Formatting Without Installing Add On's

[Jonny_D_1987]

hey guys, just got a lovely vaio yesterday and love it 😄 but i am not happy with all this useless software they have installed 😞 so i am trying to format without installing any of this..... how can i preform a clean install without installing any of this useless software, and only install xp?

thanxs alot guys

jonathan daly

😄

[Thalamus.]

Hi Jelmer,

Maybe my posts in this thread may offer you a solution..

[speculatrix]

the recovery partition is simply an NTFS partition whose ID tag has been changed; to make it explorable, use a partition manager to change the ID.

a linux live CD and the fdisk command will do this; partition magic might do it too.

[RudeYute]

Hi,

I have formatted my FS-315Z and installed with a fresh Retail version of XP Pro.

I have got it up and running mostly, but one of the most annoying things missing is the lack of my old invisible scroller. I have installed the sony Utilities, but it still doesn't work.... does anyone know what I've missed?

Thanks

[JamieM]

I have performed a system recovery following the instructions in the recovery manual. I would just like to point out that it says " If you do not click OK:

• your system will not be in the same complete state as it was at purchase, and therefore not under full guarantee.
  

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[awillson]

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Emm, well i dident install the additional applications and it was still in warrenty to be accepted for repair a few days ago.

[lutnicx]

Hi to all!
I'm new on this forum, just having received my new, lovely Vaio C1Z/B.
I have the same issue with the preinstalled software. I own a licence for Windows XP Pro and would like to have this OS on my clean system. Is it still possible to install other software (like Vaio or Norton) from the recovery disc not having installed the OS from the same disk? I'm mainly worried about all the buttons and Sony specific features working.
Also: anyone tried to install Linux copy? Any results? Regards

[soul-salien]

Hi everyone....just made system recovery and w'd like to know how can to install just couple of app's (RoXio and Adobe premiere) ....any help will be welcome!

cheers

[Thalamus.]

Hi soul-salien,

Have a look at this thread ..

[soul-salien]

Hi soul-salien,

Have a look at this thread .. 

Cheers! Will work out!

[Thalamus.]

You're welcome, post back if you require further help..