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Sony Vaio. System recovery: what you need to know initially

The very first and foremost is that most models of this range are equipped with a special Assist button directly on the keyboard panel, which activates the call of the corresponding menu.

If there is no such key, in Sony Vaio laptops, Windows 7 or any other OS can be restored by accessing the main menu through a special hard disk partition. Only in this case should you use the function keys (F12, F11, F10 or F9) when turning off the device. Which button is intended to be accessed depends solely on the model. As a last resort, you can just read the technical documentation.

So, we assume that when you press the keys or the button, access to the main menu is made. System recovery on a Sony Vaio laptop can be done in several main ways.

Normal recovery, diagnostics, or factory reset can be used. Depending on the degree of damage to the OS or its system components, the desired section is selected.

And if everything looks simple enough with a normal rollback, then you will have to work a little to return to the original settings.

Reset (restore) Sony VAIO to factory settings after upgrading to Windows 8.1

After updating the operating system on a Sony VAIO laptop from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1, the laptop cannot be reset to factory settings. When trying to reset, it gives an error: “The required disk partition is missing” or “The partition is locked.” An alternative way to restore factory settings helped:

[1] Press the ASSIST button while your VAIO computer is turned off.

The VAIO Care Rescue Mode screen appears.

[2] Select Recover or maintain your system.

The language selection window will appear. Choose your language.

A window for selecting a restore option will appear

[3] Select Troubleshoot

[4] Select Recovery and maintenance.

A window for selecting an operating system for recovery will appear (in our case, it will be Windows 8.1):

[5] Choose Windows 8 (Windows 8.1)

[6] Select Start recovery wizard.

A window will appear where we are warned that all files will be erased and asked if we are sure that we want to start the recovery process.

[8] We put a daw in front of the inscription “Yes, I’m sure.” (“Yes, I’m sure.”). Then the button [Start recovery] is activated. We press this button, a progress bar will appear, which will display the process of restoring the laptop to factory settings.

After the end of the recovery process, the “Recovery complete” window will appear.

Click the [Restart] button.

After rebooting, the laptop will be ready to work with a fresh (rebuilt) system.

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This section describes how to recover your computer system.

Preparing to start the recovery process

System Restore is the process of restoring the state of your computer to its original state. System recovery should be performed in the following cases: ❑ The computer is infected with a computer virus.❑ The computer malfunctions.❑ The computer system problems that cannot be resolved

You can recover your computer system from your hard drive (from the recovery partition) or from recovery discs. You can also create your own recovery discs.

The recovery section contains data for recovering the system and applications on the hard drive. Usually, it is not possible to change or delete data from this section. However, you can change or delete this data by using optional software applications for modifying hard disk partition information. Changing or deleting this data may exclude the possibility of a system restore.

When restoring a computer system, only the software installed by the manufacturer is restored (with the exception of some programs). Cannot restore applications and data installed and created after purchasing the computer.

When restoring a computer system, only the operating system is restored

Some applications installed by the computer manufacturer provide functions

removing them from the system and installing them into the system. Please be aware that software applications uninstalled or installed using these features may not function correctly on this computer.

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Ffuuhh thanks. My laptop is a Vaio brand it zosran to everyone including amigo. Now I will reinstall my Windows and start all over again

Hello, I have exactly the same problems. As soon as I press the Assist button it starts to turn on, after 3 seconds it turns off again

How to enter BIOS if the asisst button does not work?

my native HDD died, I bought a new one and installed it, and now how to install Windows that was there?

What kind of native Windows was it? The last one was?

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Tyzhprogrammer hello, my HDD also died, I took another one downloaded the Windows 8 image and started to install it and then he asked for the activation key and I lost his books what to do ?

