Sony PCG-FRV37 Quick Start Guide - Page 29

VAIO Recovery Wizard Utility VAIO Recovery Wizard Utility System and Application Recovery CDs are not supplied with your VAIO® computer. Your VAIO computer is equipped with the VAIO Recovery Wizard, a fast and easy-to-use system recovery utility. This system and application recovery utility enables you to recover preinstalled software programs, the operating system, and to create a VAIO Recovery Media Kit. About the VAIO Recovery Wizard utility ❑ Use the several recovery options to restore your preinstalled software programs and specific partitions on your hard disk drive. ❑ Follow the instructions that guide you through several recovery options choosing the default selections or customizing your computer's recovery. ❑ Discover the advantages of recovering your computer without using CDs or other external media. ❑ Create your own Recovery Media Kit, using your purchased CD or DVD media. Creating a Recovery Media Kit You can create your Recovery Media Kit using CD or DVD media* that can be used if your system does not start. The Recovery Media Kit enables you to reclaim the space reserved for the recovery partition (approximately 5 GB). For more information about creating the Recovery Media Kit, see the VAIO Recovery Options online guide: 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, and then click Help and Support. 2 From the VAIO Help and Support Center, click VAIO Recovery Options. * The number of CDs and/or DVDs required to create a Recovery Media Kit may vary, depending on the computer model purchased. 29