So i have a pc with no o/s! I could install a different version of xp on here (I only have an MSDN one at the mo) but seeing as the company paid for a licensed version of xp from Sony, I don't see why we should have to waste another license on this laptop.

I'm just running an XP disc now and it looks like the recovery partition is still in tact, but the recovery discs are not loading the recovery utility. So I was merrily recovering a Sony vaio using the recovery DVD's I created, and about 10% into the system recovery process, the recovery utility flags up that there's been an error and promptly reboots the pc!īy rebooting the pc and exiting the recovery process, the recovery utility has deleted the primary partition and left me with no operating system! Please disable your ad-block, or become a premium member to hide all advertisements and this notice. Blocking our ads means your killing our stats! and it needs advertisements in order to keep running. 3.Follow the online instructions to order the Recovery Media Kit. 2.Enter your computers model number (for example, PCV-XXXX), and click List Parts and accessories.

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