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    Sony Z: one of my recovery disks is kaput! :(

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by naujoks, Jun 10, 2009.

  1. naujoks

    naujoks Notebook Consultant

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    I wanted to restore my Sony Z only to find out that the first of my recovery DVDs hangs after about 3/4 of the installation.
    Would anyone be kind enough burn a set for me? I'm happy to pay something for it (though not the outrageous 40 pounds Sony wants to charge me).
    Location: UK
    Thanks!
     
    naujoks, Jun 10, 2009
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  2. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    This happened to me as well and Sony wouldn't even send me a copy.

    It's pretty shoddy that I spent $2k on a Z520 and Sony won't even help.

    Meh.... I just used my own copy of Vista and moved on.
     
    sleey0, Jun 10, 2009
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  3. naujoks

    naujoks Notebook Consultant

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    The trouble with your solution is only that I'll lose the only two useful programs that come with the Z: Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop Elements...
     
    naujoks, Jun 17, 2009
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  4. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    No one here can legally do what you are asking. The material is copyrighted and as such, copying it is may not be discussed on these forums.

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Jun 17, 2009
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    markhedder Notebook Deity

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    Wouldn't it be legally okay if he has purchased a Z though? Or how does that work.
     
    markhedder, Jun 17, 2009
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    Visioneer Notebook Evangelist

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    My experience on (European) Zs: recovery discs made on one machine don't work on another, unfortunately.
     
    Visioneer, Jun 17, 2009
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    No, it would still not be legal. The right to create a recovery disc set does not give a right to transfer copies. The person who gave them to him would be in breech of copyrights, despite the intent being to replace it.
     
    arth1, Jun 17, 2009
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    I could care less - if I had working ones I'd give them to the op.

    I called sony about this and they didn't want to do anything about it, even though the recovery program "successfully" burned the media (until I needed to recover the system - then it didn't work).

    Nice job sony! Not only do you charge more for your systems, but you get less!

    Still love my Z520, though.....
     
    sleey0, Jun 17, 2009
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  9. Miyabi

    Miyabi Notebook Evangelist

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    sony..its expensive by its name. :/
    about the recovery disc, its not unique from each Z? or its basically same as others. im concern about the license key comes with the recovery disc created.
     
    Miyabi, Jun 18, 2009
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  10. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    The recovery disks are unique to each MODEL of machine. For example the ones for a FZ190 won't work with an FZ440. But Miyabi, does have a point. I would assume that the license key is embedded in the recovery disks we create ourselves, because I don't believe the restoration process using those requires manual entry of the key.

    But I also know that Sony will sell us a set of recovery disks, but I don't know how the license key issue is handled if you buy a set from Sony. Anyone else know the particulars?

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Jun 18, 2009
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