I have previously used the system recovery cd's on my Sony Vaio(Windows Me.) after doing so, the notebook worked properly eccept you would have to press F1 after the sony vaio beginning screen in order to start the operating system. Many problems insued (screen would go black at random, F1 would have to be used to cure black screen but it was only temporary, and system restore would not function properly. Due to these problems i resorted to using the system recovery cd's once again, but now an error message wont let me pass 36% in the first part of cd #1. again F1 is also needed to start the system recovery process. Regular start up is no longer possible because i get a message saying no operating system found. I would appreciate very much your help and support.

Is the recovery disk damaged, scratched or unclean?
Maybe ordering another may help. Call sony.

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