I just received new Recovery CDs from Acer for my eMachine (now owned by Acer).

My system crashed after a blackout during a Windows 7 update. I tried using my recovery discs to no avail. I just bought new CDs from Acer but the same things happen during the recovery. I booted the machine, pushed F12 and set the boot to the CD/DVD device. The computer accessed seemed to be accessing the CD or HD and there was a "Loading Windows Files guage along the bottom. After a few minutes the screen said loading Windows and after a few more minutes a screen became visible "eMachines Recovery Management" . In the box the message followed "please wait a moment" It accessed the HD several times over a 5-6 timeframe and then nothing. That screen has remained the same for one hour. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated

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laurent_14

Hello,

Have you tried changing the boot priority in the bios setup utility:
DVD drive in first position.
What model do you own exactly?

flyingphil

My eMachine is E442-V429. It has an AMD processor running Windows 7. When I booted the machine I pressed F12 and set the DVD as the boot device. and it started reading the 1st disc - system disc.