Acer eRecovery Manager Lost Password Recovery by Britec

[acdice7]

Also, no need to reverse the hidden partition steps to re hide the pqservice partition, cause after the recovery it puts everything back to factory stasus, with it hidden again!

[acdice7]

I used meathod 1 and could not find it in the pqservice partition in windows. Tried #2, and it worked. There was no tools directory. The file aimdrs.dat was in acer in sda1. Saw the password and this let me access the eRecovery partion and restore computer. In windows I did a search for all ,dat files and it never showed. What confuses me is why is that file only visable in a Linux environment? It was created on Windows. Anyways, thanks for your help!

[crunchynut55]

it says ''special device /dev/hda1 does not exist '' HELP PLEASE

[sy2pie]

Im sorry i cannot find Linux CD on that site anywhere

[Krissypoo112]

I NEED HELP DOESNT WORK !

[Krissypoo112]

will it work with acer aspire 7540-1284

[martvlas1]

Thanks!

[MCJeffree6969]

I agree, worked like a charm, password was exactly where it said it would be. I knew nothing about this stuff and I still managed to figure it out. I used Slax btw to create the Linux bootable CD and as i type my Acer is recovering...thank you so much for the help!!

[g1asseye]

Great video. Saved me a lot of time and money!

[albertoz80]

Dude is there other way

[fryy4k]

Nive one, Britec09's admin(root) cmd helped too (linxoob)

[addingvids117]

Do you think you can help me find a acer aspire one a0532h factory default disc i have installed windows 7 pro but i want back windows 7 starter from acer i need help.

[977capitanamerica]

hey man!! i have a hp laptop but i lost my password , and i want to do my recovery

cd's, can you help me? Thnx!!!

[xmahrupx23]

i downloaded the slax thing on a cd

when i boot it up to tha cd some other things come up

theres not pure text interface

[LeeParry101]

Cool

[Mrphotonegs]

Works perfectly on Aspire 2920.

Run Slax in full graphics (suggested below by "thefunshack")

Go to Menu then Find Files and Folders

Enter aimdrs.dat as your file but CHANGE search location to file:/

Double click on the resulting file and there is your Hint and Password.

Thanks to all, especially Thefunshack.

[Wwwmrlol]

HELP ME!!! Please i recovered it just before i did that i had wifi but now the pc says my internet card is broken i can still get internet on the "Connect to a internet" List but i can't connect to it

[DarkDooxe]

Thanks for the help, the tip is working !

But just think about replacing "vfat" by "ntfs", and change the number after "sda" ( or "hda" ).

[whatuwantme4]

hey, this is useless info if someone can already access the BIOS to run setup. how about something for those who can't access bios or setup to boot cd! jackass.

[Confusion1snext]

It seems to be asking me for a slax login and password. Any ideas?

[Confusion1snext]

nevermind that

[TheTestor2010]

I downgraded to XP from a new Disc - But now the Internet isn't working? And no Acer stuff is showing up - Its a clean reboot, Any Ideas?

[mufferrs]

a very interesting chewtorial.

[Kouveious]

I need help none of this works pls im using ophcrack livecd pls help me asap

[DrunKEnShad0w2]

i used method 1 with Partedit32 thing step by step but in the command prompt i cannot find the file aimdrs.dat, i tryed to type "Copy aimdrs.dat C:" but this file dont seems to exist to me. any help?

[timjake78]

Used this to recover my wife's Acer laptop. Much appreciated!

[babyfaceassassin21]

@thefunshack thanks bro you are right. and thanks to britec as well.

[babyfaceassassin21]

im using acer aspire5610 btw

[babyfaceassassin21]

@britec09 pls help me why it say when i type cat /tools/aimdrs.dat no such file or directory :(

[thefunshack]

didn't work for me so DID THIS INSTEAD

ran Slax 6.1.2 in VESA graphics mode

when loaded, hit the start button (a letter k over a cog) then find files and folders,

type 'aimdrs.dat' and CHANGE SEARCH LOCATION TO file:/

when found double click the file and your password is displayed as PD=XXXX (where XXXX is your password)

seemed easier and less fuss than command prompt which as this video is now outdated, doesn't run as described here.

[TheBigmanneil]

@thefunshack this is by far the easiest method, takes a few seconds, have used this on numerous gemstone models etc easy as

[JERRYDENIES]

@thefunshack thanks this worked for me an aspire 5630

[18plussert]

 cat /tools/aimdrs.dat

does not work, instead use: cat /mnt/acer/aimdrs.dat

thank you britec09!

[babyfaceassassin21]

britec09<<-------what if i cant boot from cd becoz i also forgot my bios password???

