Trying to Recover Computer Prob.

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I have a Sony PCV-RX891 on Windows XP and I am experiencing trouble when i try to recover the whole computer. There are 3 disks to recover the computer and when you stick in the first cd and restart the computer im getting this message:

-VAIO System Recovery Utility-
Cannot normally execute the initial setting of partition informaion.
This utility exists and your computer is rebooted.

I get this everytime i try to reboot and try to run the cd over again.

Does anyone know what Im suppose do or what that message means??

Thanks.

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I have a Sony PCV-RX891 on Windows XP and I am experiencing trouble when i try to recover the whole computer. There are 3 disks to recover the computer and when you stick in the first cd and restart the computer im getting this message:

-VAIO System Recovery Utility-
Cannot normally execute the initial setting of partition informaion.
This utility exists and your computer is rebooted.

I get this everytime i try to reboot and try to run the cd over again.

Does anyone know what Im suppose do or what that message means??

Thanks.

[Beemer]

Have you tried a cold boot?

You can even set your bios boot order to CD first to try and eliminate and confusion.

Cheers!

[Chiguy]

Was there some kind of partition left there by Sony that got changed somehow? I know some computer manufacturers leave a partition on the hard drive containg such info nowadays.

[muno]

http://www.google.fi/search?hl=fi&q=...ation%22&meta=

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Beemer

Have you tried a cold boot?

You can even set your bios boot order to CD first to try and eliminate and confusion.

Cheers!

How do you perform the cold boot?? Also can you explain more what you mean on the second sentence?...Their are 3 cds for recovering my computer and they are labled #1-3 which you start with cd#1 first. Sorry for the confusion and thanks.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiguy

Was there some kind of partition left there by Sony that got changed somehow? I know some computer manufacturers leave a partition on the hard drive containg such info nowadays.

What is a partition?? Thanks

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Quote:

Originally Posted by muno

http://www.google.fi/search?hl=fi&q=...ation%22&meta=

Thanks a million!!! I would never think searching in google would work. Thanks.

[EvilRick]

Partitions are what it's called when your HDD is split up into smaller parts.

You could have a 160GB HDD and that is split up into two 80GB partitions. Partitions are usually seen as drive letters.

Some mfr's use hidden system partitions to store recovery software, information, or settings.