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This computer came with Windows XP preinstalled. Thus, I used Partition Magic to shrink the Windows partition and create new partitions for Linux. However, my experience with preinstalled MS/Sony software strengthened my decision to keep my exposure to this horrible product to a minimum. Do you think that I am exaggerating? Read on and judge yourself.
The laptop came with so called Recovery Wizard that is supposed to restore the operating system in case of an emergency. Basically, it keeps a copy of the system on a hidden 5 GB partition. The disk is divided to three partitions: (1) hidden restore partition (5 GB), (2) disk C:, and (3) disk D:. The Sony guide book suggests that you can create a set of 10 recovery CDs and then you can remove the hidden partition to gain more disk space. However, the Recovery Wizard was so badly written that it always stopped after burning a few CDs with a message (quoting from what I remember it said): "Error writing to the CD. Close the wizard and the computer will be restarted. Then create the CD again." Sure enough, upon closing the message and the wizard the computer rebooted. After reboot, the wizard started creating the recovery CDs from the first one again! Believe me, I searched for an option but did not find any. I do not understand why Sony (MS?) creates such a piece of c**p instead of packing a restore DVD with this $2500 computer, especially if Sony sells the restore kit for a mere $15. If they added the CD/DVD kit, I might have never needed it so I would have never discovered how badly written this software is. Their attempt to save lousy $15 will cost them negative feedback shared with many other potential customers. In the end, I have ordered the recovery DVD.
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