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Windows 7 Reformat, recover Sony Vaio programs

Oct 29, 2009 1:47AM PDT

Hi guys,

I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my computer but I have lost now all my programs from Sony Vaio. Like Sony Vaio Musicbox, Movie Story,... Is there a way to get these back? I have installed all the drivers but I can't find anywhere I can download the programs. Is this possible?

Greetings,
Daniel

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Re: Sony Vaio programs
Oct 29, 2009 1:50AM PDT

Didn't you get them on CD to reinstall? What was the previous OS?

Kees

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Re: Sony Vaio programs
Oct 29, 2009 3:35AM PDT

My previous operating system was Windows Vista Home Premium. And no there were no recovery disks supplied.

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Re: Sony Vaio programs
Oct 29, 2009 4:50AM PDT

Going from Vista to Windows 7 Ultimate it had been possible to do an upgrade install, leaving all your programs. Apparently, you chose a custom (clean) install, which deletes all your programs. A somewhat un-understandable choice, given that you couldn't reinstall all your programs.

If these programs aren't downloadable from the Sony site (and probably they aren't) then I should contact their customer support and see if they have them available for you.

Kees

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recovery
Aug 28, 2010 5:41PM PDT

how to recover back my original vaio vgn-ns25g system coz i already reformatted my vaio to window 7. previous os is windows vista home premium. all the system gone after i reformatted. please guide me. i don't know what to do.

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Windows 7 Reformat, recover Sony Vaio programs
Jan 1, 2012 10:25PM PST

Hi guys,
<div>I recently installed Windows 7 Ultimate on my computer but I have lost now all orginal software from Sony Vaio. Like Sony Vaio gate,webcam campion,smart networker. Is there a way to get or downloadable online or reinstalable from sony vaio centre?

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Windows 7 Reformat, recover Sony Vaio programs
Sep 13, 2010 12:27AM PDT

For support for Windows operating systems preinstalled by computer manufacturers please contact the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for Windows support. Sony VAIO support can be found <a href=?http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/index.pl?>here</a>.

Brandon
Windows Outreach Team- IT Pro