Recovery program I recently bought a Sony VAIO GR370 with a problem I have the original recovery cd's 1,2, and 3 with the Driver recovery cd I turned it on and it says no operating system on file, so i put disk 1 in the laptop and rebooted a white screen popped up and asked me if i wanted to partion the drive so i typed o for OK the next screen came up the hard drive is not partitioned you must delete the non-dos partition to proceed Do you wish to continue Yes or no and when you type Y for yes it automatically puts an N and reboots. Whats going on????? Please Help asap. Thank you Brian

Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of the screen and click "All Programs." Click "VAIO Care" then click "VAIO Care" again. The VAIO Care program will open.

Click "Recovery & restore" on the left side of the VAIO Care window, then click "Recovery." Click "Recovery Computer" on the right side of the program window.

Click "Yes" to verify that you are aware the computer will be recovered to its original factory settings and that all of your personal files and programs will be erased.

The computer will restart and the recovery process will begin.

When the process is finished, the computer will restart again and boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen.

Recover Using Recovery Partition

Turn on or restart your Sony Vaio computer.

Press the "F10" key repeatedly when the Vaio logo appears on the screen during the boot process to be redirected to the Boot Options menu on your machine.

If the Boot Options menu does not appear by the time the Windows logo appears on your screen, let the computer finish booting up, then restart the computer and try again.

Highlight "VAIO Recovery Environment" in your Boot Options menu and press "Enter."

The VAIO Care program will appear on your screen.

Follow steps 2 and 3 in Section 1 to recover your Sony Vaio computer with Windows 7 to its original factory settings.

Recovery Using Recovery Discs

Insert the first recovery disc in your optical drive and restart your Sony Vaio computer.

The total number of recovery discs varies based on your Sony Vaio computer.

The Boot Options menu will appear on your screen. Highlight "Start Sony VAIO Care Rescue" using the arrow keys on the keyboard and press "Enter." The "VAIO Care Rescue" program will appear on the screen.

Click "Tools," then click "Start advanced recovery wizard." In the "Do you need to rescue your data?" window, click "Skip rescue."
Click "Factory condition," then click "Next." Click "Yes, I'm sure" when asked if you want to proceed with the recovery knowing that all of your personal files and programs will be erased. Click "Start Recovery." Remove and insert the recovery discs as prompted by the computer.

Remove the final recovery disc and click "Restart" when a message appears on the screen informing you that the recovery is complete.

The computer will boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen where you can begin personalizing your operating system

or

Sony Vaio usually installs their system files right on the computer.

If you click on "Start" then "Vaio Central" a window should open up.

Click on the "Support" tab, then "Recovery".

hope this helps

Click the "Start" icon in the lower-left corner of the screen and click "All Programs." Click "VAIO Care" then click "VAIO Care" again. The VAIO Care program will open.

Click "Recovery & restore" on the left side of the VAIO Care window, then click "Recovery." Click "Recovery Computer" on the right side of the program window.

Click "Yes" to verify that you are aware the computer will be recovered to its original factory settings and that all of your personal files and programs will be erased.

The computer will restart and the recovery process will begin.

When the process is finished, the computer will restart again and boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen.

Recover Using Recovery Partition

Turn on or restart your Sony Vaio computer.

Press the "F10" key repeatedly when the Vaio logo appears on the screen during the boot process to be redirected to the Boot Options menu on your machine.

If the Boot Options menu does not appear by the time the Windows logo appears on your screen, let the computer finish booting up, then restart the computer and try again.

Highlight "VAIO Recovery Environment" in your Boot Options menu and press "Enter."

The VAIO Care program will appear on your screen.

Follow steps 2 and 3 in Section 1 to recover your Sony Vaio computer with Windows 7 to its original factory settings.

Recovery Using Recovery Discs

Insert the first recovery disc in your optical drive and restart your Sony Vaio computer.

The total number of recovery discs varies based on your Sony Vaio computer.

The Boot Options menu will appear on your screen. Highlight "Start Sony VAIO Care Rescue" using the arrow keys on the keyboard and press "Enter." The "VAIO Care Rescue" program will appear on the screen.

