topic My Vaio is no longer a Vaio! in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vaio-is-no-longer-a-vaio/m-p/661555#M11643 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've just had the hard drive on my Vaio VPCEB1E0E replaced and now I don't seem to have anything Vaio related eg the automatic update, the thingy bar along the top of the screen, the Vaio help button etc. How do I restore these things?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:10:59 GMT elikelly2 2013-03-05T11:10:59Z My Vaio is no longer a Vaio! https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vaio-is-no-longer-a-vaio/m-p/661555#M11643 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've just had the hard drive on my Vaio VPCEB1E0E replaced and now I don't seem to have anything Vaio related eg the automatic update, the thingy bar along the top of the screen, the Vaio help button etc. How do I restore these things?</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:10:59 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vaio-is-no-longer-a-vaio/m-p/661555#M11643 elikelly2 2013-03-05T11:10:59Z Re: My Vaio is no longer a Vaio! https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vaio-is-no-longer-a-vaio/m-p/661556#M11644 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi <SPAN class="jiveTT-hover-user jive-username-link">elikelly2,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN class="jiveTT-hover-user jive-username-link">welcome to Questions &amp; Answers..:smileyhappy:</SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P>Did you create a set of recovery dics prior to your HDD was replaced.?</P><P><BR /></P><P>If not then if you want the original software &amp; applications that came pre-installed on your vaio then you can purchase a set of recovery discs from <SPAN class="jive-link-external-small">Sony support which should allow you re-install the original supplied OS &amp; programs, etc..</SPAN><BR /></P><P><SPAN class="jive-link-external-small">To contact Vaio support click on the following link <A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/contacts/vaio">Contact Sony Support</A></SPAN></P><P><BR /></P><P>Alternatively if you have installed your own copy of Windows then there a selection of driver &amp; utilities available on your Vaio models support site but the original pre-installed software is not available to download..<BR /></P><P><BR /></P><P><A class="" href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/VPCEB1E0E_WI/updates">VPCEB1E0E drivers &amp; utilities</A><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:49:40 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/my-vaio-is-no-longer-a-vaio/m-p/661556#M11644 Thalamus. 2013-03-05T13:49:40Z