  • Good day, I wanted to ask you how to restore a laptop to its original factory settings? I know that these settings are located in a hidden partition of the hard drive, but I inadvertently deleted this section and now, when I try to roll back to factory settings, I get an error. I have never created a DVD recovery disc and, in general, I have never been able to restore a laptop to factory settings. What’s the way out of my situation?
  • Hi admin, please explain how I should be. A Toshiba laptop, it has a hidden partition, also a C: drive and a D: drive. I did not touch the hidden partition, but on the D: drive I deleted everything, and now I can not roll back to the factory settings, they say that Toshiba laptops use a hidden partition and some other HDD RECOVERY folder to restore factory settings, which is located just on the disk D :. What should I do now?
  • I bought a Toshiba laptop, the instructions for the laptop say, if you want to roll back to the factory settings, press the F8 key, the recovery program will start. I pressed, but Additional boot options are launched and that’s it. And then what to do? And another question, at the first start a message came out. We recommend that you create a resuscitator media on a USB flash drive or DVDs, using the Recovery program, it will help you restore the contents of the computer to its original factory state, even in the event of serious damage to the computer. Explain how to apply this rescue media in case of problems?
  • Hello, tell me how to factory reset a Hewlett-Packard (HP) laptop if the beech won’t boot at all. Blue screen with error appears when Windows boots.
  • Admin, answer this question. All laptop manufacturers complete them with a special RECOVERY program located in a hidden section, using this program you can roll back the laptop to factory settings in case of serious problems with the operating system. Question. Is there any alternative to this program?

You reboot the laptop and at boot press a certain key on the keyboard, then the program for restoring the factory settings starts, here you need to be careful. The factory restore program may prompt you to restore only the C: drive or restore the entire hard drive. If you select the C: drive, then only it will be restored to the factory settings, and the rest of the partitions with your data will remain intact. If you choose to restore the entire hard disk to factory settings, then all the partitions you created, with all your files will be deleted and your laptop will be in the same state as at the time of purchase.

Owners of a Toshiba laptop need to know that in addition to the hidden RECOVERY section, they also have an HDD RECOVERY folder located on the D: drive, it cannot be deleted either.

Note: Friends, if the hidden partitions on your laptop are not deleted, but the factory restore program does not work, read our article. How to restore the original laptop settings if the manufacturer’s built-in RECOVERY program does not work.

In the next window, we are warned that the C: drive will be restored to its original state, that is, everything will be deleted from it and its state will be given at the time of the laptop purchase, the D: drive will remain intact.

You cannot interrupt the operation, so make sure the AC adapter is connected to the laptop. Click Yes and start the process of restoring the laptop to its original factory state.

Installing software and drivers.

Almost everything is complete, click Next,

choose a username, password for your account. We set the date, time, they are usually correct by default. If you wish, you can register your laptop for an extension of the warranty.

A window appears in front of us, in which we can familiarize ourselves with the recovery options.

How to factory reset an HP laptop

If the laptop does not boot at all due to system errors and you want to restore its original settings, then, in order not to lose your data, you can boot it from any Live CD, then transfer important files to a portable hard drive, then restore the factory settings, since restoring factory settings will delete all your data from your laptop.

Press the E sc key when turning on the laptop.

We enter the boot menu, as you can see, the F11 key. System Recovery is responsible for restoring the factory settings. Press the F11 key.

The HP Recovery Manager window appears. Here we need the item “Restoring the system to its original state when shipped from the manufacturer”.

Click on “Restore without backing up files” and click Next.

Now you need to disconnect all external devices: printer, scanner, mouse, click Next and the process of restoring the factory settings of the HP laptop will begin.

Is there an alternative to the laptop’s built-in factory restore program? Yes, there are, these are Acronis True Image Home and AOMEI Backupper Standard programs and they have much more capabilities.

Windows Recovery on SONY Laptops

The information in this article only applies to SONY VAIO laptops, all-in-ones and tablet PCs with Windows pre-installed by the manufacturer.

VAIO Care software and what it does

Let’s take a look at the process of restoring a computer to its factory state using VAIO Care:

First of all, connect the charger to your computer.

one. If your laptop (monoblock) has the ASSIST key:

While the computer is off, press the ASSIST key to launch the VAIO Care (Rescue mode).

If your computer does not have the ASSIST key:

Turn on the computer normally, during startup (the VAIO logo is displayed) press the.

After the VAIO Care software has loaded, the following window appears (depending on the model, the version of the supplied software, and the appearance of the windows may differ):

Click the “Start Recovery” button, then select “System Restore”.

If you have not previously backed up with VAIO Care, this window will display a single dot corresponding to the state of your system at the time you purchased your computer. Select this point and click “Next”

Recovery involves formatting the system drive (C drive), make sure all valuable files are backed up.

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Click the “Finish” button to start the recovery process.

