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
About the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility
❑Use the several recovery options to restore your preinstalled software programs and specific partitions on your hard disk drive.
❑Follow the instructions that guide you through several recovery options choosing the default selections or customizing your computer's recovery.
❑Discover the advantages of recovering your computer without using CDs or other external media.
❑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* that can be 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:
1Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, and then click Help and Support.
2From 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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