18
Recovering your VAIO system when you can start
Windows
You can recover your computer system from the hard disk if you can start Windows.
To recover your computer system from the hard disk, follow these steps. If you cannot start
Windows, see “Recovering your VAIO system when you cannot start Windows” on page 19.
1
Click
Start
,
All Programs
,
VAIO Recovery Tool
, and
VAIO Recovery Utility
.
The
User Account Control
window appears.
2
Click
Continue
.
If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter an administrator name
and password and click
Continue
.
The main menu appears.
3
Select
Recover your Computer
and click
OK
.
If you want to use the
Back Up Files
wizard to make a backup copy of your data, click
Backup
your data
and
OK
.
4
Read the backup note and click
Yes
if you have already performed a backup of your
data.
The
Recovery Wizard
window appears.
5
Click
Next
, then read and accept the
Sony End User License Agreement
in the next
screen.
The
Recovery Menu
appears.
6
Select
C Drive Recovery (Recommended)
and click
Next
.
If you have changed partition sizes and created another partition other than the C drive on your
hard disk, the data on the partition will remain unchanged even after recovering your computer
system. For instructions on how to create a hard disk partition, see “Creating a hard disk
partition” on page 20
If you select
Change partition size
before recovering
, see “About hard disk partitioning” on
If you select
Complete Recovery (Restore Recovery Partition)
, the current working partitions
are deleted and the hard disk is reset to its factory default state. Select this option to restore the
recovery partition or hard disk to its original size.
7
Follow the on-screen instructions.
You can still choose to abort at this time.
After completing the recovery process, restore your data from the backup copy you have
made. To restore the data from the backup copy, see “Backing up and restoring your data
using Backup and Restore Center” on page 5.