The recovery process can take up to 1 hour. Do not disconnect the external power supply or remove the battery.

The computer will restart several times. When the restore process is complete, adjust your Windows regional settings.

The VAIO Care software also works with recovery DVDs if provided by the manufacturer.

It is impossible to recover the OS if the special partition has been deleted or damaged. In this case, you need to contact the service center.

If the VAIO Care (Rescue Mode) screen is displayed for five minutes and no operations are performed, the VAIO computer automatically turns off.

How to restore the system and configure drivers in Sony Vaio laptops

The Sony Vaio series notebooks differ from other brands in their individuality, since the market of this company was initially focused on the American user. Having its own unique recovery system, users of these laptops always have the opportunity to quickly and conveniently return the operating system to working condition with the ability to save any information.

The method of system recovery in Sony laptops is VAIO Care technology, which is a set of software that allows the user to manage the entire system. VAIO Care technology is divided into two types:

  • A set of programs installed in the Windows operating system, which is launched either through the “Start. All Programs. VAIO Care” menu, or by a special button on the keyboard “Assist”. At startup, the main window will open, where you can perform almost all key system operations that are located in the Windows control panel. Here is a section for optimizing the system, by cleaning the registry and media for spent system files, as well as defragmenting it. There is a separate section for system recovery, where you can return Windows to the basic settings, roll back the system to the time of a certain date, or remove the necessary system drivers with updates. It is important to know that basic drivers for sony laptops are installed along with the VAIO Care version for Windows on the installation disc or from the manufacturer’s official website;
  • The VAIO Care version that boots from MS DOS. In fact, this service is identical in functionality to the recovery environment, which is launched with the F10 button. Both utilities are similar to the so-called “hidden partitions” of recovery on other brands of notebook computers. Press the Assist key immediately after turning on the computer, and the VAIO recovery center menu will launch. Here, select the desired language for the keyboard layout, and then click the “Diagnostics” item. In the next window, select either “Restore”. in this case, user data will not be affected, or “Reset the computer to its original state”. all data on the C drive will be deleted. The final stage will be waiting for an action and logging into the system;
  • Recovery environment using the F10 button, which must be pressed immediately after turning on the Sony Vaio (important. in some models, you must press F10 together with the Fn key). As already mentioned, this set of utilities is practically equivalent to VAIO Care technology, since the result and recovery methods are similar here. It offers a choice between saving the data or completely restoring it to the factory settings of the system with the subsequent erasure of the information, as well as technical questions about the necessary partitions on the hard disk. Differences are only in the interface and some minor functionality.

For a “clean” installation of Windows, when you cannot turn on and log on to the system, you must boot from external media that contains the installation image of the operating system. To do this, enter the Boot menu with the F11 key, similarly to the BIOS entry key is F2 (although if you have VAIO Care technology, you can enter the BIOS by pressing the Assist button and then choosing to launch the BIOS). In the BIOS, you can also configure the priority of loading the media, for example, if there is a disc in the DVD drive, or in the USB port of a flash drive, loading will occur from there. These manipulations are carried out in the BIOS in the “Boot” section, after disabling the protection against changing settings, by selecting the “Legacy” value opposite the “Boot mode” item in the “Boot” section.

Drivers for a sony vaio laptop, for example, for a WI-FI module and for a Web camera, are located in the system software. And if we take into account the fact that some laptop models have a hotkey for turning on the camera (for example, FnF12 in Fujitsu), and almost all of them have a WI-FI key, then in most Sony VAIO models such keys are absent. For example, if we consider the Sony VAIO T14 SVT14115CXS ultrabook, then the hotkeys present here after installing the drivers have the following combinations:

  • FnF1. enables / disables the touchpad;
  • FnF2. turns off the sound completely;
  • FnF3. sound reduction;
  • FnF4. sound increase;
  • FnF5. decrease brightness;
  • FnF6. increase brightness;
  • FnF7. Control multiple displays when a monitor is connected to the laptop via HDMI / VGA / SVGA.

In some models of this company there is a function of quick transition to sleep mode, enabled by the FnF12 key combination.

