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Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:19:34 GMT

I created two dvd's with the recovery stuff on it with Vaio Recovery Tool. After creating the dvd's I made the parition unallocated (Everything removed) with Norton Partition Magic instead of using Vaio software....now I have a primary partition and I can't move the extra space to my d or c drive.

I want to recover the partition again, and want to know how to do this. I have the FE11S laptop.

thx ahead

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:23:15 GMT

Hard question huh lol:smileygrin:

Re: Restore recovery partition

rich912 — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:38:10 GMT

Have you tried Partition Magic 8.0 ?

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:31:45 GMT

I used partition magic 8 to remove all data on the recovery partition. The partition still exists but because it's a primary disk I don't know how to add this partition to my c or d drive. Right now I have a 7 gb partition that is emty and i can't use. Since I am not allowed to move my C: drive to the left on top of the unallocated space because windows is running on it. Damm this really seems impossible....

Partition Magic will not restore recovery partition ofcourse....

Re: Restore recovery partition

Thalamus. — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 23:44:19 GMT

Is the primary drive the one with windows installed or is it the now empty recovery partition

Re: Restore recovery partition

Thalamus. — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:02:30 GMT

I created two dvd's with the recovery stuff on it with Vaio Recovery Tool. After creating the dvd's I made the parition unallocated (Everything removed) with Norton Partition Magic instead of using Vaio software....now I have a primary partition and I can't move the extra space to my d or c drive.

I want to recover the partition again, and want to know how to do this. I have the FE11S laptop.

If partiton magic does not seem to work for you, you could use your recovery DVD and follow the FE11S Vaio Recovery Procedure then at step 11 choose C and D drive recovery (change Partition sizes)

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:49:59 GMT

Yeah I know I have that option, but after installing everything already I ofcourse prefer NOT to remove anything. That would cost me a lot of work.

I actually dont want the recovery partition. I just want it so I can remove it again with Sony Recovery Tool. I made the mistake by removing Recovery Partition with Partition Magic. I want to use that space for my c or d drive without removing any data of my harddisk.

About your question wich one is the primary one...well both of the partitions are primary disks, but my c drive where windows media center is installed is active. Sony made the Recovery Partition a primary hidden harddisk. I removied all the data from Recovery Partition with Partition Magic. And now I am stuck with another Primary harddsik because I did not use Sony Recovery Tool to remove that Partition. IF I ONLY COULD TURN BACK TIME LOL :smileygrin:

Who knows a solution.....?

To bad you can't upload pictures here, very annoying....also this postedeting page is bad. When I want to add a Smilies it always puts it at the end of the document. Amateurs.....:smileytongue:

Re: Restore recovery partition

kee-lo_ — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:43:00 GMT

I think you'll need some Linux partition manager which can reenable the partition, but it's dangerous

Re: Restore recovery partition

peter4654 — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:32:12 GMT

Beg, borrow or steal a Windows XP installation disk. Boot from it and select the unallocated partition. Format it as NTFS, then remove the disk before it starts to install Windows. As you'll now have a partition with an allocated drive letter, you should be able to merge it to another partition

Re: Restore recovery partition

svangis — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:03:26 GMT

I used partition magic 8 to remove all data on the recovery partition. The partition still exists but because it's a primary disk I don't know how to add this partition to my c or d drive. Right now I have a 7 gb partition that is emty and i can't use. Since I am not allowed to move my C: drive to the left on top of the unallocated space because windows is running on it. Damm this really seems impossible....

Partition Magic will not restore recovery partition ofcourse....

hi everyone. this is my first club-vaio forum post.

I bought my vaio in germany last summer. when i first got it I was so excited I didnt realized that all the software was only supplied on the rec.partition. since I didnt understand german I quickly formatted and installed a version of XP in english.

now I regret and I want to have all the vaio stuff and ability to have a rec. partition. I spoke to some support people, but they couldnt guarantee me that I could get/buy a disc that I could use to set it all back again (and in english) - or if they could pick it up and reset it for me 😐

does anyone know if this has happened before?

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:06:35 GMT

Beg, borrow or steal a Windows XP installation disk. Boot from it and select the unallocated partition. Format it as NTFS, then remove the disk before it starts to install Windows. As you'll now have a partition with an allocated drive letter, you should be able to merge it to another partition

I tried that, but then it want's to start with that new created partition where there is no windows xp installed.

Re: Restore recovery partition

William — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:19:28 GMT

Beg, borrow or steal a Windows XP installation disk. Boot from it and select the unallocated partition. Format it as NTFS, then remove the disk before it starts to install Windows. As you'll now have a partition with an allocated drive letter, you should be able to merge it to another partition


I tried that, but then it want's to start with that new created partition where there is no windows xp installed.

Seems like you are stuffed until you do a Full Recovery, must be a case of Vaio way or no way.

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:52:20 GMT

I sure hope not....thats why I am asking here

Re: Restore recovery partition

Thalamus. — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:27:09 GMT

Is the old deleted recovery partition an NTFS file system?

If is not and it's FAT32 or something different, I think that may be your problem as you can not integrate a non NTFS partition into a NTFS partition.

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:17:36 GMT

Is the old deleted recovery partition an NTFS file system?

If is not and it's FAT32 or something different, I think that may be your problem as you can not integrate a non NTFS partition into a NTFS partition.

With Partition Magic I can change the partition into NTFS or into FAT32. Right now I have it as an Unallocated partition....I can change everything except changing the primary setting...

Re: Restore recovery partition

Thalamus. — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 21:29:01 GMT

I think you need to change the partition to NTFS, then you should be able to merge into C or D.

However if this does not work it could corrupt your system..so back-up data first

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:13:47 GMT

Hmmm maybe but ofcourse I dont know if want to lose everything. Guess I could use Norton Ghost to backup everything....

Re: Restore recovery partition

Thalamus. — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:27:36 GMT

Good idea to back up, I do think this will work but it's been so long since I've used Partition Magic I'm not 100% sure.:smileyhappy:

Re: Restore recovery partition

Carelino — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:10:58 GMT

Well it did not work....still no solution...:(

It did not merge anything

Re: Restore recovery partition

Thalamus. — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 19:03:32 GMT

Well it did not work....still no solution...:(

It did not merge anything

Did you format the unknown partition into NTFS:smileyconfused: