should work.

[clgz2002]

Excellent, just what I need. Thanks.

[cracky]

downloading. appreciate the effort!

[soujoy]

Excellent, this is exactly what i needed. I installed Ubuntu on my Aspire One and everything was working excellent, tho i have a girlfriend that screams out in desperation when something is different then before so i had to reinstall XP and didnt have the patient to download everything seperatly.. So on behalf of my girlfriend I thank you for this! =)

/love

[lems]

Wow, great of you to do that.

I would dearly love to have a hard copy of the Acer OEM XP home to keep with my Acer manuals etc in case my hdd crashes. I only have a few copies of XP Pro, and they are also OEM for other brand PCs, so this is perfect.

So can you help me out as I don't know what to do to save a hard copy.

I download this & then can I burn it on a CD to keep for the day, if or when it ever happens. Would it then just be like a normal OEM recovery disc you pop in (yes I know I'd need an external CD drive ) and off you go?

I have Nero 6, so I'd need to know a little bit of instructions on what to do as I only ever burnt music discs & sometimes a duplicate of my Dvds.