setup win7 without formating hard

hi guys,i want to know is there any way to setup a new windows 7 on my sony vaio vpc F116 when windows doesnt come up(when repair doesnt work)because i heared that after changing windows,we cant find related drivers of it ?a way except doing recovery because i dont want to miss my information in my hard disk

Reply 1 : setup win7 without formating hard

You could try setting up Windows 7 onto a new partition you create during setup provided you have enough RAW space to work with. This will at least give you the interface you need to pull your files off. Afterward, you can reformat with no data loss. If the repair process didn't work as it should, this is probably the simplest option to explore. Just my thoughts. It is what I would do if in the same situation as you with my own machine.

Reply 2 : setup win7 without formating hard

Have you tried to rescue your data through the Vaio Care Recovery? There is an option right before you go through the Recovery/Restore: How to perform a custom recovery using the VAIO Care? version 6 software.



Edit: Also, you can get all the drivers through Vaio Care and/or Sony eSupport, so not sure what you meant by that part unless you are trying to load a different version of Windows, like Vista/XP/32-bit version. But it seemed your main concern is losing your data, so you can try the above data rescue or some other rescue software, then re-install Windows or do a full Recovery.

Reply 3 : setup win7 without formating hard

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Originally Posted by jpride Have you tried to rescue your data through the Vaio Care Recovery? There is an option right before you go through the Recovery/Restore: How to perform a custom recovery using the VAIO Care? version 6 software. Edit: Also, you can get all the drivers through Vaio Care and/or Sony eSupport, so not sure what you meant by that part unless you are trying to load a different version of Windows, like Vista/XP/32-bit version. But it seemed your main concern is losing your data, so you can try the above data rescue or some other rescue software, then re-install Windows or do a full Recovery.

thanks,but when my loptop doesnt come up,how can i run this rescue?and where can i find my F116 drivers?

Reply 4 : setup win7 without formating hard

You can either hit F10 at boot up (assuming you did not delete your recovery partition) or you can use your recovery disks (which you should have made as soon as you got your computer). You probably have both of these but you should at least have one or the other since anyone who was going to delete their recovery partition would certainly make the recovery disks first.... Like I said, you can find all your drivers in Vaio Care Recovery (the easiest way) or the Sony Support page for your model. I don't even know which country you are in so you can look that up for yourself.



Edit: Just thought of another way, if you still have your rec partition, you can even hit the Assist button with the computer off and it will boot right into Recovery.

Reply 5 : setup win7 without formating hard

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Originally Posted by jpride You can either hit F10 at boot up (assuming you did not delete your recovery partition) or you can use your recovery disks (which you should have made as soon as you got your computer). You probably have both of these but you should at least have one or the other since anyone who was going to delete their recovery partition would certainly make the recovery disks first.... Like I said, you can find all your drivers in Vaio Care Recovery (the easiest way) or the Sony Support page for your model. I don't even know which country you are in so you can look that up for yourself. Edit: Just thought of another way, if you still have your rec partition, you can even hit the Assist button with the computer off and it will boot right into Recovery.

thanks man,i did what you said and worked,thanks