Yes, I did it! I've deleted the recovery partition

[CarlJanssen]

I've accidentially deleted the recovery partition of my Vaio A215M. That's not a real big problem, as I've installed my own Windows, but I would like to have this recovery partition for the future. Is there any A215M user who wants to help me by writing this partition on a DVD and send it to me? I will pay all the costs, of course.

Btw, I don't understand why they put this recovery stuff on a (hidden) partition these days, instead of writing it on a couple of CD's/DVD. It uses a lot of your harddisk space.

[TygerTyger]

They have reasons for doing it, the only GOOD reason is that you can recover even if you have no disks with you. Which obviously is a fat load of good if your hard drive has a problem. Not good reasons as I said.

I'm not sure if Sony will supply a recovery disk to someone who wasn't given one in the first place, but you could get a proper one for around 20 Euros from Sony, the number is @ www.vaio-link.com

[kee-lo_]

Sony wouldn't allow this....

Finally Sony have been proven wrong, that it can be deleted - so this make make them smell the coffee...

[robpaxton]

The first thing anyone who buys a computer with a recovery partition should do is create their recovery disks.

[TygerTyger]

People should be told that in the manual not the forum after it's all gone wrong.

[robpaxton]

I believe that after starting Windows for the first time, the user is immediately prompted to create their recovery disk set.

[kee-lo_]

I believe that after starting Windows for the first time, the user is immediately prompted to create their recovery disk set.

Correct!

[TygerTyger]

I meant people should have a proper explanation about the partition. But fair point, if it tells you to then people should do that.

[kee-lo_]

I can see your point Tyger, but all they need to do is make the discs and relax.

[TygerTyger]

Ok I'll stop being a lazy typer lol. I mean that if it was explained to them properly then they may be able to recover the space if they needed (especially on small HDD's) and it would also put a stop to the 'Where's that bit of my hard drive gone?' questions. I'm not complaining I just thought it would be helpful for newbies.