topic Re: Vaio Recovery Utility. in PCs & Accessories

Vaio Recovery Utility.

kornel — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:06:49 GMT

Hi there!

After I bought my VGN-S3XP I deleted the partitions to reinstall my company licence WinXP. I created recovery disks, but I deleted the recovery partition.

So. After the install I wanted to install the original applications (it is on the application recovery disk). BUT I DON'T HAVE the software to do it. It is called: Vaio Recovery Utility. Maybe ot was stored on the recovery partition I deleted.
Of course, the Vaio Support Site contains only update for this software, but the original full software can be find nowhere.

So.. If anyone has got this application in install file or has got any idea for this problem, please send me the solution.

Thanks a lot, in addition

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

seb21__ — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:12:48 GMT

It schould be two DVDs, the second of them should contain the applications.

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

William — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:14:45 GMT

If you made your recovery disks successfully then the disks will restore your Vaio to the same as when you received it.

If they are like mine (CD's) then individual applications are not accessible.

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

kornel — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:17:13 GMT

Unfortunately it doesn't contain it. I examined each folders on this cd. There isn't.So I can boot my computer from CD, but it can recovery only the full system. I don't want to do it. I need only the windows application (Vaio Recovery Utility) that can reinstall from the application recovery disk that great stuffs)

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

rich912 — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:22:04 GMT

Try installing the pre-installed utilities (downloadable from Vaio Link) – this may reinstate the Vaio Recovery Utility.

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

kornel — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:27:09 GMT

No.. It doesn't contains.

I tried several things to reinstall it. I tried everything. There are no chance unless finding this softwre in standalone install file or directory.

I scanned several support ftp servers, websites, pre-installed utilities of other models, so on..

I wrorte to the e-support, but there is no response.

Would anyone check his own notebook's C partition? Maybe the original state contains this installer.

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

kornel — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:29:35 GMT

I mean C:\utils

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

rich912 — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:51:00 GMT

Try installing the pre-installed utilities (downloadable from Vaio Link)

Have you tried this?

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

kornel — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:00:15 GMT

yes!

the pre-installed utils don't contains vaio recovery utility:smileysad:

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

rich912 — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 21:04:59 GMT

have a look at this Sony guide for installing your own copy of XP + applications.

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

kornel — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 08:34:15 GMT

My Friends, Here comes the solution:
(I hope it will be helpful for many user)

SO: The E_Support Team noticed, that it is impossible to install this VAIO Recovery Utility as a standalone application.

BUT:
I have found a very usefull post somewhere in the solution room, that started me on the right way.
There is a very-very smart file, called: kcap.exe
It can "unpack" the sony.pac, sony1.pac etc. files to the hard disk. So if someone has the application CD and wants to install the supplied stuffs to his/her own Windows licence, than it is easy with this small file.

There is a great guide in this website:

http://myplc.com/sony/sony_apps.htm

Have a lot of fun!

Thanks for everyone who has got idea to find the solution.

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

seb21__ — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:13:41 GMT

Thankyou.:smileycool:

Re: Vaio Recovery Utility.

William — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:43:08 GMT

Thank you it works.:smileygrin:

I couldn't find KCAP.EXE on my HDD or recovery DVD so I downloaded it from your link.

Using it I successfully extracted the applications from my Recovery DVD which won't run any more due to my Mobo change.

I use Norton Ghost to make backups of my C & D drive but they might come in useful one day.:smileygrin:

I was able to rename several of the directories to show what application they contain but there quite a few that remain nameless?