Can someone please help me with this problem

Hi I've recently brought a Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E which came with window'
Vista home basi

Now the problem I have is that I recently got sent a installation C
for Ubuntu which is like windows XP and vista but is totally differen
and has it's own OS system. I installed it and didnt realise that Vist
would be wiped off or maybe it's not I dont no. And now I dont wan
Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont hav
re-installation disc with the laptop.
And what would I need to do to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop

Basically what im saying is that I installed Ubuntu which is **** an
want to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop

If anybody can help me it would be great

Thanks For Your Tim
Regard
Alfie Smit



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alfie112

alfie112 wrote:
> Hi I've recently brought a Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E which came with window's
> Vista home basic
>
> Now the problem I have is that I recently got sent a installation CD
> for Ubuntu which is like windows XP and vista but is totally different
> and has it's own OS system. I installed it and didnt realise that Vista
> would be wiped off or maybe it's not I dont no. And now I dont want
> Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont have
> re-installation disc with the laptop.
> And what would I need to do to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>
> Basically what im saying is that I installed Ubuntu which is **** and
> want to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>
> If anybody can help me it would be great.
>

If you don't have the Recovery disc, that allows you to reinstall the
O/S, that you should have made as one of the first things out of the
box, then you're going to have to call Sony to get it, which may cost
you a couple of dollars.

YOu have two options contact the Sony Support Team and Check for th
Recovery Disks.. Or Purchase a retail version of the Vista Operatin
System

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ferrisits

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:45:43 -0500, alfie112 wrote:

> Hi I've recently brought a Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E which came with window's
> Vista home basic
>
> Now the problem I have is that I recently got sent a installation CD
> for Ubuntu which is like windows XP and vista but is totally different
> and has it's own OS system. I installed it and didnt realise that Vista
> would be wiped off or maybe it's not I dont no. And now I dont want
> Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont have
> re-installation disc with the laptop.
> And what would I need to do to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>
> Basically what im saying is that I installed Ubuntu which is **** and
> want to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>
> If anybody can help me it would be great.
>
> Thanks For Your Time
> Regards
> Alfie Smith
>
> o

Your laptop probably has a system recovery partition on it. Or at least it
did before the Ubuntu installation.

On the very beginning of the boot process, well before the OS starts to
boot, look for a message like "Press Esc to enter boot screen" or "Press
F10 to enter recovery mode". These are approximate quotes - read what
*your* screen says.

Do what it says and follow the prompts (in the Esc case, select recovery
mode first). With luck, you'll end up OK.

Note that this process will destroy all of your data; however, the odds are
that installing Ubuntu already did that. If Ubuntu didn't wipe your data,
save what you've got before recovering.

Who sent you this CD, and how did you come to deserve such friends? :-)

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:16:27 -0700, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:45:43 -0500, alfie112 wrote:
>
>> Hi I've recently brought a Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E which came with window's
>> Vista home basic
>>
>> Now the problem I have is that I recently got sent a installation CD
>> for Ubuntu which is like windows XP and vista but is totally different
>> and has it's own OS system. I installed it and didnt realise that Vista
>> would be wiped off or maybe it's not I dont no. And now I dont want
>> Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont have
>> re-installation disc with the laptop.
>> And what would I need to do to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>>
>> Basically what im saying is that I installed Ubuntu which is **** and
>> want to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>>
>> If anybody can help me it would be great.
>>
>> Thanks For Your Time
>> Regards
>> Alfie Smith
>>
>> o
>
> Your laptop probably has a system recovery partition on it. Or at least it
> did before the Ubuntu installation.
>
> On the very beginning of the boot process, well before the OS starts to
> boot, look for a message like "Press Esc to enter boot screen" or "Press
> F10 to enter recovery mode". These are approximate quotes - read what
> *your* screen says.
>
> Do what it says and follow the prompts (in the Esc case, select recovery
> mode first). With luck, you'll end up OK.
>
> Note that this process will destroy all of your data; however, the odds are
> that installing Ubuntu already did that. If Ubuntu didn't wipe your data,
> save what you've got before recovering.
>
> Who sent you this CD, and how did you come to deserve such friends? :-)

Thinking some more, I recall that often a Linux installation sets up a
dual-boot system without erasing the original operating system. You may
just need to discover how to boot into Windows.

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Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

Now where are all the UDungTu/Linux trolls when someone need help because
UdungTu/Linux screwed up their system?

Guess these guys are only good at spewing their garbage and don't know
enough to help a person out of their dilemma!

