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    Sony Vaio restoration

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kairi2, Sep 29, 2009.

  1. kairi2

    kairi2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    So, I'm selling my Sony Vaio CS118. I thought it would be a great idea to "Wipe and Erase" the C drive via Sony Recovery.... and then restore it using the Recovery DVDs I made. This may or may not have been an idiotic idea.

    Anyways, when I restart the comp, of course it says "Operating System Not Found." I insert Recovery Disc 1, and after a few minutes the Sony Recovery Software loads up. There are two options: Restore C Drive, and Completely Restore C Drive. I have tried both, and when I click for it to Start, "Error 403" pops up.

    What do I need to do to recover?
     
    kairi2, Sep 29, 2009
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  2. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Try a cold start and when the intial VAIO scren comes up hit F10. This will boot from the hidden recovery partition. It should give you a similar menu and options.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Sep 29, 2009
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    aviray Notebook Consultant

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    I guess he cant do that because of wiping the HDD, that is what he means by idiotic idea.
     
    aviray, Sep 29, 2009
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  4. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Not sure if Wipe and Erase does this to C: or the hard drive. I thought it only did it to C:, which means it wipes the partition NOT the drive.

    We'll know soon enought when the OP replies.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Sep 29, 2009
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  5. kairi2

    kairi2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i did only select to wipe the C drive, so the recovery partition should still be there. i will try this when i get home and report back.
     
    kairi2, Sep 30, 2009
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    kairi2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    well, it didn't work, it still says operating system not found.

    is there anything i can do? can i use my external HD somehow? or get a windows cd?
     
    kairi2, Oct 1, 2009
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    kairi2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i picked a "repair vista" option.. and got it to where it asks me to load drivers for the hard disk.. but there are alot of files on this recovery disk and i don't know what to look for?
     
    kairi2, Oct 1, 2009
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    u have a cd key, cll microsoft, they are totaly ppl friendly ask them how to get windows reinstalled.
     
    funny4life, Oct 1, 2009
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  9. ScuderiaConchiglia

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    A cd key for an OEM copy which means they would immediately refer you back to the OEM... Sony.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Oct 2, 2009
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