topic Re: How do I restore to factory settings for VGN AW11S/B vista 32 in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-do-i-restore-to-factory-settings-for-vgn-aw11s-b-vista-32/m-p/558873#M15884 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">HI Roy,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Assuming you have not deleted the recovery partition on the hard drive you will have the option to recover to factory settings by pressing and holding F10 at boot – this should launch the recovery utility.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Otherwise you can order a set of recovery disks from Support by calling the OOW number. From the UK the number is 0905 0310006 (£0.35/min). The cost of recovery disks is approx. £50.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Rich</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:48:09 GMT rich912 2012-12-13T12:48:09Z How do I restore to factory settings for VGN AW11S/B vista 32 https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-do-i-restore-to-factory-settings-for-vgn-aw11s-b-vista-32/m-p/558871#M15883 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have erased all the data off my Vaio VGN AW11S/B vista 32bit laptop in error and although i thought i had done recvery discs, these are not recognised and all i get is operating system not found.</P><P></P><P>Is there any way i can get discs to re-install it to factory settings as when I purchsed it?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:16:58 GMT https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-do-i-restore-to-factory-settings-for-vgn-aw11s-b-vista-32/m-p/558871#M15883 iceman630 2012-12-13T07:16:58Z Re: How do I restore to factory settings for VGN AW11S/B vista 32 https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-do-i-restore-to-factory-settings-for-vgn-aw11s-b-vista-32/m-p/558873#M15884 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">HI Roy,</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Assuming you have not deleted the recovery partition on the hard drive you will have the option to recover to factory settings by pressing and holding F10 at boot – this should launch the recovery utility.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Otherwise you can order a set of recovery disks from Support by calling the OOW number. From the UK the number is 0905 0310006 (£0.35/min). The cost of recovery disks is approx. £50.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Rich</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:48:09 GMT https://community.sony.co.uk/t5/pcs-accessories/how-do-i-restore-to-factory-settings-for-vgn-aw11s-b-vista-32/m-p/558873#M15884 rich912 2012-12-13T12:48:09Z