Since there are no hot keys for controlling WI-FI and the camera, it is necessary for their full operation to make sure that they are initialized and the drivers are installed. To check the WI-FI module in Windows 7, you will have to go to “Control Panel. Network and Internet. Network and Sharing Center. Change adapter settings”. In the window that opens, you can see all the network connections and WI-FI modules that are present on the Sony Vaio laptop. If there is no wireless WI-FI connection, you will need to re-initialize the device by installing the driver.

To enable the Webcam, some users will find it difficult to find it, since in many laptop models this device is not listed in the Scanners and Cameras list, as it is not an external camera with a separate driver. Therefore, to check it, you need to go to “Computer Properties (right-click on” My Computer “). Device Manager. Image Processing Devices”. In this list of devices, the webcam must be present.

How to reset your laptop to factory condition: Sony VAIO

With this article, I continue a series of materials devoted to restoring laptops to factory state from the recovery section. As the name implies, it will focus on Sony VAIO laptops.

It’s a pity, but Sony VAIO laptops come across to me quite rarely. In this regard, I was never able to write a manual for restoring models running under the Windows 7 operating system. Several of these computers came to me, but that was even before I started writing a series of articles on restoring laptops from different manufacturers.

Therefore, in this example we will use one of the laptops with the Windows 8 operating system.

However, the basic principles here are the same, so before starting the recovery procedure, be sure to read the article “How to return a laptop to the factory state: introduction”, as these instructions assume that you clearly understand what you are doing and have taken all the necessary measures. precautions. Otherwise, you risk irrevocably losing your personal data and even disable your computer.

To start the recovery procedure on Sony VAIO computers, use a dedicated Assist button located on the computer case. You can use it both from under the running operating system, and on a turned off computer.

We will consider the second option, since it allows you to restore the laptop to its factory state even if the operating system no longer boots.

Pressing the Assist button will load VAIO Care. In its menu, select the item “System recovery or maintenance”.

The VAIO logo appears on the screen and the download starts.

Soon we will be asked to choose a keyboard layout. Choosing what we need.

In the next menu, click on the item “Diagnostics”.

We will be warned that our data will be deleted and the computer settings will be reset. Since this is exactly what we need, click “Next”.

Now we need to select our operating system. Here, I think, everything is clear.

Then we select the option to clean up the disk. I need a full disk cleanup, although this method takes significantly longer.

Finally, everything is ready. Click “Return to its original state”.

The VAIO logo reappears on the display. Below you will see information about the level of recovery readiness from the corresponding section. Now you can leave the computer alone and go about your business, as the procedure is not quick. Especially if you chose the full disk cleanup option.

An indication that your Sony VAIO has successfully returned to factory state will be a prompt to select the language of the operating system interface.

If my article turned out to be useful for you, please recommend it to your friends using the buttons of social networks or simply by sharing the link.

Reinstalling the operating system on Sony Vaio laptops is fundamentally the same as on other computers. However, there are a few pitfalls with entering BIOS and booting from an external device. But first things first.

First you need to create an installation USB flash drive (you can use an existing OS disk). In the case of Windows 8 and Windows 10, the media will automatically become bootable when the system image is downloaded to it. During the download process, you should take care of creating backup copies of important data from a local disk, but which OS is installed.

After completing all the preparatory work, you should disconnect all other media from the computer, leaving only the installation flash drive or optical disk, and then turn off the laptop.

The BIOS entry on Sony Vaio laptops is slightly different from other devices. For him, with the laptop turned off, hold down the F2 key and, while holding it, press the power button.

If such actions do not help, then you should try the same procedure, but holding down the F3 or Assist key. Each subsequent attempt should be made after making sure that the laptop is completely turned off and has not gone into sleep mode.

Once in the BIOS settings, you need to go to the Boot tab. In it, you need to change the value of the External Device Boot parameter to Enabled. Otherwise, the system will not be able to boot from the installation media.

Then, in the Boot Priority section, you need to select an external drive and, using the indicated control keys, move it to the first place in the list. After the installation is complete, all parameters will need to be returned to their original state.

Change the value of the External Device Boot parameter to Enabled

Now you need to exit the BIOS with saving the settings and the reinstallation process will begin.

Step two: Just click the “Install” button.

Step three: Accept the license agreement, otherwise the installation will be canceled.

Step four: Here you need to select the “Custom” installation type. It will completely remove the old OS.

Step five: This window offers to select a local disk (physical or logical), on which the new operating system will be installed. Since we are talking about reinstalling, you should select the partition on which the old OS was installed.

