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    Vaio TXN25N/B - Newbie problems....

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Terri, Jun 7, 2007.

  1. Terri

    Terri Newbie

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    I recently purchased a Sony Vaio TXN25N/B and had many problems. Sony had me do a complete restore which has helped somewhat and now have sent me a Vaio Recovery Media Disk. My computer runs verrrry slow and they said this would repair it. My question is - will I lose all the programs and data I have entered since I did the compete restore. I have Windows Vista. Thanks for your help...
     
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    Terri Newbie

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    I did do a compete restore and it is faster - actually, that is not my question. The question is if I use the Recovery Media Disk, will it delete all the info I have put back on? Or were they in error telling me I should use the disk after the restore..
    Terri
     
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    ETS Notebook Guru

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    Yes, you will lose all information you have put into the notebook. The
    recovery disc will return your notebook back to the original format.
     
    ETS, Jun 7, 2007
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    Terri Newbie

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    Please explain what a fresh reinstall is - I am not to computer savvy....
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    Terri, Jun 8, 2007
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    basically formate the hard drive and install OS from scratch.
     
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    So then - what is the difference between a fresh install and a complete restore?
     
    Terri, Jun 9, 2007
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    Fresh install - Format hardrive, installs OS only. requires purchased OS disc.
    Complete restore - Restores sytem back to the day you got it. OS and all bloatware. Requires restore disc or restore partition.
     
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    Restore is like going back in time to the day you got the notebook.
     
    Outrigger, Jun 9, 2007
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