How to Identify Acer Recovery CDs

Product Recovery CD ROMs are labelled (on the artwork of the CD) with one of three Microsoft Ids.

• MS#000-32043
• MS#000-60500
• MS#000-XXXXX

Under MS#000-32043 Acer produced the following CDs which use different Acer configurations.

• P/N 75.20001.CPR - ASPIRE I + ACROS Pre September 96 (OSR1)
• P/N 75.ASPIR.CPR - ASPIRE II (OSR1) September 96
• P/N 75.2523A.CPR - ACROS September 96 (OSR1)

Under MS#000-60500 Acer produced the following CDs which use different Acer configurations

• P/N 75.ASPR2.OSR ACROS Fifa96 AND ASPIRE II (OSR2)
• P/N 75.02650.02U ASPIRE III ACROS Fifa97 (OSR2)

Under MS#000-XXXXX Acer produced the following CDs which use different Acer configurations

• 75.02650.XXX ASPIRE and ACROS August 97 on

Identifying the CD

As the CDs artwork is identical or similar in most cases; to identify:

Access the CD

Enter D:

Enter dir to obtain the directory listings.

The following pages show the directory listing screens identifying the different versions.

75.20001.CPR

(Quad/Hex speed CD-ROMS) of the ASPIRE CPR CD & version 1 of the ACROS CPR CD.

75.ASPIR.CPR

ASPIRE CPR CD (Series 1000 & 3000) September 96

Please note the volume name V_2 with the underscore

75.2523A.CPR

ACROS CPR CD - September 96

Please note the volume name V2 without the underscore

75.ASPR2.OSR

ACROS and ASPIRE II OSR2 - February 97 - June 97

97.02650.02U

ACROS FIFA97 and ASPIRE III - April 97

97.02650.03U

ACROS FIFA97/TOMB and ASPIRE III/IIII - September 97

75.02650.04U

ACROS FIFA97/TOMB and ASPIRE- March 98