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    Can I change the OS on a Vaio?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nycguy620, Nov 25, 2009.

  1. nycguy620

    nycguy620 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was wondering if I buy a Vaio with Windows 7, can I wipe it clean and install a different OS (Xp, or Linux) from my own CDs? Or does it only allow to install the OS that sony provided in the Recovery Partition?
     
    nycguy620, Nov 25, 2009
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    You can do whatever you want. You can even leave the drive blank!!

    Imagine that??
     
    surfasb, Nov 25, 2009
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    I know you tried to be funny, but I do have one laptop that's used like that; no OS has been installed.

    The reason is that it's used for network monitoring, and the procedure is to verify and boot from a CD-R, wipe the partition table, make a single partition, and capture network traffic to the blank drive.
     
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    Yeah, I don't expect many people to be capturing network traffic.
     
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    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Shhhhhh... They might be listening.

    Gary
     
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    Maybe I can communicate with them........


    "What were you doing up there Lieutenant?"

    "Keeping up with foreign relations....."
     
    surfasb, Nov 25, 2009
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