Sony VGN-SZ3XRP - Manual (Page 12)

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5 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Start to
begin the process.
6 Click Yes to confirm then follow the on-screen instructions.
You can see the progress as the installation is carried out.
7 When the process is finished, remove the disc (if applicable), click OK, and then click
Restart in the progress window.
Your system is restored to its initial settings and reboots automatically.
You are guided through the Windows setup.
8 Now follow the instructions in “Completing the recovery process” on page 13.
When using recovery discs: if you do not remove the disc before clicking Restart, the system
recovery will start again.
Recovering the system with modified partition sizes and deleting the recovery
partition
You have the option of deleting the recovery files to free up valuable disk space.
IMPORTANT:
❑
The ONLY possibility you have of making a recovery will be via the discs and the
advantage of being able to perform a recovery of system ‘on the run’ will be lost.
❑ Think carefully before you choose this option and always make a backup of your
important data beforehand.
❑ This option is only available when starting the recovery process from the Recovery
Media Kit.
See also “Restoring the recovery partition” on page 11.
You will lose all the data on your hard disk drive through this process.
You can manually select the size of your C drive, leaving the remaining gigabytes to the D
drive. Meanwhile, all current partition sizes are deleted, the hard disk is reformatted, and all
the original software is restored as with a standard system recovery.
To recover your computer and delete the recovery partition
1 Start the Recovery Wizard as described in “Launching a system recovery from your
own Recovery Media Kit” on page 7.
2 When you get to the Recovery Menu, select the button next to C and D Drive
Recovery (Change Partition Sizes) and click Next.
3 In the following screen, click Delete Recovery Partition and click Next.
4 Click Yes to confirm.
5 In the screen that appears, select different configurations for hard disk drives from the
drop-down menu and click Next.
Selecting Customized drive size allows you to specify a desired drive size within the
predetermined range.
6 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Start to
begin the process.
7 Click Yes to confirm then follow the on-screen instructions.
You can see the progress as the installation is carried out.
8 When the process is finished, remove the disc, click OK, and then click Restart in the
progress window.
Your system is restored with just a C and D drive and reboots automatically.
You are guided through the Windows setup.
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