I need a system recovery cd for my acer travelmate 290. when it is turned on it goes to boot menu and requires a cd to reboot the system. i think it has been wiped out. where do i get a download i can put on a disc and then install it.

If your computer does not have a hidden partition for OS recovery, a recovery CD will be required in order to recover the Operating System using Acer Recovery Media.
Order the Recovery Media from Acer https://secure.tx.acer.com/RCDB/Main.aspx?brand=acer

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the Acer logo appears on the screen, press the F12 key repeatedly to enter the computer's Boot Menu.
3. Press the CD-ROM drive eject button and insert the disc labeled System CD.
4. Close the CD-ROM tray.
5. Refer to on screen instructions to select either CDROM or USB CDROM.
6. The computer will boot from the Acer Recovery Media
7. When prompted for the Recovery CD, remove the System CD and insert the Recovery CD.
   
   Note: If there are multiple Recovery CDs, please insert the first of the Recovery CDs.
   
   
8. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

Note: if your computer is unable to run the Acer Recovery process, or errors occur during recovery, please contact Acer support.

Reboot with push power button, when acer logo show up click F10.

When you are booting, press F12 to get to the boot screen & choose CD ROM DRIVE for the boot drive.

First check to see if your PC has a built in factory restore, or system recovery, usually available using CTRL & F12, F10, etc. Check your manual, if you don't then, OK try this, Startup PC, press F8 at instant of turn on... choose Safe Mode. when you are asked if you want safe desktop or system restore choose restore, when you get to the restore menu, choose a date BEFORE you had problems there may only be one or two to choose from. just follow the instructions and you should be back to working with all that behind you. If that doesn't work, boot up on your Windows DVD and do a "Repair Install", If thats doesn't work do a format and a reinstall.

do u have another laptop or pc.

if u have open google then open isohunt then.

1st download nero iso maker

2nd download recovery disk for ur laptop

then u nid a 4.7 gig blank disk then burn the recovery disk

Use another Bootable Disk Operating System to see it as may be the same problem you have. I think it's your Installer Disk have a problem.
From this problem it's windows system failure to show display appearance normally.
At least you try just one installing another Bootable Disk.
Good luck!

run the command rstrui.exe to restore the system if it does not work only way is to reinstall os

Probably need to contact acer and order one.

CD drive is defective although it can detect but the lens is not functioning ..

Try Here:
http://www.acerpanam.com/flex/acerdrivers/bin/drivers.html?CFID=235946&CFTOKEN=23918337
Pick Notebook from the list, then your model, then Audio driver.