Recovering Your Vaio System When You Cannot Start Windows - Sony VGN-AR51E Troubleshooting And Recovery Manual

Recovering your VAIO system when you
cannot start Windows
If you cannot start Windows, follow these steps to recover your computer
system:
1 Insert a recovery disc to the drive while the computer is on, turn off your
computer, and turn on the computer again.
The System Recovery Options window appears.
If you have not yet created recovery discs, follow these steps:
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Press the F10 key when the VAIO logo appears.
If the Edit Boot Options window is displayed, press the Enter key.
3 Skip the following steps 2 to 4.
2 Select a keyboard layout and click Next.
3 Select an operating system and click Next.
4 Select VAIO Recovery Center.
5 Follow the steps after step 2 in "To restore the C drive" on page 35 or "To
restore your entire computer system" on page 36, depending on your
computer state.
After completing the recovery process, restore your data from the backup
copy made with the Rescue Data software. To restore the data from the
backup copy, see "Backing up and restoring your data with the VAIO software"
on page 26.
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