Instructions

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Click the "Start" button on your Task Bar. In Windows Vista, the "Start" button will look like a blue button with the Windows logo.
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Locate and click the "Control Panel" option located inside of your "Start" menu. This will bring up your "Control Panel" screen.
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Double-click the "Vaio Recovery Wizard" button. This will bring up a window.
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Follow the instructions given during the Vaio Recovery Wizard. When prompted, confirm that you want to reset your Vaio to its original factory settings.
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Allow the computer upwards of an hour to properly restore itself to factory settings.

Tips & Warnings

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If you still have the Sony Vaio Recovery disks that ship with all new Vaio computers, you can ease the process by simply inserting these disks and following their instruction.
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Back up any files that you may want to keep before the restore. Once the restore begins, any files not backed up will be lost forever.

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