It should also be noted the item “Format” under the list of sections. All data on the selected local disk will be deleted to avoid conflicts between the old system and the new one. Therefore, it is important to carefully check this section for important data and move it to another disk or removable media.

Select local disk (physical or logical)

Step six: After that, the installation process will begin. It can take about 20-40 minutes, depending on the performance of your particular laptop model. The installation will be accompanied by several reboots, so if the screen suddenly turns off, you do not need to worry.

When the installation is complete, the program prompts you to make a few simple presets. Each window will be accompanied by detailed instructions, so here we will limit ourselves to a simple listing of the steps:

  • Entering your product key.
  • Selecting OS color scheme and computer name.
  • Preview of a package of standard parameters with the ability to change.
  • Creation of an account / data entry of an existing one.

After these steps, all that remains is to install the driver package and the necessary applications, and the laptop will be ready for use again.

Sony Vaio. System recovery: detailed instructions

The Sony Vaio series of laptops is a rather specific line of computer devices, if not unique. The fact is that in Sony Vaio laptop models, system recovery can be carried out even without an installation or boot disk, the use of which is provided in most cases. However, not all owners of these devices fully understand how to perform such actions. As it turns out, everything is quite simple. This does not require any special knowledge.

How to reset your laptop to factory condition: Sony VAIO

With this article, I continue a series of materials devoted to restoring laptops to factory state from the recovery section. As the name implies, it will focus on Sony VAIO laptops.

It’s a pity, but Sony VAIO laptops come across to me quite rarely. In this regard, I was never able to write a manual for restoring models running under the Windows 7 operating system. Several of these computers came to me, but that was even before I started writing a series of articles on restoring laptops from different manufacturers.

Therefore, in this example we will use one of the laptops with the Windows 8 operating system.

However, the basic principles here are the same, so before starting the recovery procedure, be sure to read the article “How to return a laptop to the factory state: introduction”, as these instructions assume that you clearly understand what you are doing and have taken all the necessary measures. precautions. Otherwise, you risk irrevocably losing your personal data and even disable your computer.

To start the recovery procedure on Sony VAIO computers, use a dedicated Assist button located on the computer case. You can use it both from under the running operating system, and on a turned off computer.

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We will consider the second option, since it allows you to restore the laptop to its factory state even if the operating system no longer boots.

Pressing the Assist button will load VAIO Care. In its menu, select the item “System recovery or maintenance”.

The VAIO logo appears on the screen and the download starts.

Soon we will be asked to choose a keyboard layout. Choosing what we need.

In the next menu, click on the item “Diagnostics”.

We will be warned that our data will be deleted and the computer settings will be reset. Since this is exactly what we need, click “Next”.

Now we need to select our operating system. Here, I think, everything is clear.

Then we select the option to clean up the disk. I need a full disk cleanup, although this method takes significantly longer.

Finally, everything is ready. Click “Return to its original state”.

The VAIO logo reappears on the display. Below you will see information about the level of recovery readiness from the corresponding section. Now you can leave the computer alone and go about your business, as the procedure is not quick. Especially if you chose the option with a full disk cleanup.

An indication that your Sony VAIO has successfully returned to factory state will be the prompt to select the language of the operating system interface.

If my article turned out to be useful for you, please recommend it to your friends using the buttons of social networks or simply by sharing the link.

How to recover Windows 7 from the recovery partition of a Sony VAIO laptop?

The other day they asked me to fix a Sony VAIO laptop. the owners complained that it “dumb and hangs”

It turned out that before me the laptop had been in the crazy hands of an enikeyschik, who had spent 3 months!. for some reason demolished licensed Windows 7 and installed pirated.

But the point is not even that he installed a pirated “Windows”, but that he did it very, very clumsily, having managed to drop the performance index of a branded laptop (2-core processor, 4GB RAM) up to 1.0.

And the fact that the laptop began to work unstably and unproductively, the enikeyschik blamed not his own hands and brains, but “insoluble device conflicts”

Praise the Almighty that the enikeyschik did not guess (could not.) Delete the “secret” partition. the recovery partition that allows you to return the “virginity” to the laptop (the original state with the factory settings).

