I won't labour the point made in another thread but some may recall for the past 5 days my machine has failed to start after a factory reset and re-setup.

I have posted the solution here for those interested.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=62768643&postcount=130

Note adb and fastboot needs to be installed on your laptop; Do a Google search for adb install

Not one part of the solution was proposed by any member of Sony's Support Team. They are not technical and know not of what they speak.