Sony PCG-GRT100 quick start About Recovery Options, Accessing the Vaio Recovery Wizard

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VAIO® Computer Quick Start

About Recovery Options

You have several options when recovering software or your computer’s operating system.

When you recover drive C, drive D, or perform a complete recovery, the VAIO Recovery Wizard deletes and replaces all the files on the selected drives.

Sony recommends backing up your personal data to storage media or to another computer before proceeding with system recovery.

Accessing the VAIO Recovery Wizard

You can start the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility from the Microsoft® Windows® XP Start menu, from the Recovery Media Kit, or from using the F10 key1 on notebook computers. Depending on how you access the VAIO Recovery Wizard, you have different system and software recovery options.

System and software recovery options

❑Create the Recovery Media Kit

You can create a Recovery Media Kit, consisting of CDs and DVDs, which enable you to recover your computer at a later date if the software stops working properly. You can start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, and create a Recovery Media Kit.

❑Windows® System Restore

Return your computer’s operating system to a previous working state by performing a System Restore. You can access this recovery option by starting the VAIO Recovery Wizard, or by using the Windows XP System Restore Wizard.

❑Recover drive C

Returns the drive C to its original factory-installed settings. All previous data and settings on drive C are deleted. You can preserve data on other partitions, such as drive D. To recover drive C, access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the F10 key on notebook computers.

❑Recover drives C and D

Return drives C and D to their original factory-installed settings. With this

1 This feature is available for VAIO® notebook computers only.

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