[sherra27]

I have bought a second hand Acer with windows 7 I began restoring to factory settings without plugging in died then I pressed the alt and f10 brought it back but wont complete the process. Error code=0x45d WIMApply Image cannot apply because of an I/O device error help student and need this laptop a going

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you could use a bootable windows installation disk/USB and install windows and it wil ask if you wanna safe the old data and you can just click no.

if you don't have a windows disk/usb try to find a download on internet just check youtube how to make a bootable windows disk/usb

 

 

hope i helped

[s3ralmast3r]

you could use a bootable windows installation disk/USB and install windows and it wil ask if you wanna safe the old data and you can just click no.

if you don't have a windows disk/usb try to find a download on internet just check youtube how to make a bootable windows disk/usb

 

 

hope i helped

[Ztruker]

If you do not have a Windows 7 installation DVD, or it's not up to the Service Pack level currently installed, you can download a legal copy with SP1 integrated from here:   

Windows 7 Direct Download Links  

Make sure you get the same version you have, Home Premium, Pro or Ultimate and 32 or 64 bit. Note that Basic or Starter is not available.

I recommend using ImgBurn at 4X speed (or the slowest available) to create the DVD from the downloaded .iso file. Just be careful during the install not to accidentally install some of the bundled junk that comes with it. Always take The Custom Install option.  

You can do this on any Windows computer capable of burning a DVD.  

YOU MUST HAVE A VALID KEY TO INSTALL THIS .ISO.
The one on the COA sticker on your computer will work. 
If you are just using the Recovery Console you do not need a key.

You can also create a bootable USB Flash drive (4GB or larger) to install Windows 7 from.

• Download and run Universal USB Installer  Easy as 1 2 3
• Select Windows 7 from the first drop down list, all the way to the bottom
• Select the downloaded Windows 7 iso file
• Select your USB flash drive
• Click Create

For techies or folks who work on computers:

Create Windows 7 Universal ISO With All Editions Selection On Install with ei.cfg Removal Utility.   

This will fit on a 6GB flash drive or can be burned to a DVD.