[miccheckhaha]

Iv got an aspire 4920 with vista.

iv tried this method, and a method from "eHow". Both methods seem to work up to the point where the "aimdrs.dat" file is accessed, at which point both methods say that the file does not exist..... any ideas how to get round this??

big thanks

[leolus2]

thank you that was very helpful



[mouacutie559]

i need your help on my computer. i can't even load up xp all the way.... its just blackout on me and when windows load it always take me to the message if i want system recovery manager. all it does is see if i want to perform system recovery and when i enter yes. error pops out sayin to contact HP support.... other then that it'll shut down or restart. how can i just install window 7 automatic? i don't want to downgrade to xp but i remember deleting the partition!............ i screw! Help me!

[Britec09]

@cottonsoxNZ please post on forum

[cottonsoxNZ]

@Britec09 thanks, I did earlier today... under Windows XP Support :)

thanks

[Britec09]

@cottonsoxNZ ok I try and check that out and answer you later

[CoryMalik]

im using an acer aspire 4520 and all goes well until mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt acer, whats wrong?

[joanajhea]

i have asphire 4730z, my erecovery is missing, i downloaded the erecovery app but when i install it, it says "can not be installed - 6. softwaredisc .. what does it mean??? help pls!

[Britec09]

@joanajhea please post on tech forum for help briteccomputers . co . uk/forum

[adeelahmeddar]

@Britec09 hi dear , i am using aspire 5735, erecovery is missing just few months ago. i cant find it. please help.

[MetzMy]

Oh, man...you saved my life:)!

[Verse2123]

i lost my password for my acer 4520...and i cant do any recovery without it...wat can i do..?

[Harpenboper]

I might know my password, how do I test it?

[taxmandu]

I can't find pure text interface either, tried Ubuntu, Ubuntu netbook remix, then burned a copy of Slax, typed in aimdrs.dat in the open terminal and nothing came back, says comand not found. It's a user password, can anyone talk me through this, what am I doing wrong? Thanks in advace.

[JearyBeansMan]

No need for the pure text interface...

I just let slax boot up, clicked on Adminstration, then Tools, then Find File. I typed in aimdrs.dat and slax found it in about 5 seconds.

Outstanding!

[arcticcatzr440]

i cant find this pure text interface where the hell is that?

[bigbloke69uk]

I was beginning to think i'd never get to find my password. at first i was unable to mount the drive but slax seemed to have already mounted it. the drive was set to /sda1 and the file i needed access to was in the root not the tools directory.

anyway thanks for help, your a star.....

BTW. the laptop is an Acer Aspire 7720Z

[gregwalters42]

thanks! slax is what I needed. I didn't have enough RAM to even launch ubuntu live CD.

[bennetsboi]

mines just not want to work for some reason i am not very good with computers but after i put in the first 3 it then says wrong fs type bad option bad superblock on dev/sda1 missing code page or helper program or in other error in some cases useful info is found in syslog its for my acer 5315 cheers

[bbjjworks]

have been fighting with this laptop for days. bought recovery disks from acer bought they wouldnt work. downloaded this slax cd and booted it. had my erocovery password in minutes and was able to restore to factory defaults with no disk. AWESOME

[canola10000]

but i cant boot it asks bios pass..how can use this method

[TheFantaMan321]

Im using an acer aspire l100 mini pc all went fine until the "cat /tools/aimdrs.dat"

says that directory does not exist. does anyone know the right directory for it?

Cheers

[Britec09]

try this command:

cd /mnt

sudo mkdir acer

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/acer

cd acer

cat aimdrs.dat

[TheFantaMan321]

Ive done it now.. I used Hirens Boot cd.

Thank you so much though your vid sent me in the right direction. :D

[tergino]

@Britec09

awsome dude, the sudo extension worked, just wondering what sudo signifies cheers!

[tergino]

@Britec09

worked perfectly thanks so much.

just wondering what the sudo signifies

[Archidawg]

Does this work for vista desktops?

[Bimse1982]

Hey... I did the exact thing as ur little list their after u boot from a linux. BUT after i typed "cd /mnt" and then it went forward... But when i wrote "mkdir acer" it says that permission is not allowed... Do you know what could be problem.... have to say that i am a linux noob :-)

[formadz]

it worked perfectly mate. thx a lot. the file was stored in a bit different folder. good job

[Britec09]

no probs glad it helped

[KingKelton]

yo can u hlp me if i sub u can u give me a link to 5220 extenda full emnanager becuz i lost mine ill sub u if u do plz and thnk u

[masterlink2002]

I tried this and the computer said that file did not exist on the acer i did it on its an acer travel mate 2440. Help bought it used trying to fix with out reinstalling entire monster

[Britec09]

Does it have a password set for emanager?