topic Re: VIAO VGN-AR31S laptop recovery in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/viao-vgn-ar31s-laptop-recovery/m-p/551622#M15462 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi dawnbeth,</P><P></P><P>This model came with a built In recovery utility that can be accessed by pressing and holding F10 at boot. Assuming the recovery partition is intact this should launch the recovery utility.</P><P></P><P>Be aware that this process will wipe all personal data and third party software.</P><P></P><P>If the recovery is successful create your recovery media using Vaio Recovery Centre.</P><P></P><P>Rich</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:51:42 GMT rich912 2012-11-21T19:51:42Z VIAO VGN-AR31S laptop recovery https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/viao-vgn-ar31s-laptop-recovery/m-p/551620#M15461 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>My laptop will not recover itself? When I turn it on it instantly goes to <STRONG>windows error recovery</STRONG> page giving me 2 options - either l<STRONG>auch startup recovery</STRONG> or <STRONG>start windows normally</STRONG> have tried both and neither are recoverying system - keeps just returning to the windows boot manager.</P><P></P><P>Dont think it came with any reovery disc as beleive recovery built in?? </P><P></P><P>Can anyone suggest anything else I could try to recover system??? </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:30:18 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/viao-vgn-ar31s-laptop-recovery/m-p/551620#M15461 dawnbeth 2012-11-21T19:30:18Z Re: VIAO VGN-AR31S laptop recovery https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/viao-vgn-ar31s-laptop-recovery/m-p/551622#M15462 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi dawnbeth,</P><P></P><P>This model came with a built In recovery utility that can be accessed by pressing and holding F10 at boot. Assuming the recovery partition is intact this should launch the recovery utility.</P><P></P><P>Be aware that this process will wipe all personal data and third party software.</P><P></P><P>If the recovery is successful create your recovery media using Vaio Recovery Centre.</P><P></P><P>Rich</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:51:42 GMT https://community.sony.dk/t5/pcs-accessories/viao-vgn-ar31s-laptop-recovery/m-p/551622#M15462 rich912 2012-11-21T19:51:42Z