topic Re: How to erase the recovery partition? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108741#M87532 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You're welcome tipsy<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:05:07 GMT Thalamus. 2006-11-01T18:05:07Z How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108738#M87529 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,<BR /><BR />I just burned my Recovery Disks and now i want to erase the recovery partition so i can have a little more disk space. how can I do this? I thought you would get an option to do it on the Vaio Recovery Utility but it doesn't seem to be like that. If any of you guys could give me some advice, I'd be very thankful.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:11:24 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108738#M87529 tipsy 2006-11-01T17:11:24Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108739#M87530 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi tipsy,<BR /><BR />Here is the Sony guide on how to <A href="http://kb.sony-europe.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE/,/?St=30,E=0000000000031768769,K=3775,Sxi=16,Case=obj(20838)" target="_blank">delete the special recovery partition</A>..:smileyhappy: <BR /><BR />However it would be wise to create at least two sets of the the Recovery Discs, once created test them to ensure that restore your Vaio, once you are happy that they are working then follow the above procedure..:smileywink:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:00:29 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108739#M87530 Thalamus. 2006-11-01T18:00:29Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108740#M87531 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><PRE __jive_macro_name="quote" class="jive_text_macro jive_macro_quote">However it would be wise to create at least two sets of the the Recovery Discs, once created test them to ensure that restore your Vaio, once you are happy that they are working then follow the above procedure..:smileywink:<BR /></PRE><BR /><BR />I've done that already. I'm gonna follow the guide to erase the partition. Thank you.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:03:56 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108740#M87531 tipsy 2006-11-01T18:03:56Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108741#M87532 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You're welcome tipsy<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:05:07 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108741#M87532 Thalamus. 2006-11-01T18:05:07Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108742#M87533 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The thing is: the Recovery procedure should start using the "first DVD" after restarting the system. I have tried to do that but nothing happens. I tried with the "first DVD"_backup and nothing happens also. And I have the Initial setting set to check the CD-Rom Drive first.<BR /><BR />IS this a sign that there is any problem with the DVD's I recorded? I spent a lot of time doing this.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:56:53 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108742#M87533 tipsy 2006-11-01T18:56:53Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108743#M87534 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>What happens? Do you get an error code from the drive? <BR />Does it miss the CD Drive altogether and boot into windows from the hard disc?<BR />Can you explore the disc from Windows?<BR /><BR />Silly question but are you sure you are using Disc 1 and that it is inserted in the drive before you shut down and reboot?<BR /><BR /><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.at/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:55:08 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108743#M87534 Blencogo 2006-11-01T19:55:08Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108744#M87535 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi tipsy,<BR /><BR />Try following this guide on <A href="http://www.vaio-link.com/tutorials/recovery/recovery.asp?l=en" target="_blank">How can I restore my Vaio Notebook to it's original configuration ?</A> <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.at/html/@13A2E6A3774A8B47B4EC6F04089539E1/images/smilies/063.png" alt=":thinking:" title=":thinking:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:20:00 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108744#M87535 Thalamus. 2006-11-01T22:20:00Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108745#M87536 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks, guys, but I decided not to erase the recovery partition for now. anyway, the advice/links you gave me will be useful in a couple of months. thanks.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:19:05 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108745#M87536 tipsy 2006-11-03T19:19:05Z Re: How to erase the recovery partition? https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108746#M87537 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No problem tipsy, you're welcome..:smileyhappy:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:55:54 GMT https://community.sony.at/t5/pcs-accessories/how-to-erase-the-recovery-partition/m-p/108746#M87537 Thalamus. 2006-11-03T19:55:54Z