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Mum 30/09/20 Dad 08/08/24
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Age: 56
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Re: Creating reinstall discs
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Originally Posted by Taf
Were you given an option to backup to disk when it was a new machine?
The serial key should be on the machine somewhere on a holographic sticker. COPY IT DOWN as the sticker will get worn.... I write it in indelible marker inside the battery bays of laptops.
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The key is embedded in to BIOS
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Originally Posted by v0id
Go into VAIOcare, recovery & restore >> recovery >> create recover media
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So that disc would then be able to create a fresh install should the HDD fail and a news drive be installed?
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