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    Help PLEASE!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by x1kc, Dec 12, 2006.

  1. x1kc

    x1kc Notebook Enthusiast

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    My SZ220P has a partition with all the drivers in it
    while doing a reformat, i accidently deleted that partition, thus now my vaio recovery is gone!?!?!?!?!

    How to recover this ? please help!
     
    x1kc, Dec 12, 2006
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  2. megamoz

    megamoz Notebook Consultant

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    Use your restore dvd/cd 's. You can re-create partition and put all the drivers there.
     
    megamoz, Dec 12, 2006
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  3. x1kc

    x1kc Notebook Enthusiast

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    it didnt come with any restore dvd/cds
    how do i fix it now?
     
    x1kc, Dec 12, 2006
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    use the VAIO recovery tool. you should be able to make new disc yourself
     
    koiking, Dec 12, 2006
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    x1kc Notebook Enthusiast

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    i dont have that tool n e more

    Right now brand new windows xp sp2 installed, no drivers, hard drive has no vaio partition

    how do i use the VAIO recovery tool?
     
    x1kc, Dec 12, 2006
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  6. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Please do not post links to pirated proprietary software or means to get it. I'm sorry to delete the previous post, but asking for pirated copies is not allowed on NBR either.

    I would suggest you contact Sony and see if there is anything you can do.
     
    Greg, Dec 13, 2006
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  7. x1kc

    x1kc Notebook Enthusiast

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    sry bout dat
    I did contact sony about it, and they told me to look ask some place in the States when i clearly stated that i want to find a place in Canada
    no help from there :mad:
     
    x1kc, Dec 13, 2006
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  8. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That's okay...we just don't want to get anyone in trouble.
     
    Greg, Dec 13, 2006
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    elizabex, Dec 13, 2006
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    Word of warning to anyone reading this thread who hasn't done so: BURN YOUR RECOVERY DISKS WHEN YOU GET YOUR NEW NOTEBOOK. Any manufacturer who doesn't have physical disks, most likely has some sort of recovery media you can burn. Do it first thing. Even before you take off all the crap that companies put on machines. That way you are safe if something screws up.

    As for you, try contacting Sony of Canada for possible SZ200 series recovery disks. Though most all of the drivers for your system will be found on esupport.sony.com.
     
    nixon, Dec 13, 2006
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  12. crappyGPU

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    my Vaio comes with a hidden partition, too, about 6GB
    but everytime i want to recover it, i still have to use the recovery set
    someone plz explain why? i hate using those disc
     
    crappyGPU, Dec 14, 2006
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    Even when you start the recovery from the installed Recovery software on computer? 'Cause it allows you to partially install drivers etc. from the partition.
     
    megamoz, Dec 14, 2006
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    no, not that simple, sadly
    firstly i would go to the Vaio recovery or whatever they name it
    then it asked me for the first of the recovery set and have me reboot my computer
    then it would copy all the contents of the recovery set to the hidden partition (i guess, because in one out of five times i recover my computer, it said something like "the partition is full, try to free up some space and try recovering again")
    so i wonder what's the hidden partition for? if i still need my recovery set, then i'd better get rid of it
     
    crappyGPU, Dec 15, 2006
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