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Help wiping computer and installing windows 7 with factory settings

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tjsalhus

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I need help with a Sony Vaio All-in One Computer. I do not have anything important on my system that I want to keep, and I am looking to wipe my hard drive and reinstall Windows 7 with factory settings. I have the "Vaio Windows 7 Recovery Media for Windows 7 Products" which is a set of disks. How to I start fresh on my computer.


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Try booting the computer from the first disc and then following the onscreen instructions.


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Hi There,

 

When computer starts press esc, f2 r enter to enter bios,you will need to go to boot device and change it to boot from cd.

 

Once you have that done computer,restarts and will ask to boot from cd then just follow the on screen instructions from cd.

 

Hope i helped!


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Ztruker

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Your Sony may also have a built-in recovery partition on the hard drive that can be used to restore to factory state.
 
What is the full model number of your Sony?
 
Edit: Found this - How to recover the computer to the original factory condition using the F10 key.


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