Click "Tools," then click "Start advanced recovery wizard." In the "Do you need to rescue your data?" window, click "Skip rescue."
Click "Factory condition," then click "Next." Click "Yes, I'm sure" when asked if you want to proceed with the recovery knowing that all of your personal files and programs will be erased. Click "Start Recovery." Remove and insert the recovery discs as prompted by the computer.

Remove the final recovery disc and click "Restart" when a message appears on the screen informing you that the recovery is complete.

The computer will boot up to the Windows 7 setup screen where you can begin personalizing your operating system

hope this helps

below is a link for a 320 gig hard drive for your model, i hope this helps

http://www.upgradecomputermemory.com/ram.cfm//memory/s/sony-vaio/sony-notebooks-vaio-pcg-series/VAIO-GR-PCG-GR-Series-Notebook/VAIO-PCG-GR370/320GB-Notebook-Hard-Drive-for-the-Sony-VAIO-PCG-GR370.html

Hello again,

Sony sells the recovery media if you require it.
https://servicesales.sel.sony.com/ecom/accessories/web/categorySearch.do?operation=subCategorySearch&subCategory=109&category=3&subCategoryName=Recovery%20CD&categoryName=Computer

if the link doesn't work copy it completely to your addressbar and press enter.

If your machine works and you can use it, and you have the original stuff from sony still installed then you can most likely find the vaio recovery from your start menu.

1. close all extra programs that you don't need.
2. disconnect your internet
3. disconnect printers and other extra devices
4. From the Vaio Recovery wizard appliaction, in the vaio recovery window, under media nad recovery options, click to select Create recovery media kit.
5. click the next button
6. You have two choises for recovery media either one recordable CD and two recordable DVD's

OR

10 recordable CD's.

Most Sony Vaio systems will have a VAIO recovery wizard. Create a Recovery Media Kit using this wizard and you’ll be able to create a set of CDs that will enable you to do a system recovery on your Sony VAIO machine.
If your PC does not have this feature, you can always call Sony at 1-800-488-SONY to have them send you the disks.

Once you have either created or ordered and received the CDs necessary to restore your Sony VAIO computer, you’ll need to place the first CD in the drive and reboot the machine. The recovery process will immediately begin when the system boots. If it does not begin, you may have to enter the BIOS of the computer to change the boot sequence to the CD ROM instead of the hard drive. To enter the BIOS, tap the F2 key numerous times when booting.

REMEMBER... when you use the recoery system, it will restore your computer to it's ORIGINAL configuration from the factory. All data and programs you have installed will be GONE!

name and brand of ur laptop.U need to go the corresponding website for example asus.com/toshiba.com.When u are in the look for word download driver or word support.Then the model of your laptop as well as the name.Then follow the step.

I had a similar issue with a Sony Vaio Laptop recently and through accidental experimentation I found the system Sony system recovery utility. i was shooting for F8 to start Windows in safe mode and I believe I hit F9 by accident. I then discovered this whole menu of Sony recovery options from reinstalling individual software programs that were originally included to restoring the hard disk to the original shipped state. The latter included all original installed software and fresh out of the box Windows. I eventually did this and it did not require any recovery CD, just some time and a few clicks as it worked off of a hidden partition on the disk. I don't know if your desktop has the same stuff, but if it is fairly new, I am sure it does and you may have to scour the Sony support site or e-mail them to find the specifics for your unit.

Good Luck

PS. It did exactly what it claimed, restored to original state completely, but erased anything installed or saved since day 1.

if your disk is worn you have to buy a new one from sony with the original software on it. there is no other option
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u must install original sony windows by original recovery cd from ur laptop .
turn it on and push F10/F11 quickly then it goes to recovery from its hdd .

Hi qwerty2119, click on the link below.

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=Sony+VAIO+PCG-GR370+laptop+MEMORY&um=1&ie=UTF-8

You can only use memory PCG-GR370.
To reach 1GB buy two (2) of these.
http://www.upgradecomputermemory.com/ram.cfm/Memory/S/Sony-VAIO/Sony-Notebooks-VAIO-PCG-Series/VAIO-GR-PCG-GR-Series-Notebook/VAIO-PCG-GR370/256MB-Sony-VAIO-Notebook-PC133-SDRAM-SODIMM.html

Mike