Restore Vaio system to factory settings w/o recovery disks / partition

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  1. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    Restore Vaio system to factory settings w/o recovery disks / partition


    I wanted to install a different Windows 7 on my Vaio but when I selected a partition to install Windows on, it said:
    "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style."
    I searched online and found a program called GParted to fix the problem. What I didn't know was that it would delete all the partitions. I fixed the problem and installed Windows but I want to go back to factory settings. The problem is that I deleted the recovery partition. Is there any way to go ack to factory settings?? Can I download recovery files online?
    Model no: SVS13A190X

    Thank you
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  2. Posts : 16,119
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       #2

    If you just want some of the sony utilities, or drivers -

    Sony eSupport - SVS13A190X - Support

    If you want the whole recovery disc - you might have to ask them to send it.
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  3. Posts : 11
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    Thread Starter
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    SIW2 said:
    If you just want some of the sony utilities, or drivers -

    Sony eSupport - SVS13A190X - Support

    If you want the whole recovery disc - you might have to ask them to send it.
    I'm not currently residing in the country I bought the laptop from. Would they have it in another country?

    and I was wondering if you knew around about how much would it cost to get them sent?
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  4. AC
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
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    Just look around on the Sony website, it shouldn't be that hard to find.
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  5. Posts : 11
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    714 said:
    Just look around on the Sony website, it shouldn't be that hard to find.
    They don't sell the recovery disks online. That's my problem. I don't think they'd have this product's recovery disks in a different country.
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  6. AC
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    Last edited by AC; 28 Sep 2012 at 18:04. Reason: added link
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  7. Posts : 16,119
    7 X64
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    IF the recov partition was on the right - there is a fair chance everything is still there.

    Explaining how to access it is nigh on impossible.
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  8. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    The first link I can't do because I've already erased existing files.
    As for the second link, they told me online that I can't buy the recovery disks online so I got really exited when I saw the second link. Unfortunately, they don't have my model no. for some reason.

    Thanks for trying
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  9. AC
    Posts : 956
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    It'd really be much better to do a clean reinstall. Comes without all the bloated junk software that comes with the computer. Click the clean reinstall link in my sig.
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  10. Posts : 11
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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    SIW2 said:
    IF the recov partition was on the right - there is a fair chance everything is still there.

    Explaining how to access it is nigh on impossible.
    I actually just tryed to recover it with Partition Recovery Toolkit. It detects the partition. It's condition is "bad" ranging from ''excellent" to "very bad". But when I click recover it says it's overlapping with the C drive and that I need to delete that drive first. I was thinking of installing Windows on another drive to delete C and try to recover it but the Delete Invalid Partition is unavailable.
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