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Answer» so here goes!
i recently crashed my comp (vaio)
can't fine any of my windows CD.
i have no way of rebooting my computer because i have a corupt boot file, krnl.exe i beleive it was.
i decided that i will have to FORMAT the whole drivee and start from scratch.
is there a way i can format C: drive without being able to get into my computer. might be a dumb ? but its worth a trry.The Windows CD you can't seem to find will do that...does this machine have a floppy drive ? ?nope!!!???
i wish then i could have made a boot disk.
also yea i looked friggin everywhere for that windows disk and i can't seem to locate it.
but oh well. what can i do now.If you did manage to format the computer, without a Windows disk, then what?i was planning on buying a LEGAL copy of home
Get the legal copy of Home BUT without a previous version of Windows, you will either need a full version (over $200) or an OEM version (over $100).that is correct sir.
but i could not find other option/road that i can take to recover my sytem without a windows disk.
i am fully aware how much itll cost me. Will you BIOS allow you to boot from a USB external floppy drive?
http://floppydisk.com/usb.htmcheck you screen the beginning of the boot process. you should see some key command to do a restore (like F2, F10, F12).
I believe Sony PUTS their recovery software on a hidden partition.
Alan <>< i dunno!!!!
if your asking if there is an option for a floppy then no there isn't.
it will only LET me choose either my dvd drive or my cd drive and HDD of course.
will my bios recognize it if i just plug it in, hmmmmmmm
if thats the case maybe i should get that external drive............ :-/
Quote check you screen the beginning of the boot process. you should see some key command to do a restore (like F2, F10, F12).
I believe Sony puts their recovery software on a hidden partition.
Alan <><
done all that i can't find the anything that will work.
if it is on a hidden partition its not anyof the F keys or DELETE key.You will need a Windows CD. There is no "easy" button.deux321,
You don't say what Sony Vaio you have, but here is a link to several different Sony System Recovery CD's on eBay
[highlight]Sony Recovery CD's eBay[/highlight] thank you very much for the link
but i do have a quick question though, just to be safe, will the recovery cd be able to reinstall that BOOT file that was missing or corupt. it doesn't say. all they say is that it will boot up so you can repair or backup files.
if i get into the OS where can i find the file to replace......... :-/A recovery CD from the manuf. will take that machine back to day 1 out of the factory so yes it will repair that file and yes it will boot...
You will however lose all your data and any programs you have installed SINCE then.
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