topic Re: formatting a vaio in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/748#M117950 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>well...thank you very much for your help...<BR />however, i wasn't expecting this from sony....:smileydevil:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:59:24 GMT c1181427 2005-01-09T18:59:24Z formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/740#M117942 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>since when i bought my sony k315z i did not receive any cd-rom, what do i do if i want to format everything?<BR />how do i re-install the operating system? is it in the 2 recovery disks i created when got the computer?<BR />i find my laptop a bit slow, under expectations, and i would like to format everything but i'm not sure about the possibility of reinstalling everything...<BR />can you confirm that the OS is saved in the recovery disks?<BR /><BR />thank you!<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:37:04 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/740#M117942 c1181427 2005-01-09T18:37:04Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/741#M117943 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That is exactly what the recovery disks are for, however you may want to perform some sort of check to make sure all the data on the disks is intact before you start.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:43:28 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/741#M117943 TygerTyger 2005-01-09T18:43:28Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/742#M117944 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Make another copy to be on the safe side.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:44:39 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/742#M117944 kee-lo_ 2005-01-09T18:44:39Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/743#M117945 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>thanx!<BR />so you are saying that if i explore the 2 disks i will find a directory with the OS?<BR />I have noticed all the other programs but not the OS...i will check now...<BR /><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.com.mk/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:45:47 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/743#M117945 c1181427 2005-01-09T18:45:47Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/744#M117946 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>sorry, i forgot to ask you: <BR />where would i find the OS?<BR />in the application recovery disk or in the System one?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:47:07 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/744#M117946 c1181427 2005-01-09T18:47:07Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/745#M117947 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No. It doesn't work like that you can't just install the OS. The recovery puts the computer back to how it was when you first got it.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:47:23 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/745#M117947 TygerTyger 2005-01-09T18:47:23Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/746#M117948 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>so you are saying that it will re install all the programs i don't need, as well as the OS?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:51:44 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/746#M117948 c1181427 2005-01-09T18:51:44Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/747#M117949 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>That is correct. You are also not always able to install them individually either, so if you uninstall them straight afterwards make sure you don't get rid of anything you might need one day, or your only solution would probably be another recovery.<BR /><BR />You are not provided with a copy of Windows XP in the way that you would have a Windows disk if you bought it separately. You just have the recovery disks you made, which is why it's very important to keep them safe.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:57:27 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/747#M117949 TygerTyger 2005-01-09T18:57:27Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/748#M117950 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>well...thank you very much for your help...<BR />however, i wasn't expecting this from sony....:smileydevil:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:59:24 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/748#M117950 c1181427 2005-01-09T18:59:24Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/749#M117951 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You'll get used to it.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 19:00:22 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/749#M117951 TygerTyger 2005-01-09T19:00:22Z Re: formatting a vaio https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/750#M117952 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">well...thank you very much for your help...<BR />however, i wasn't expecting this from sony....:smileydevil:<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />The bad news is you don't get much choice from Sony<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 09 Jan 2005 20:29:38 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/formatting-a-vaio/m-p/750#M117952 kee-lo_ 2005-01-09T20:29:38Z