Sony PCV-E205 - Manual (Page 74)

VAIO MicroTower User Guide
Using the System Recovery CD
You can reinstall software titles that shipped with your computer if they
are corrupted or accidentally erased. You may not need to recover the
entire contents of your hard drive. If you experience a problem with your
computer, reinstalling an individual device driver or software title may
correct the problem.
Use the Application Recovery CD to reinstall individual applications or
device drivers. See “Using the Application Recovery CD” on page 68.
The System Recovery CD contains a backup copy of the all the software
originally installed on your hard disk drive. It can be used only to
recover the hard disk of the Sony computer you purchased.
The System Recovery utility gives you three options:
□ Full Restore without Format restores all the software titles that
originally came with your computer without formatting the hard
disk.
□ Full Restore with Format formats the hard disk drive and then
restores all the original software.
□ Operating System Only formats the hard disk drive and restores the
Windows operating system and the device drivers that shipped with
your computer. This option is recommended for advanced users only.
! If you choose the Full Restore with Format or Operating System Only option,
your hard disk wiil be fomiatted, which removes ail the information on the hard
disk thrive. You wiil lose any software you have Installed and any other files you
have created since you started to use your computer. This means you wiii haw
to reinstali any applications that were not included with the computer when you
purchased it If you choose to the Full Restore without Format option, you may
need to reinstall applications that were not included with the computer when
you purchased it. if you have any questions on using the System Recovery CIX
contact Sony Oniine Support (SOS).