Solved Using sony.wim to Clean restart??

peterwitch

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Good day all, since I have really complicated laptop, its sony VAIO and after I search I got http://www.eightforums.com/installa...-laptop-factory-some-files-missing-thing.html this article. I helped me really lot because I read that after instalation or update into windows 8.1, my laptop cannot find my recovery partition. So I already do the thing.
Assign letter r.jpg
after a long search I dont find the install.wim or install.swm. what I have is sony.wim. Do anyone here know is it the same with install.wim? and please help me to assign the recovery partition so I can push the "remove everything and reinstall windows" on my computer. because Turned out the problem is the missing files thing. Here's the image where I found the sony.wim:
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Because I used the install.wim with tutorial I found online and turned out my laptop does the recovery install without installing my sony bloatware and I cannot adjust my brightness etc.
I am not really good at this btw LOL
Thanks before
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (Preinstalled Windows 8)
Please tell me the size of that sony.wim - because your preview pane is cutting it off

and is R a usb drive or a harddrive partition?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
What size is that wim

and type

diskpart

list disk

post a pic
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
What size is that wim

and type

diskpart

list disk

post a pic

Ops sorry its 3.48 GB Heres the pic
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I have two disk because I follow your instruction before on previous link to change my recovery volume into R/F:\
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Please tell me the size of that sony.wim - because your preview pane is cutting it off

and is R a usb drive or a harddrive partition?
The R partition is harddrive partition but somehow it changed into F now??
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (Preinstalled Windows 8)
That is the ONLY wim you found on that partition F - look in every folder
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
Yes I looked into every folder using the search column and I found another .wim
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Btw its changing into partition F:\ because maybe I run "creating recovery media from my VAIO care"
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (Preinstalled Windows 8)
what size is that p1.wim
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
search G for a wim and what size
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
what else is on G
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
do you have a way to copy the files from G to another location - ext drive or usb?

I worry - as I do not want to lose the files on G

Because the sony.wim - I would of expected to be a little bigger for a factory image

The boot.wim is a little larger then normal - and I would expect that

The P1.wim - I think is the wim for the G -
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
you have to unhide system files - and show hidden files..

you have not seen all the contents as some files are surely hidden

also choose to unhide file extentions

View attachment 58017
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
My computer is still making the recovery media, I will tell you if I already got the result from my USB. I am afraid this is kinda complicated because surely my F partition is bigger than my G partition. I tried to unhide the system files and I only found 3 wim files.
From F: sony.wim (3.48GB) and P1.wim (718MB)
From G; boot.wim (352MB)

or maybe sony never has install.wim files?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (Preinstalled Windows 8)
Most like they name the wim so windows recovery would not find it..

I do believe that is the proper wim, just under a different name..

The recovery media you are creating was from the Sony Option??

Once you finish creating that media post a pic of the files on the media and the contents of the - sources folder
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
Yes so from VAIO care I have the option to create recovery media which I never done before maybe and It changed what tutorial you gave before changing the R partition into F and its still making the recovery media. I hope recovery media I created can be use to help me clean restart my laptop. But seems the command cannot be used. So I finished created my recovery media and all the partition I mentioned to you is gone so I try to search my recovery media in my USB (now in D:\) and I found only two wim file: boot.wim (230MB) and install.wim (3.12GB)

command prompt(admin)
Type> diskpart

type> select disk 0
type> list partition
type> list volume
(post a pic)

you will see a lot of volumes without drive letters assigned..
Now find the 10-20GB volume #
type> select volume # (# being the volume number without a drive letter)

type> assign letter=r
you can now Browse thru R and find Install.wim or Install.swm(s) - those are your Factory recovery Images..

type> exit (to exit diskpart)
type> reagentc /disable

now, assuming the install* file(s) are on "R" and in a folder called "RecoveryImage"
Note: Change "drive letter" and "folder name" below to suit your system setup

type> Reagentc /Setosimage /Path R:\RecoveryImage /Target C:\Windows /Index 1


type> reagentc /enable
reboot PC
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (Preinstalled Windows 8)
Hmm can I try the "remove everything and reinstall windows" now? but I am afraid to do anything right now.

My D partition (USB) has setup.exe btw
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 (Preinstalled Windows 8)
Yes so from VAIO care I have the option to create recovery media which I never done before maybe and It changed what tutorial you gave before changing the R partition into F and its still making the recovery media. I hope recovery media I created can be use to help me clean restart my laptop. But seems the command cannot be used. So I finished created my recovery media and all the partition I mentioned to you is gone so I try to search my recovery media in my USB (now in D:\) and I found only two wim file: boot.wim (230MB) and install.wim (3.12GB)

command prompt(admin)
Type> diskpart

type> select disk 0
type> list partition
type> list volume
(post a pic)

you will see a lot of volumes without drive letters assigned..
Now find the 10-20GB volume #
type> select volume # (# being the volume number without a drive letter)

type> assign letter=r
you can now Browse thru R and find Install.wim or Install.swm(s) - those are your Factory recovery Images..

type> exit (to exit diskpart)
type> reagentc /disable

now, assuming the install* file(s) are on "R" and in a folder called "RecoveryImage"
Note: Change "drive letter" and "folder name" below to suit your system setup

type> Reagentc /Setosimage /Path R:\RecoveryImage /Target C:\Windows /Index 1


type> reagentc /enable
reboot PC

I never told you to do that HERE.. You found that else where..
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 3.1 > Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 8700
    CPU
    I7
    Memory
    24 GB
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