This guide is about recovery disks for VAIO computers (including Sony VAIO) for the following versions of Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. A recovery disk is also known as a restore disc, repair disc, boot disc or rescue disk. VAIO computers were originally manufactured by the Sony Corporation, but the division was sold in February 2014. This guide covers all computers models, that have Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 installed, known as Sony VAIO and the newer models from the VAIO Corporation that now builds these computers. Looking for a recovery disk for VAIO? Contents.

Download VAIO recovery disk If your recovery partition is no longer available on your VAIO computer or you don’t have a set of recovery disks to restore your computer, our recovery and repair disk. Easy Recovery Essentials works with any VAIO computer model and it’s compatible with the following Windows versions:. Microsoft Windows XP.

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Microsoft Windows Vista. Microsoft Windows 7. Microsoft Windows 8.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 2008 and 2012 Burn Easy Recovery Essentials directly to a CD, DVD or a USB flash drive and use the Automated Repair function to automatically find and fix boot errors. Note: Easy Recovery Essentials can not be used to install or reinstall Windows. Create set of recovery disks for VAIO Sony VAIO computers and laptops don’t come with a recovery CD or DVD included with your purchase, but the computers have a recovery partition available that you can use to create your VAIO Recovery Media Kit (this is the set of recovery CDs or DVDs that you will use to restore your computer) using the software application provided by Sony/VAIO. Depending on your computer model and your Windows version, this software application can have different names:.

VAIO Recovery Wizard. VAIO Recovery Center. VAIO Care Your computer’s recovery partition might not be available if you changed the partitions on your hard drive in any way and incidentally deleted this partition. Backup your computer before you proceed. Running the recovery software utility to create a Recovery Media Kit can lead to data loss (including your music, movies, pictures and applications). Depending on the computer model you have, you will need either a set of CDs or DVDs to create the disks. You can use simple CDs or DVDs:.

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CD-R. DVD-R or DVD+R (only single layer) You can’t use any of the following types of media:. CD-RW. DVD+RW.

DVD-RW. Double layer DVD-R or DVD+R You might need 10 – 12 CDs or 1 – 2 DVDs, depending on the computer model you have. The VAIO software will notify you about the required media type you need to use and how many you’ll need. Before you begin to create the recovery disks, please make sure that you:. Close any programs. Disconnect from the Internet and all other network connections with might have opened. Disconnect any peripheral devices, e.g.

USB flash drives, external hard disk. Disable any antivirus software.

Disable your screensaver Follow these instructions for the VAIO software you have installed:. Using VAIO Recovery Wizard Follow these instructions to create a set of recovery disks for a Sony VAIO computer using the VAIO Recovery Wizard software: If you’re not able to create the disks,.

Boot your computer. Login into Windows. Click Start.

Go to Control Panel. If you have the Category View enabled, go to Performance and Maintenance. Click on the VAIO Recovery Wizard item. Wait for the VAIO Recovery Wizard software to open. Click Next. Select Create Recovery Media Kit (Strongly Recommended) and click Next. Select what type of media you want to use: CDs or DVDs.

Even if your computer has a DVD-RW or DVD±RW drive, the VAIO Recovery Wizard does not support any of the following: CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, 1X and 2X speed DVD-R, or double layer DVD+R and DVD-R. Click Next. Insert your first blank disk in the drive. Click Next. Continue with the rest of the CDs or DVDs. When the “ The Recovery Media Kit is complete” window appears, click OK. Click Finish.

Your computer will now restart. The Recovery Media Kit is completed. Label the disks and keep them safe!