How about you Alias?

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Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience


"alfie112" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi I've recently brought a Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E which came with window's
> Vista home basic
>
> Now the problem I have is that I recently got sent a installation CD
> for Ubuntu which is like windows XP and vista but is totally different
> and has it's own OS system. I installed it and didnt realise that Vista
> would be wiped off or maybe it's not I dont no. And now I dont want
> Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont have
> re-installation disc with the laptop.
> And what would I need to do to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>
> Basically what im saying is that I installed Ubuntu which is **** and
> want to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>
> If anybody can help me it would be great.
>
> Thanks For Your Time
> Regards
> Alfie Smith
>
> o
>
>
> --
> alfie112

Richard Urban wrote:
> Now where are all the UDungTu/Linux trolls when someone need help
> because UdungTu/Linux screwed up their system?
>
> Guess these guys are only good at spewing their garbage and don't know
> enough to help a person out of their dilemma!
>
> How about you Alias?
>


Actually no software screwed up the system, the user did it... which is
unfortunate but it happens.

Gene E. Bloch wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:16:27 -0700, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:45:43 -0500, alfie112 wrote:
>>
>>> Hi I've recently brought a Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E which came with window's
>>> Vista home basic
>>>
>>> Now the problem I have is that I recently got sent a installation CD
>>> for Ubuntu which is like windows XP and vista but is totally different
>>> and has it's own OS system. I installed it and didnt realise that Vista
>>> would be wiped off or maybe it's not I dont no. And now I dont want
>>> Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont have
>>> re-installation disc with the laptop.
>>> And what would I need to do to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>>>
>>> Basically what im saying is that I installed Ubuntu which is **** and
>>> want to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>>>
>>> If anybody can help me it would be great.
>>>
>>> Thanks For Your Time
>>> Regards
>>> Alfie Smith
>>>
>>> o
>> Your laptop probably has a system recovery partition on it. Or at least it
>> did before the Ubuntu installation.
>>
>> On the very beginning of the boot process, well before the OS starts to
>> boot, look for a message like "Press Esc to enter boot screen" or "Press
>> F10 to enter recovery mode". These are approximate quotes - read what
>> *your* screen says.
>>
>> Do what it says and follow the prompts (in the Esc case, select recovery
>> mode first). With luck, you'll end up OK.
>>
>> Note that this process will destroy all of your data; however, the odds are
>> that installing Ubuntu already did that. If Ubuntu didn't wipe your data,
>> save what you've got before recovering.
>>
>> Who sent you this CD, and how did you come to deserve such friends? :-)
>
> Thinking some more, I recall that often a Linux installation sets up a
> dual-boot system without erasing the original operating system. You may
> just need to discover how to boot into Windows.
>


Gene, I think if the user chose to install from the live CD he probably
followed the automatic partitioning option which will have lost all the
data on the drive. Since Ubuntu uses the EXT3 file system there is
little hope of getting anything back. Even if this is not the case I
think the user's best option now is to ask Sony for appropriate recovery
media.

"MBUnit" <> wrote in message
news:...
> alfie112 wrote:
>> Hi I've recently brought a Sony Vaio VGN-NS20E which came with window's
>> Vista home basic
>>
>> Now the problem I have is that I recently got sent a installation CD
>> for Ubuntu which is like windows XP and vista but is totally different
>> and has it's own OS system. I installed it and didnt realise that Vista
>> would be wiped off or maybe it's not I dont no. And now I dont want
>> Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont have
>> re-installation disc with the laptop. And what would I need to do to get
>> Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>>
>> Basically what im saying is that I installed Ubuntu which is **** and
>> want to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop.
>>
>> If anybody can help me it would be great.
>>
>
> If you don't have the Recovery disc, that allows you to reinstall the O/S,
> that you should have made as one of the first things out of the box, then
> you're going to have to call Sony to get it, which may cost you a couple
> of dollars.

Remember you were talking about your duties at the fast food restaurant?
Which McDonald's do you work at?

Richard Urban wrote:
> Now where are all the UDungTu/Linux trolls when someone need help
> because UdungTu/Linux screwed up their system?
>
> Guess these guys are only good at spewing their garbage and don't know
> enough to help a person out of their dilemma!
>
> How about you Alias?
>

Actually it's PEKBAK......caused by NOT reading messages, prompts and
dialog boxes, which are all there to impart information.
It's also caused by the stinginess of OEM vendors in cutting costs(?) by
getting the purchaser to do their job for them...

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