how do i download acer arcade deluxe

flash505
flash505 Member Posts: 1 New User
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I have an aspire 5745 that i purchased used. The manual says it is suppose to play blu ray discs, but it doesn't. I've read a few forums where it plays them through acer arcade deluxe which my laptop is suppose to have. I assume the previous owner deleted the arcade deluxe app, and i was wondering if there is a way to download it so i can play blu ray discs now that i'm the owner...thanks for any help

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  • Tommy-Acer
    Tommy-Acer VIP Posts: 6,317 Seasoned Specialist WiFi Icon
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    Unfortunately, we do not offer Acer Arcade Deluxe as an available download.

     

    The best option for you, as the new owner of the system, would be to perform a complete factory recovery on the system.

    This will restore the default shipping operating system and all applications that we shipped with the system.

     

    Please review this article:
    http://community.acer.com/t5/Community-KB/Reloading-your-Acer-computer/ta-p/45793

  • steveelles
    steveelles Member Posts: 1 New User

    I am so glad someone from ACER has finally started responding to this question. I purchased my ACER Aspire 5920 over three years ago and within months took advantage of the Windows 7 upgrade offer from Microsoft because, let's face it, even with 3gb ram it was like wading a donkey through porridge. As soon as the upgrade was complete I lost the ability to play bluray discs (one of the main reasons I bought the laptop in the first place) and the culprit appeared to be the fact that ACER Arcade Deluxe was not Win 7 compatible and the only source of an integrated bluray codec. AAD had in fact been removed (If you are going to blame Microsoft at this point please have the decency to actually bring a Microsoft representative into the discussion rather than just leaving your answer out here in Internet Tumbleweed Town). For years I regularly trawled the Internet looking for a solution only to find hoards of fellow disgruntled ACER users who had also lost the ability to watch bluray and were not getting answers from ACER.

    So my question is this...

    "If ACER Arcade Deluxe is not available as a download is it:

    a. available for customers who upgraded from the default OS (vista) to windows 7 in another form?

    b. expected that we will return our laptops to the factory settings (and the Windows Vista porridge) just to be able to watch bluray discs?

    c. another solution I am unaware of?"

    Eagerly awaiting a response... but not holding my breath.

    Steve

  • HK53T
    HK53T Member Posts: 767 Die Hard WiFi Icon

    all you need to CODEC for bluray playback

     

    find these from search

    http://codecguide.com/

     

    http://www.videolan.org/developers/libbluray.html

    http://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/2.0.6.html

     

    http://www.free-codecs.com/download/windvd_platinum.htm

     

     

  • gogo
    gogo Member Posts: 1 New User

    hi. i have windows 7 in my acer aspire 8920g and i can't work acer arcade deluxe either emprowing technologie... what can i do for that??? thank you

  • sweety314
    sweety314 Member Posts: 2 New User

    @ Steve,

     

    Hi...I bought a 5740 brand new, already loaded with Win 7, and it came with the AAD loaded. Even with keeping it up-to-date, it NEVER played Blu-Rays, b/c I tried. Then, my last auto update of AAD caused it to become corrupt continually crash, so to play ANY movie, I had to delete it and use the Media Player.

     

    Now, MP is a PIMA and I'm trying to reload AAD & can't find it. ....So I guess I'm stuck. (Diff. thread requesting an AAD download and was told that if I don't have a default recovery disc burned from before....it's totally gone.)

     

     

    Good Luck!

     

    Sweety314

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