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Sony Vaio recovery center: no "next" button or link

Posted on 09/14/2009 9:06:19 PM PDT by rudy45

I am trying to create recovery disks for a Sony Vaio. After getting to help and support windows, and clicking on a link for "recovery disks," I reach a window that explains what recovery disks are and what they do. The last line in this window says, "to create recovery disks, click next." However, this window has no link labeled "next" and no clickable button labeled "next." Furthermore, the window cannot be maximized (there is no maximize icon), or does it have horizontal or vertical scrolling. In other words, there's nothing to click.

Has anyone run into this issue? How do I create recovery disks on a Vaio? Thanks.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: computer; sony; vaio

1 posted on 09/14/2009 9:06:20 PM PDT by rudy45
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To: rudy45; ShadowAce

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2 posted on 09/14/2009 9:10:13 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (So many Communists, so little time.)
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To: rudy45

Can you resize it? Make it wider perhaps to slide any hidden controls up into the window.


3 posted on 09/14/2009 9:11:21 PM PDT by TheZMan (White male, short hair, armed Patriot. Keep pushing.)
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To: TheZMan

I believe the “resize” option you’re looking for is the full-screen mode.


4 posted on 09/14/2009 9:16:37 PM PDT by G Larry ( Obamacare=Dying in Line!)
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To: rudy45

Try pressing TAB and then ENTER.


5 posted on 09/14/2009 9:18:22 PM PDT by Sockdologer (Waiting patiently for the Democrats to solve the world's problems.)
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To: rudy45

Check this out.
http://www.joetech.com/2008/03/01/my-sony-vaio-vgn-sz430n-hard-drive-crashed-and-how-i-fixed-it/


6 posted on 09/14/2009 9:21:51 PM PDT by Master of Orion
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To: G Larry

He said there was no maximize.


7 posted on 09/14/2009 9:23:37 PM PDT by TheZMan (White male, short hair, armed Patriot. Keep pushing.)
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To: TheZMan

hmmm...thought you could force that via a right click function?


8 posted on 09/14/2009 9:26:08 PM PDT by G Larry ( Obamacare=Dying in Line!)
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To: rudy45

I’ve had this happen when the program is using the wrong font size for the window. Happens more when the program is using an HTML window because I usually keep the IE font size setting on large (easier to read with my eyesight).

These are a few tricks I have used as workarounds:

1. Try left click and hold somewhere near the bottom of the window, then move the pointer down towards the bottom like you would to highlight the text. This sometimes scrolls the screen down (can also work going to the right) so that you can see the proper button choices to continue. If that doesn’t work, then try #2.

2. Close the program, open IE browser, click on ‘view’ menu, then ‘text size’, then smallest. Now try running your program again. If that doesn’t work, then try #3.

3. Change the screen resolution to the absolute highest resolution possible (makes fonts much smaller looking). If that doesn’t work, then leave the resolution at the highest and go back and try #1 & 2 again.

If none of those work, then try the ‘blind geek’ game (LOL).
That’s using the tab key to jump to an unseen button and hitting enter to see what happens. This almost always works after a few trys, but it also could do something you really don’t want to happen. That’s the fun of the the blind geek game (or as some call it, Russian Geek roulette, heheh).

Good Luck.
;>)

RT


9 posted on 09/14/2009 9:32:27 PM PDT by RebelTex
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To: G Larry

Sometimes you can double-click the title bar, but typically if there’s no maximize button (the one with a square in the top-right) then double clicking has no effect. When I reference resizing, I mean grabbing an edge and dragging it.


10 posted on 09/14/2009 10:01:57 PM PDT by TheZMan (White male, short hair, armed Patriot. Keep pushing.)
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To: RebelTex
I like blind geek roulette. It's fun especially when it's "your" window that you're having to trick.

C:\>format c:
Press ENTER when ready...

Formatting 1.44M
Format complete.
Volumn label (11 characters, ENTER for none)? OOPS

11 posted on 09/14/2009 10:08:46 PM PDT by TheZMan (White male, short hair, armed Patriot. Keep pushing.)
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To: rudy45
I have no problem with mine, but there are likely different versions.

I click the highlighted text: Windows Complete PC Backup and that creates the OS and full disk back-up on whatever media you specify. I then backup the personal files as needed to my server on a regular schedule.
12 posted on 09/14/2009 10:16:16 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: rudy45

Why don’t you just go directly to the Windows backup and restore menu in the control panel? The Vaio window actually takes you there, although it is not obvious that is what it is doing (or supposed to be doing). There isn’t a separate Vaio recovery disk utility.

If you don’t like the windows backup utility, Acronis is very good. I’ve used it for cloning disks, but it mainly is used for backups.

http://www.acronis.com/


13 posted on 09/14/2009 10:37:02 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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To: TheZMan

ROTFLOL

Well, at least it wasn’t the FDISK command.

BTW, I love my SpinRite 6. I’ve rescued a few HDDs with it.


14 posted on 09/14/2009 10:40:50 PM PDT by RebelTex
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To: RebelTex

I thought about doing fdisk but most wouldn’t get it =P

Delete allocation? Sure!


15 posted on 09/14/2009 10:42:48 PM PDT by TheZMan (White male, short hair, armed Patriot. Keep pushing.)
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To: TheZMan

I think we just dated ourselves, LOL.


16 posted on 09/14/2009 11:08:16 PM PDT by RebelTex
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To: rudy45

Your Sony supplied media did this? You need to get Sony to send you replacement CDs then, or get replacement drivers off the Sony web site. Your system configuration is anyone’s guess, only Sony would know (from your system model number and/or config sheet) what devices you have and what drivers/firmware you need. Chances are you either missed the Next button or the CD is mismatched to your system.


17 posted on 09/14/2009 11:59:50 PM PDT by rahbert (All Kenny G, all the time)
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To: RebelTex

Hehe. I started in ~91. I can fully appreciate that these days I create and delete Word documents at work that wouldn’t have fit on my first HD, even if it was double spaced.


18 posted on 09/15/2009 5:05:57 AM PDT by TheZMan (White male, short hair, armed Patriot. Keep pushing.)
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To: rahbert

Here’s how I resolved the issue: When I started the recovery center again, and came to that window that had no button to click, no link and no scroll bars, I simply pressed (enter) and voila! lol I came to the next screen. The system now is preparing the DVD media for me.

Thanks.


19 posted on 09/15/2009 9:16:32 PM PDT by rudy45
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To: rudy45

“Keyboard not found; press F1 to continue”


20 posted on 09/16/2009 10:41:45 AM PDT by steve-b (Intelligent Design -- "A Wizard Did It")
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