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    how do the created recovery disks work?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Kaze, Nov 9, 2007.

  1. Kaze

    Kaze Notebook Consultant

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    Do they return the laptop to the state they are in when the disks were made? (drivers, registry, programs, games etc installed)

    or the factory image?
     
    Kaze, Nov 9, 2007
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  2. defcon6

    defcon6 Notebook Guru

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    Factory image (original applications and drivers)
     
    defcon6, Nov 9, 2007
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  3. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    They are recovery disks, not restore disks. So you will recover your system to the factory state.
     
    coolguy, Nov 11, 2007
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