Semi-Clean Install: Recovery Center

I'm doing this on an SR-190 fyi.

Can we get a better explaination on how the recovery center works? Im done with the semi-clean install... but need to get the drivers and programs for some things. I start the Recovery center. Here are the tabs i'm given: Windows System Restore / VAIO Hardware Diagnostics / Restore C: Drive / Restore Complete System / Rescue Data / Wipe and Erase Data

I dont see where I can download some programs and drivers that I need without going back to a restore point and starting all over again with bloatware. I need my webcam drivers... among other things.

 

Did you copy over the vaio recovery folder? If you run Launcher.exe from there, the Recovery Center comes up with Reinstall Programs or Drivers as an option. Otherwise, you can get some of the programs and drivers from http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=VGNSR190&LOC=3

 

No... i dont think I copied over the full folder with the launcher, unfortunately. I misunderstood the directions. However i found it on my recovery disk and transfered THAT over... and i can start 'recovery.exe.' I dont know where i am without the launcher.exe, but i can get recovery.exe to work.

So when downloading those drivers, a lot of the times it asks me to retry, because it may have not installed correctly. Which i think might be the case. Cause installed the fingerprint driver, but it still wont recognize when i swipe my finger. And still asks me to connect or enable the biometric device.

Everything else seems to work fine now though... my webcam, wifi... etc. I just don't get why some of those drivers are sayin i may have installed them incorrectly. I chose vista home premium...

 

ok so this is kind of frustrating. it says i have the driver installed... i even uninstalled then reinstalled it... but the biometric finger device still wont recognize ANYTHING when i swipe it. when i try to set up the protector suite, it says i need to enable it or connect it. im really confused.

Help anyone?!