SONY VAIO PCG SERIES

[dscaryspice]

HI Can anyone give me a step by step guide for a senior , I want to pass my Vaio on to a younger person but want to clear it first. What do I need to do. Please make it simple.

Thanks guys.

[rich912 · Accepted solution]

Hi Dianne,

I am beginning to suspect that your recovery disks are faulty or dirty. Try cleaning them and repeat the process. If that doesn’t work then, as a last resort, make a copy of the disks and try again as just occasionally a copy will work.

It seems strange that on the first attempt the recovery process progressed to disk 3 and now it is failing on disk 2. I assume that until you attempted the recovery all was working normally?

Rich

[dscaryspice]

Hello again Rich I will try your suggestion and let you know how things go. Yes the system was working perfectly before i  tried the recovery. Thanks for you patience.

D

[dscaryspice]

Hi Rich  that seemed to work although after disc 3 completed it said system was restored. i was not asked to insert disc 4. Do i have to do anything else now . Windows XP came up on the screen and "please wait for windows to start ............. is showing. Now it is taking me through Windows XP professional.

it is asking me to set a password, should I ?

[rich912]

Hi Dianne,

This is encouraging!

I am not sure what is on disk 4 as my GR only has 3 recovery disks.

Best option is to check out the system and if all is working as expected and there is no pre-installed software missing then leave things as they are.

There is no need to set a password unless you chose to.

Rich

[dscaryspice]

Hi Rich, Thanks very much for all your help. The system seems to be working correctly now. I am truly grateful for your help.

Kind Regards Dianne

[rich912]

Hi Dianne,

That’s great news:smileyhappy:

I hope that whoever you are passing this machine on to appreciates your generosity.

Rich