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Posted by Karen on June 26, 2008, 10:38 am
Please log in for more thread options mine is pcv-rs400 series
"Jaime" wrote:
> Seems odd that they don't still sell the discs, it's not that old of a
> system.
>
> I don't know what system you have, but I browsed the Sony support site and
> randomly found several 2004 era XP-based PC's that showed the recovery discs
> (for $17.95) as repair parts that can be ordered. For example, this is the
> recovery set for a VAIO RS600C PC:
>
>
http://servicesales.sel.sony.com/ecom/accessories/web/productSearch.do?searchOperation=modelSearch&modelNum=PCVRS600C&searchText=PCVRS600C
>
> --
> James
> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
>
>
> > yes there was a partition but it was deleted without creating the discs/
> > Sony
> > no longer sells recovery discs for this model/I can send the whole
> > computor
> > back for re-imaging for $99.99 / I guess that's a cheap enough lesson/
> > just
> > thought someone would have another idea
> > Thanks for your response though
> > Karen
> >
> > "Jaime" wrote:
> >
> >> Are you sure there is not a recovery partition on the hard drive? You
> >> probably were suppose to create your own recovery discs if it didn't come
> >> with any.
> >>
> >> Otherwise you have a few options -
> >>
> >> - Buy a copy of XP (not sure if you can do that retail anymore, might
> >> have
> >> to be off ebay, craigs list, etc.)
> >> - See if Sony sells the replacement discs through their support site
> >> - Find someone else with a similar Sony PC who has recovery discs and
> >> borrow
> >> them. Borrowing XP Home discs that are retail or from another system
> >> probably won't work.
> >>
> >> BTW, this is a Media Center group, in the future, you should post on a
> >> more
> >> appropriate newsgroup (like a general XP Home forum).
> >> --
> >> James
> >> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> > I had to reformat my hard drive for a Sony Vaio Computor/ it didn't
> >> > come
> >> > with
> >> > a recovery cd & there are none available since I purchased in 2004/ I
> >> > have
> >> > the windows product code on the back of my computor/ can I get a
> >> > windows
> >> > home
> >> > edition somewhere & use my code? do I have to purchase this?
> >> > Karen
> >>
> >>
>
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