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Old 01-06-2011, 08:29 PM   #1
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How Do I Reformat A Vista OS Laptop
I own a Sony Vaio that I have to send for warranty service.
How do I reformat the hard drive?
I really don't want the techs to see what is on the hard drive.

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Old 01-06-2011, 09:43 PM   #2
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I own a Sony Vaio that I have to send for warranty service.
How do I reformat the hard drive?
I really don't want the techs to see what is on the hard drive.

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Right click on the drive and select "Format...".
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Old 01-07-2011, 02:53 AM   #3
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there is an option after the first steps of the installation, when the installer ask you to select the partition.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:25 AM   #4
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delete partition reinstall
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:28 AM   #5
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Drop off balcony and get a new one.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:31 AM   #6
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I think he means that his laptop is the same as mine, and never came with a re-install CD. It just came with some piece of paper, with a green circle in the shape of a CD, saying there was a "System Recovery" point created, or some shit.
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Old 01-07-2011, 07:46 AM   #7
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Drop off balcony and get a new one.
Tempting, but I did buy the extended warranty and it expires in 2 months. With some luck, they will not be able to fix all my real and imagined problems and I will get a new laptop.

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I think he means that his laptop is the same as mine, and never came with a re-install CD. It just came with some piece of paper, with a green circle in the shape of a CD, saying there was a "System Recovery" point created, or some shit.
So after I right click on "C" and do that format thing, will VISTA be automatically reinstalled or something like that, since I do NOT have a recovery disk...? (I think I made one 3 years ago, but it is now lost).
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:07 AM   #8
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Old 01-07-2011, 08:20 AM   #9
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So after I right click on "C" and do that format thing, will VISTA be automatically reinstalled or something like that, since I do NOT have a recovery disk...? (I think I made one 3 years ago, but it is now lost).
THAT wud be magic

erm, wasnt Format C: \u
the proper cmd to format? (unrecoverable)
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:17 AM   #10
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So after I right click on "C" and do that format thing, will VISTA be automatically reinstalled or something like that, since I do NOT have a recovery disk...? (I think I made one 3 years ago, but it is now lost).
First off, make another recovery disc.
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:25 AM   #11
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First off, make another recovery disc.
How do I that?
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:28 AM   #12
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You might actually check to see if they want the hard drive included. If I am sending a laptop in for some hardware problem other than a hard drive issue, they usually ask me to pull the drive before sending it in, so they are not liable for any data loss
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Jebus. reboot it, press F8 and go in to the support options and do the factory reset on it.
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Old 01-07-2011, 09:48 AM   #14
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often they come pre-shipped with windows on a hidden partition for reinstalling.. go into bios and see what u got, well better yet lookup your sony model # on google
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Old 01-07-2011, 12:03 PM   #15
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you will have to re-install the OS and choose format when doing so.
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Old 01-07-2011, 12:24 PM   #17
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If you can't figure out how to format it then just smash it against your head repeatedly since you are retarded.
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