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software on recovery DVD

mystudio — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 20:29:06 GMT

Hi,

I've upgraded my Vaio k115s with XP Pro. Offcourse, I do mis the programs on de Vaio recovery DVD now, like, the simple DVD burn program, the desktops, one of the drivers (I think the one for the memory stick) and, most important, the extra funcions to change screen brightness and to change volume with the Fn+F3-F6 combinations.

Who can tell me where to find this kind of stuff on the original recovery DVD? It's out there, somewhere.......but, where?

Thanks in advance for al suggestions!

Re: software on recovery DVD

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 20:31:33 GMT

The usually a utilities and drivers folder on the DVD

Re: software on recovery DVD

Eugenepang — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 21:52:56 GMT

Did you burn out the recovery DVD?

Re: software on recovery DVD

mystudio — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 11:11:10 GMT

It's the original DVD wich comes with the Vaio.

There is a driver section on DVD, indeed. However, the software wich comes with the Vaio originaly, is nowhere to find on the DVD. I think Sony has made a kind of an image of it, cause there are some big files on the DVD, like 'sony.pac', 'sony.img', and 'sony.IO1', sony.IO2', and sonyIO3'. I think it possible the extra software is in these maps, cause I can't find it in a sort of an extra map on te dvd.

Also, wich driver do I need to get back the functionality of the funtions of the keyboard? (F2-F6)?

Anyone?

Re: software on recovery DVD

Twisted-Rizla — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:42:55 GMT

Can you not download the original driver and utilities package from Vaio-Link ?

Re: software on recovery DVD

kee-lo_ — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 22:17:33 GMT

The software is indeed hidden in the image which the recovery routine uses to recover the VAIO

Re: software on recovery DVD

mystudio — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 13:05:39 GMT

The link on the site doesnt work.........by the way, you can download the drivers and utils over there, but, not the software, like the dvd player, I think......

Is there a way to unpack the images from the original DVD of is this prohibited

More important for me is, by the way, the fast link buttons, F2 to F6. Which driver should take care of this:smileyconfused:

Re: software on recovery DVD

kee-lo_ — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 13:26:29 GMT

They don't allow you to download the software on the site, nor extract them, but they're in PAC files, so your favourite search engine might help?

Re: software on recovery DVD

mystudio — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 22:35:07 GMT

Yeah! This is real fun...........I found a program which can extract the .pac files from the dvd. However, you'll get 100 of .exe files with names like W-SP-00-89234-45566.exe

This is gonna be trial and error

I think I'm gonna try all of them, rename the files so that I know them for the future, and re install my OS!

There are also programs on the original DVD wich are not on the original install of the vaio. Fun.......

I hope I can find my function keys driver somewhere between the strange files............

Re: software on recovery DVD

Fuzion — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 13:22:32 GMT

i have the same problem now... i miss the Fn function and the scrolling function on my touchpad.

did you find these?

and what program did you use for unpacking the files?

Re: software on recovery DVD

kee-lo_ — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:22:12 GMT

Yeah it's not easy at all to discover what what is.

Re: software on recovery DVD

mystudio — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:21:25 GMT

Well, there's a program calles 'kcap.exe', which can extract the .pac files on the DVD. You can find it on the internet.
Futhermore, the map c:\utils which is on the the HD originally, has a file called utils.exe. This program is for the functionality of the Fn keys and the Vaio power management.
You also can find this program on the vaio download site, although, the link doesnt work at this moment.
So, the only thing I didn't find yet are the original screensavers. For the rest, it's complete. All additional software, like the Adobe stuff, the Vaio media stuff, Moodlogic, Drag n Drop on DVD, Click to DVD and Intervideo DVD player are all in the .pac file.........
good luck!

Re: software on recovery DVD

kee-lo_ — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 15:00:37 GMT

Nice one