topic Re: System Recovery in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/system-recovery/m-p/52238#M59620 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Carl,<BR /><BR />the applications are normally installed automatically when running Vaio recovery.. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ie/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /> <BR /><BR />I can't remember if your Vaio has a hidden recovery partition or not.. :smileyblush: <BR /><BR />However try this click <STRONG>Start</STRONG>, then select <STRONG>All Programs</STRONG> then select <STRONG>Vaio Recovery Tool</STRONG> and finally click on <STRONG>Vaio Recovery utility</STRONG>.<BR /><BR />Once the Vaio Recovery utility has loaded, click the <STRONG>Options button</STRONG> and select <STRONG>Recover Specific Applications that were pre-installed</STRONG>, click <STRONG>OK</STRONG>, then <STRONG>Yes</STRONG> and <STRONG>Yes </STRONG>again.<BR /><BR />Select the application you wish to install and then click <STRONG>Install</STRONG><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:45:16 GMT Thalamus. 2008-07-25T22:45:16Z System Recovery https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/system-recovery/m-p/52237#M59619 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>In the past when I have done a recovery and then tried restore my programmes and files from my recovery disc I can never get it to work, perhaps its me not knowing hou to run the recovery disc? There are four files on the disc<BR />1. CARL-PC file folder<BR />2.AUTO RUN setup information 124 bytes<BR />3.MEDIALD.bin Bin File 528 bytes<BR />4. RESTORE ICON<BR />I would very much appreciate if any of you experts could talk me through the recovery procedure<BR />Many thanks for all of your past help<BR />Carl<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:22:10 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/system-recovery/m-p/52237#M59619 CarlMichaelJwtt 2008-07-05T10:22:10Z Re: System Recovery https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/system-recovery/m-p/52238#M59620 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Carl,<BR /><BR />the applications are normally installed automatically when running Vaio recovery.. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ie/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /> <BR /><BR />I can't remember if your Vaio has a hidden recovery partition or not.. :smileyblush: <BR /><BR />However try this click <STRONG>Start</STRONG>, then select <STRONG>All Programs</STRONG> then select <STRONG>Vaio Recovery Tool</STRONG> and finally click on <STRONG>Vaio Recovery utility</STRONG>.<BR /><BR />Once the Vaio Recovery utility has loaded, click the <STRONG>Options button</STRONG> and select <STRONG>Recover Specific Applications that were pre-installed</STRONG>, click <STRONG>OK</STRONG>, then <STRONG>Yes</STRONG> and <STRONG>Yes </STRONG>again.<BR /><BR />Select the application you wish to install and then click <STRONG>Install</STRONG><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:45:16 GMT https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/system-recovery/m-p/52238#M59620 Thalamus. 2008-07-25T22:45:16Z