Vaio Recovery Wizard Utility - Sony Vaio PCG-V505DC1 Series Quick Start Manual

VAIO Recovery Wizard Utility

(Windows® XP only) System and Application Recovery CDs are not
supplied with your VAIO® computer. Your VAIO computer is equipped
with the VAIO Recovery Wizard, a fast and easy-to-use system recovery
utility. This system and application recovery utility enables you to recover
preinstalled software programs, the operating system, and to create a
VAIO Recovery Media Kit.
About the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility
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Use the several recovery options to restore your preinstalled software
programs and specific partitions on your hard disk drive.
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Follow the instructions that guide you through several recovery options
choosing the default selections or customizing your computer's recovery.
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Discover the advantages of recovering your computer without using CDs or
other external media.
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Create your own Recovery Media Kit, using your purchased CD or DVD
media.
Creating a Recovery Media Kit
You can create your Recovery Media Kit using CD or DVD media
used if your system does not start. The Recovery Media Kit enables you to
reclaim the space reserved for the recovery partition (approximately 5 GB).
For more information about creating the Recovery Media Kit, see the VAIO
Recovery Options online guide:
1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, and then click Help and
Support.
2 From the VAIO Help and Support Center, click VAIO Recovery
Options.
* The number of CDs and/or DVDs required to create a Recovery Media Kit may vary,
depending on the computer model purchased.
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