topic How to format drive in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147661#M48994 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR />I just had a terrible virus removed from my Sony Vaio VGN-FS315S. I need to format my hard drive. I've done some reading on the internet about how to go about this. I'm just a bit nervous about doing this for the first time. <BR />I don't remember having a Windows XP cd included with my laptop. Is this possible? Can I download it from somewhere? <BR />Can anyone give some instructions as to how to make sure everything is backed up, (files and programs)?<BR />Are there any good tutorials anyone can recommend?<BR />Any help or tips is greatly appreciated.<BR />Thank you in advance.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:58:17 GMT webplayer 2010-03-24T18:58:17Z How to format drive https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147661#M48994 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR />I just had a terrible virus removed from my Sony Vaio VGN-FS315S. I need to format my hard drive. I've done some reading on the internet about how to go about this. I'm just a bit nervous about doing this for the first time. <BR />I don't remember having a Windows XP cd included with my laptop. Is this possible? Can I download it from somewhere? <BR />Can anyone give some instructions as to how to make sure everything is backed up, (files and programs)?<BR />Are there any good tutorials anyone can recommend?<BR />Any help or tips is greatly appreciated.<BR />Thank you in advance.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:58:17 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147661#M48994 webplayer 2010-03-24T18:58:17Z Re: How to format drive https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147662#M48995 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Hi,<BR />I just had a terrible virus removed from my Sony Vaio VGN-FS315S. I need to format my hard drive. I've done some reading on the internet about how to go about this. I'm just a bit nervous about doing this for the first time. <BR />I don't remember having a Windows XP cd included with my laptop. Is this possible? Can I download it from somewhere? <BR />Can anyone give some instructions as to how to make sure everything is backed up, (files and programs)?<BR />Are there any good tutorials anyone can recommend?<BR />Any help or tips is greatly appreciated.<BR />Thank you in advance.<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR /><A href="http://www.user-guides.co.uk/download/sony/sonyvaio/sony-vaio-vgn-fs315s-drivers-xp.html" target="_blank">http://www.user-guides.co.uk/download/sony/sonyvaio/sony-vaio-vgn-fs315s-drivers-xp.html</A><BR /><BR />Hope that helps ... Good Luck <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.at/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:18:30 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147662#M48995 jagjami 2010-03-27T15:18:30Z Re: How to format drive https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147663#M48996 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Welcome to ClubVaio Webplayer,<BR /><BR />I would like to suggest the following solution for you :<BR /><BR />1) <A href="http://genesis.sony-europe.com/instranet/ccil_sony/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=35564&amp;l=en_GB&amp;m=VGN-FS315S" target="_blank">How to recover your VAIO with VAIO Recovery Center</A> <BR /><BR />2) If you are unable to perform a System Recovery through VAIO Recovery Center, click <A href="http://genesis.sony-europe.com/instranet/ccil_sony/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=29752&amp;l=en_GB&amp;m=VGN-FS315S" target="_blank">here</A><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:16:51 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147663#M48996 itbroker 2010-03-27T19:16:51Z Re: How to format drive https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147664#M48997 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">Welcome to ClubVaio Webplayer,<BR /><BR />I would like to suggest the following solution for you :<BR /><BR />1) <A href="http://genesis.sony-europe.com/instranet/ccil_sony/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=35564&amp;l=en_GB&amp;m=VGN-FS315S" target="_blank">How to recover your VAIO with VAIO Recovery Center</A> <BR /><BR />2) If you are unable to perform a System Recovery through VAIO Recovery Center, click <A href="http://genesis.sony-europe.com/instranet/ccil_sony/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=29752&amp;l=en_GB&amp;m=VGN-FS315S" target="_blank">here</A><BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />Hi webplayer,<BR /><BR />Welcome to Club VAIO.. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.at/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /> <BR /><BR />For some reason the link provided, by itbroker, refers to recovery process for Vaio's with Vista pre-installed.. <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.at/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /> <BR /><BR />You Vaio FS came pre-installed with XP so as long as you haven't removed you're Vaio's HDD recovery partition the you should be able to recover your Vaio back to factory setting by using the following guide: <A href="http://kb.sony-europe.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=91,E=0000000000067099019,K=6446,Sxi=2,Case=obj%2845450%29" target="_blank">FS recovery guide</A><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:28:01 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-format-drive/m-p/147664#M48997 Thalamus. 2010-03-28T14:28:01Z