Re: Windows Vista recovery installation CD(s) from Sony Vaio

"John Goche" <> wrote in message
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>
> Hello,
>
> I have a Sony Vaio laptop which came with Windows Vista.
> Does anyone know how I can proceed to burn a recovery
> CD or CDs or DVD in such a way that if my hard drive
> crashes along with the hidden restore partition it contains
> then I can purchase a new laptop hard drive, insert it and
> screw it into place, and then reinstall Vista on it using
> the recovery CDs or DVD I made from my Sony Vaio?
>
> Thank you for your help in letting me know
> how to create such recovery disks,
>
> John Goche

Use the Vaio Recovery Wizard (should be in the Start Menu somewhere) and if
you can't find it, call Sony Support..

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Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

"John Goche" <> wrote in message
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> On Sep 16, 4:54 pm, "Mike Hall - MVP" <mikeh...@mvps.org> wrote:
>
>> Use the Vaio Recovery Wizard (should be in the Start Menu somewhere) and
>> if
>> you can't find it, call Sony Support..
>
> Thank you. I was able to find the link under
> Start Menu -> Vaio Recovery Center -> Vaio Recovery Center
> and then on the left hand side I clicked on
> Create Recovery Disks
> and then scrolled the pane on the right hand side until a button
> labelled "Start" was visible in the lower right hand corner and
> clicked on it to create the Recovery DVDs.
> Basically it is not possible to have backup CDs like with
> versions of windows available prior to Windows Vista.
> Now you need 3 DVDs (or 2 DVDs in case of DL (double layer)
> DVDs which are the ones which can be written on both sides).
>
> Thank you for your help on how to create the 3 backup DVDs.
>
> I am going to do this as I plan to install Linux for dual booting
> and want to make sure that I don't lose my data.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> John Goche

John

They are NOT backup disks. Use of them will setup your machine to factory
setting, that is, as you bought it.

You need to use a backup application like Paragon or Acronis TrueImage..

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Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
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On 9/17/09, the entity John Goche wrote this:
> Now you need 3 DVDs (or 2 DVDs in case of DL (double layer)
> DVDs which are the ones which can be written on both sides).

Just to pont out - double layer disks are double layer disks, not
double sided disks. You will not want to try turning them over...

They really are two layers on the same side, one above the other. The
laser optics focus so precisely that both the burning and the reading
can deal with one layer at a time.

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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com

I was able to create the Windows Vista Home Premium
recovery disks on both laptops. Nevertheless I am
somewhat puzzled by the fact that on one Sony
VAIO laptop required two regular single-layer
backup DVDs whereas another Sony VAIO
laotop required three regular single-layer DVDs.
Nevertheless the creation of these disks was
successful in both cases and took around
one hour and a half. Thank you for all your
help,

I am so jealous. My laptop did not come with the Vista disc and now
can't reinstall it on my laptop cos after running System Recovery disc
the OS is now missing. I don't know what to do now. :cry

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EmilyC

"EmilyC" wrote:

>
> I was able to create the Windows Vista Home Premium
> recovery disks on both laptops. Nevertheless I am
> somewhat puzzled by the fact that on one Sony
> VAIO laptop required two regular single-layer
> backup DVDs whereas another Sony VAIO
> laotop required three regular single-layer DVDs.
> Nevertheless the creation of these disks was
> successful in both cases and took around
> one hour and a half. Thank you for all your
> help,
>
> I am so jealous. My laptop did not come with the Vista disc and now I
> can't reinstall it on my laptop cos after running System Recovery disc,
> the OS is now missing. I don't know what to do now. :cry:
>
>
> --
> EmilyC
> .
>

Your laptop probably has a hidden recovery partition on the hard drive that
you use to restore your operating system. Read your owner's manual for the
instructions about how to initiate the process. You do it right at startup by
pressing the proper key. (read the manual)

I pressed F10 the moment the logo came up, but it still says "Operatin
system not found". I'm afraid I may have lost my OS for good. I'll rea
the manual as suggested, and see what can be done. If you have an
further solutions, I'd appreciate that. Thks

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EmilyC