Sony VAIO laptops are usually equipped with the magic ASSIST button:

How to recover Windows 7 from Sony VAIO laptop recovery partition:

Recovery takes place in automatic mode, your participation is required only at the end of the process: select the localization of the operating system, set the time and time zone, enter the account name.

How to restore Windows 7 on a Sony VAIO not equipped with the ASSIST button:

The laptop will restart several times during the recovery process.

The average duration of the recovery process is about 3 hours.

Be sure to wait until the end of the recovery process (otherwise you will have to start all over again.).

Sometimes during recovery it seems that the laptop is frozen, but it is not. You can make sure that the laptop is not frozen by the hard drive LED: if it blinks, then there is nothing to worry about.

How to Recover Recovery Partition on Sony Vaio Laptop.

On the previous page of this site I talked about “How to change HDD to SSD on a Sony Vaio laptop”, using my laptop as an example. But after cloning with free Magician Software, my Sony Vaio laptop system with HDD. TOSHIBA MK3265GSX, 320 GB on a Samsung SSD, model 860 PRO, 512Gb, I found that Skype was not cloned and the activation “flew” from “Microsoft Office 2013”. After reinstalling Skype and activating “Microsoft Office 2013”, I decided to create a “System Recovery Disc” for a Samsung SSD, model 860 PRO, with a capacity of 512Gb, but it didn’t work, the operating system “refused” to create it. Next, I tested the “Backup and Restore” section of the Control Panel and saw that the system correctly creates “Restore Checkpoints” and correctly rolls back the system to these points. The system has also created a workable “System Image” on the external HDD. The system creates a “system recovery disk” using the “Recovery” system partition. (translation: “Recovery”). The “Recovery” section is systematic and hidden. To view it in Windows 7, go to Control Panel \ System and Security \ Administrative Tools \ Computer Management \ Disk Management. Going to the “Disk Management” page, I saw that on my new Samsung SSD, model 860 PRO, 512Gb, with the newly created system, the “Recovery” section is simply missing. Samsung’s vaunted Magician Software free disk cloning software did not create a “Recovery” partition on the new disk.

We create a “Recovery” partition, so that if necessary, you can restore the system with all the drivers, programs, settings, without having to reinstall the entire system. In order to reduce the size of the future “Recovery” partition, we clean the system disk from unnecessary programs and garbage manually, or using the free CCleaner program. We transfer documents, photos, films, archives to other disks or drives, transferring the system to the state we want to restore the system to in the future. After that, we check the properties of the system drive “C:” and see how much space the system takes. After cleaning, my System takes 37 GB. Next, go to Control Panel \ System and Security \ Administrative Tools \ Computer Management \ Disk Management. Before us are all the disks of our computer, in my case, all the partitions and the “C:” drive of the SSD Samsung, 860 PRO, with a capacity of 512Gb. To create the “Recovery” partition, you need to free up space on one of the disks, in my case this can be done on the “C:” drive. Right-click on the “C:” drive, select “Shrink Volume” to see how much space you can free on it. The system determined that my “C:” drive can be compressed to 172 GB. This is a lot for me, and I put 40 GB, since my system is 37 GB. Click “Compress”. and a 40 GB partition appears on the disk, which is displayed as an unallocated area. Click on it with the right mouse button and select “Create a simple volume”, click “Next”, we see that a “New volume” or drive “D:” has been created. By clicking on “Disk Properties”, rename it to “Recovery”.

Next, go to Control Panel \ System and Security \ Backup and Restore \ Create a system image, and select the “Recovery” drive, click “Next”, the system automatically selected the system partitions, click “Next”, click “Archive”. We are waiting for the end of the creation of the system image, it took me about 30 minutes. At the end of the system image creation, a window appeared asking the system: “Do you want to create a system recovery disk?”, We answer “No”, because due to the absence of the “Recovery” partition on the “C:” system drive, the system “refuses” to create it We close the window. Click the “Computer” icon, open the “D:” drive. Recovery “, and we see that a folder” WindowImageBackup “appeared on it. This is the recovery image of our system. To make the” Recovery “section invisible, we return to the” Disk Management “section. (Control Panel \ System and Security \ Administrative Tools \ Computer Management \ Disk Management), right-click on the “Recovery” section, then. “Change the drive letter”, then. “Delete”, then. “Ok.”.

