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    Clean install without disk?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by chris_rimos1289, Jan 23, 2008.

  1. chris_rimos1289

    chris_rimos1289 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Juss wondering if theres a way to do a clean install without the vista disk itself. if any of you vaio tz owners know exactly which files are 3rd party and bloatware so i can do it manually...would it be the same thing to do it manually as it would be to do a clean install? thx i appreciate it.
     
    chris_rimos1289, Jan 23, 2008
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    aan310 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hmm... im gona install vista with no disk...... are you daft? but since you do own vista technically, it is ok to borrow a friends disc
     
    aan310, Jan 23, 2008
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    chris_rimos1289 Notebook Enthusiast

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    no i know you need the disk to re install it what im trying to get at is, is there a way for me to do the equivalent of a clean install when it comes to the tz by removing the bloatware manually.
     
    chris_rimos1289, Jan 23, 2008
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    Die, Jan 23, 2008
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    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Click the link in my signature to clean install vista from within your hard drive.
     
    coolguy, Jan 23, 2008
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