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    Reinstall XP on old VAio?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by pezzodicento, Dec 30, 2008.

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    pezzodicento Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    A friend of mine is bringing round his laptop (VGN-FS415B) as I said I'd have a look at it as it's not responding much. I've decided to do a fresh install but am not sure what the best route is.

    Should I

    a) do a vanilla XP install like I would do on any laptop then just install the drivers.

    b) try and use the Vaio Recovery Centre and burn the recovery discs. This to me is not the option I would normally take, as it would put the bloatware back onto the system, no?

    So is there anything I should know about these laptops, and is it a bad idea to remove the recovery partition?

    cheers,

    b
     
    pezzodicento, Dec 30, 2008
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