My acer laptop wont start up!

Hi

you could try pressing the power on key then straight away press the F8 key a few times
this may take you into the repair options it you can try the last good known configuration
or the repair my computer

if this does not work and

if there is nothing that you need saving on it you could try this it may or may not work

press the power on key
then straight away press the ALT+F10 keys a few times and this may take you into the factory reset options box

sometimes it may ask for a password
the default acer password is 000000 thats 6 zero,s hope this helps you
please let us know if it did
many thanks

Go here.. http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/support for help. Only 4 months old, should still be warrenteed. Register the item for full support.

at Windows XP's Welcome Screen, simply press Ctrl-Alt-Del keys sequence together twice, and you will be shown a Log On to Windows menu where you can specify the User Name and Password. In the User Name text box, key in "Administrator" (without quotes) and leave the Password field blank. Then press Enter or click on OK. If there it is not a password protected Administrator account, or blank password is set, then you will be able to access the Windows with full administrative privileges as Administrator.

Then simply click start > control panel > User accounts then select your sons account and click edit then click remove password. once done simply log off and then log in to your sons account and no password will be asked for. If your son is the root administrator then you will need to get software to reset the password for you

There is a key combination some where keep looking good luck

Hi, I do apologize for the inconvenience you have been facing.The reason why the laptop does not reboot to Windows even after reinstalling Windows is because the issue is with the hard drive not being recognized the reason for which you get a blinking line on the screen after the Acer logo .In this case I would suggest that if the laptop is under warranty please contact the Acer Technical support and have an order placed for repair.
Thank you for your time and best wishes for your effort.

pls try to restore or repair thru backup disk u made when u bought pc

otherwise follow this procedure for restoring the OS without backup disk but data might be lost on C drive only not D or other drives pls take care

cer: When you first turn on the laptop and see the Acer logo screen, hold the ALT key and press the F10 key (you need to do this before the Acer logo disappears).

pls rate FIXYA if it helps

Look on the Function keys on the keyboard (the F1 through F12 keys) Do you see a wireless icon on one of the keys? If you do, then look for a Function (Fn) key on the keyboard. Press and hold Fn, while holding Fn, press the funtion key with the wireless icon (example: the wireless icon is on the F2 key; press and hold the Fn key, while holding the Fn key, press F2, release both keys).

Has any security setting been enabled or configured before or after your son started connecting to it?