After creating the “Recovery” partition on the system drive “C:”, I try to write down the “System Recovery Disc”. But my system “refused” to create it, for the reason that the “Recovery” partition we created is fundamentally different from the “Recovery” partition created by the system on the system disk when installing a licensed operating system. In fact, we created a system image with which you can only restore the system by first transferring the computer to the recovery environment by booting from the system recovery disc. Well, let’s try to restore the system in a different way!

On the previous page, “How to change HDD to SSD on a Sony Vaio laptop”, I wrote that before cloning an HDD to SSD, you need to create a “System Image” and “System Recovery Disc” on external media. which I did. They will come in handy now! After all, on my Sony Vaio laptop, which I bought in 2011, the HDD was installed by the manufacturer. TOSHIBA MK3265GSX. 320 GB, the system of which worked properly until the day of replacing its HDD with an SSD. Therefore, I decided to try to restore the system I created on a Samsung SSD, 860 PRO, 512Gb, by cloning from a “native” HDD. TOSHIBA MK3265GSX. 320 GB using the “System Image” and “System Restore Disc” created before cloning the system. Indeed, in the settings of the operating system there is no prohibition for replacing a drive, HDD or SSD, it contains a prohibition on changing the computer’s motherboard by identifying its digital signature. If so, let’s go!

We connect the external drive with the system image to the USB port of the laptop and insert the system recovery DVD created on 11/21/2019 before cloning the system. Next, going into the laptop BIOS, we change the order of starting the drives. We put the DVD first, save it, overload the laptop. We are waiting for the Windows files to load, a window appears. “Russian keyboard layout”. click “Next”. a window appears: “Search for installed systems”, the following window: “System recovery options”. I’m showing a Windows 7 system, on a disk with a capacity of 478642 MB. Select: “Restoring your computer using a previously created system image” and click “Next”. The following window appears: “Select a recovery tool”, select. “System Image Recovery”. Next window: “Select an archived system image”. My system immediately detected a system image dated 11/21/2019 on the local disk (G 🙂 connected to the laptop. Click “Next”, a window appears: “The computer will be restored from the following system image: 11/21/2019”, click “Finish”. A window appears: “All data on the recovered disks will be replaced with data from the system image. Do you want to continue?” click “Yes”. We are waiting for the system to be restored, this process took me a little over one hour.

Hooray! The system recovered to the state of November 21, 2019, that is, to the state before cloning my HDD. TOSHIBA MK3265GSX, 320 GB on SSD Samsung, 860 PRO, 512Gb. I checked the performance of the system and all installed programs. everything is working! Going to the “Disk Management” page (Control Panel \ System and Security \ Administrative Tools \ Computer Management \ Disk Management), I saw that the system restore program from an image created a “Recovery Partition” partition of size 9 on the system drive “C:” 41 GB. A large unallocated area of ​​about 180 GB also appeared on the “C:” drive. The reason for its appearance: the system recovery program, having restored it, also saved the total size of volumes on my new Samsung SSD, 860 PRO, 512Gb, in the amount of 320 GB. this is the size of the cloned HDD. TOSHIBA MK3265GSX, 320 GB, and left the rest of the area unmarked. Right-clicking on the “Disk Management” tab on the “C:” drive selected. “Expand Volume”. The system determined the size of the unallocated area and showed to what size I can expand the “C:” volume. Click “Finish”. the total size of the volume (disk) “C:” has become 467.42 GB. On the first picture of this page, just the image of the “Disk Management” tab after expanding the “C:” volume. By clicking on this picture, you can look at its enlarged image.

For a complete system check, I also recorded a new dvd. “System recovery disk”, and a new “System image” on the external media, because if you have to restore the laptop in the future with the software included in it by the manufacturer, the system will be restored on the date the software was installed on the laptop by its manufacturer, that is for January 2011, which means that all my data on my laptop, accumulated since 2011, will be lost. I have not tried it, but probably it would be possible right away, having a “System Recovery Disc” and “System Image”. try to restore the system on the new Samsung SSD, 860 PRO, 512Gb capacity, without wasting time cloning the system !? Readers of this page can try to do this, because in the end you do not lose anything, except for the time spent on it, but you will gain additional experience. Dare!

Makarov F.V., 09.02.2020, 15:02 Revised 10.02.2020.