tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post2352217440720847320..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: An Acer MysteryRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-58100205076672017072019-05-26T22:51:52.218-04:002019-05-26T22:51:52.218-04:00Win 10 can still be upgraded to free with the win ...Win 10 can still be upgraded to free with the win 8 registration key: https://www.howtogeek.com/272201/all-the-ways-you-can-still-get-windows-10-for-free/<br />OR you could get a Linux distro for your laptop burned on a cd and try it and search thru your c:\ disk for crud. There's also a site (I can't find the url) that sells complete recovery cd sets for most computers, you enter the maker and model and then order the set, fif they don't list it, you can order the set special.c-90https://www.blogger.com/profile/07248346499641654640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-38895973388194333812019-05-26T16:07:06.296-04:002019-05-26T16:07:06.296-04:00The native Windows cleanup was s-l-o-w but got it....The native Windows cleanup was s-l-o-w but got it. Win 10, maybe -- if I can find the darned Product Key.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-82285808810634834942019-05-26T15:23:57.533-04:002019-05-26T15:23:57.533-04:00Acer probably put the 10GB recovery partition in a...Acer probably put the 10GB recovery partition in at the factory. You can delete it if you don’t expect to have to recover your OS.<br /><br />Frankly, I’d recommend upgrading to Win 10 if it’s at 8. 8 is nasty. IMHO.<br /><br />Also, try running the native Windows Disk Cleanup.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-51576467527350775622019-05-26T15:16:04.158-04:002019-05-26T15:16:04.158-04:00Is it possible that the recovery partition contain...Is it possible that the recovery partition contains images of earlier versions of itself?FrankChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349761659165064987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55971269697602692522019-05-26T13:47:10.181-04:002019-05-26T13:47:10.181-04:00"...you'd think that would show up in sla..."...you'd think that would show up in slant of coffee in my cup."<br /><br />Not if the tiny artificial gravity generator in the base was on. (Microwave Safe of course, that's how you recharge it.)Ratushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546867391478669489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-35821483315468999722019-05-26T13:42:10.327-04:002019-05-26T13:42:10.327-04:00"...why do I have a 10 Gb recovery partition?..."...why do I have a 10 Gb recovery partition?"<br /><br />Because you suck and Microsoft hates you. :D<br /><br />I'm still on 8.1, but it looks like windows 10 upgrade causes it.Ratushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546867391478669489noreply@blogger.com