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    <title>topic FZ11Z complete factory settings question in PCs &amp; Accessories</title>
    <link>https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/fz11z-complete-factory-settings-question/m-p/18793#M61494</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi there.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Ive had my vaio for over a year now.Its an f11z.Im not expert by any means but the time has come for a factory reset.I understand i will lose all of my files and so on, but will i lose the software it came pre loaded with?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Since i have no disks with it to reinstall from i dont want to lose programmes like the blu ray programmes and so on.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;How should i go about my factory reset? Since i have only done this on a desktop with the necessary disks?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Help would be greatly appreciated.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 12:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>DrContinental</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2008-05-25T12:00:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>FZ11Z complete factory settings question</title>
      <link>https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/fz11z-complete-factory-settings-question/m-p/18793#M61494</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi there.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Ive had my vaio for over a year now.Its an f11z.Im not expert by any means but the time has come for a factory reset.I understand i will lose all of my files and so on, but will i lose the software it came pre loaded with?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Since i have no disks with it to reinstall from i dont want to lose programmes like the blu ray programmes and so on.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;How should i go about my factory reset? Since i have only done this on a desktop with the necessary disks?&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Help would be greatly appreciated.&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 12:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>DrContinental</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-05-25T12:00:12Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: FZ11Z complete factory settings question</title>
      <link>https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/fz11z-complete-factory-settings-question/m-p/18796#M61495</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi DrContinental,&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;the Vaio Recovery Utility will return your Vaio to the original 'As new' state, this includes the Vista operating system and the pre-installed applications.. &lt;img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.ie/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /&gt; &lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Click &lt;STRONG&gt;Start&lt;/STRONG&gt;, &lt;STRONG&gt;All Programs&lt;/STRONG&gt;, then &lt;STRONG&gt;Vaio Recovery Tool&lt;/STRONG&gt; and finally &lt;STRONG&gt;Vaio Recovery Utility&lt;/STRONG&gt;..&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Click &lt;STRONG&gt;Continue&lt;/STRONG&gt; on the User Account Control window&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Once the Vaio Recovery Center window opens&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;Select &lt;STRONG&gt;Restore C: Drive&lt;/STRONG&gt; then press &lt;STRONG&gt;Start&lt;/STRONG&gt;..&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;then follow the recovery wizard..&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;There is a guide on the Recovery procedure for your FZ11Z should you need it, use the following link: &lt;A href="ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/Manuals/Recovery/2007Q2_R_1.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Recovery Guide&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 12:41:38 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sony.ie/t5/pcs-accessories/fz11z-complete-factory-settings-question/m-p/18796#M61495</guid>
      <dc:creator>Thalamus.</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-05-25T12:41:38Z</dc:date>
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