UX180P Recovery Discs - table of contents

[stevenf]

Here is what I've been able to determine about what's what on the recovery DVDs. Disc 2 is covered, but Disc 1 has some mystery items. If you know what they are, please share!

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== Disc 1 ==

Windows XP Pro SP2

drivers/
- AHL-62S Touchpanel
- ALPS Film Stick Point driver
- Audio Driver
- Bluetooth driver
- driver.EXE - "VAIO Driver Installation"
- Ethernet
- Intel 915GM_PM_GMS_910GML_Alviso
- Intel 945GMS Internal Graphics
- Intel Pro Wireless LAN Driver
- Memory Stick Driver
- Notebook Control
- Richo USB Dual Camera
- Sony HDD Protection Driver
- Sony Image Filter Driver
- SonyPi - "Sony Programmable I/O Control Device"
- ssl - "Sony Shared Library for XP"
- Touch Panel Driver Registry Patch
- TouchChip Fingerprint Coprocessor
- USB Mouse
- VAIO USB Camera
- VDC EGPRS Modem Driver

DIST020603902.EXE - Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006 Trial
FPPS140608701.EXE - Fingerprint Protector Suite
ICEM030523402.EXE - IceMaker - Sony says: "The ICEMaker® software is a tool integrated with VAIO® Support Central to provide troubleshooting functionality. To prevent loss of that functionality, it should remain installed on the computer, and should not be uninstalled."
IMCN060605105.EXE - Image Converter

Unknown files:

sony.i01
sony.i02
sony.i03
sony.img
sony1p_0614502.pac
sonydnt.img


== Disc 2 ==

MSST010612107.EXE - Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006
MSWB350603901.EXE - MS Works Bundle
N06T050612101.EXE - Norton 2006 Trial
OSBT210604010.EXE - Office 2003 Small Business Trial
QNUE060604407.EXE - Quicken New User Edition
SMCT010603905.EXE - System Mechanic Trial
SONC510606821.EXE - Sonic Stage
TBTH110608107.EXE - Toshiba Bluetooth
TMAS010530107.EXE - Trend Micro AntiSpyware
VCAP050613003.EXE - VAIO Camera Package
VSSA050531911.EXE - VAIO Survey Standalone
VWCU300614605.EXE - Wireless Connection Utility
WIND270518607.EXE - WinDVD
WJGM010530402.EXE - Jeopardy Game Module
XVAM080603906.EXE - VAIO Media

[BeyondtheTech]

sony.i* is the backup image of the preinstalled Windows XP Professional.

sony1p_0614502.pac is an archive that can be accessed by the KCAP.EXE utility (http://www.myplc.com/sony/sony_apps.htm). It contains drivers and applications similar to the separate Drivers folder, but also contains important installs such as the VAIO Power Management.

[bmcbride]

I definately agree with beyondtheTech. And LOVE your thoughts on pocketpcthoughts.com ;)

[tairus]

can anyone upload both discs to somewhere? i have Taiwanese UX17TP, but can't read chinese. I installed some english version of XP, but would like to have full set of english recovery discs. Thanks!

[BeyondtheTech]

I have an idea...

What if one were to make an ISO image of the recovery discs, then modify it with MagicISO/UltraISO in order to replace the EXE files with another EXE file that does nothing, so as to prevent loading a lot of the bloatware?

I was able to access the recovery partition and delete the EXE of the Microsoft Office 2003 Trial and the Norton Internet Security, but when I tried the restore, it said that the disk was full - probably the only error message it could come up for trying to launch an EXE that's not there.

However, if you can create your own "dummy" EXE that will do basically nothing, it may just keep on going as if it was installed.