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About

the softwar

your Sony

notebook

Using Video software

Menu bar

Shows MovieShaker menus.

Monitor panel

Contains the

Shake

Capture

, and

Edit tray

. Select a tray by clicking the

Shake

Capture

, or

Edit

tab.

The

Shake

tray is for creating a scene of approximately 30 seconds long including background music,

using clips on the

Clip tray

at random.

The

Capture tray

is provided for capturing images directly from the DV device or MICROMV device

connected to your computer, and importing them into the

Clip tray

. The monitor displays the images

recorded on the videotapes of the DV device or MICROMV device.

The

Edit tray

is for processing scenes. Click a scene on the

Product tray

, then it is displayed on the

Edit tray

. You can add an effect to the scene by dragging the effect from the

Effect tray

and/or the

Text tray

and dropping it on the

Edit tray

Tool panel

In the

Tool

panel, you will find the

Effect, Text, Transition, Narration

and

Index tray

. Select a tray

by clicking the

Effect

Text

Transition

, or

Narration

button. Only when a MICROMV device has been

connected to your computer and

MICROMV Device

has been selected from the

Device

menu, the

Index tray appears while

the Capture tray

is displayed on the monitor panel.

The

Effect

tray contains various effects to be applied to a scene.

The

Text

tray provides a tool for creating a text effect to be applied to a scene.

The

Transition

tray contains various transition effects to be inserted between scenes.

The

Narration

tray provides a tool for recording narration to be inserted into a movie.

The

Index

tray provides a tool for capturing images from a MICROMV device and imports them into

the Clip tray.

Clip tray

The

Clip

tray is provided for placing clips to be processed with MovieShaker.

It can contain a movie file, still image and/or sound files.

Product tray

The

Product

tray is where you arrange clips to make a movie. In the

Product

tray, you will find the

Storyboard

Display

and the

Timeline

Display

On the

Storyboard

, you can easily arrange scenes and transitions.

On the

Timeline

, you can arrange scenes, transitions, background music, and narration, and make fine

adjustments to the starting/ending points and duration of scenes, transitions, background music, and
narration.

Summary of Contents for PCG-FX802P

Page 1: ...N About the software on your Sony notebook P C G F X 8 0 0 s e r i e s ...

Page 2: ...tion organized under Japanese Law the manufacturer of your Sony computer system the SONY HARDWARE Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software distributed together with this EULA the SONY SOFTWARE By installing or using the SONY SOFTWARE you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA You may use the SONY SOFTWARE only in connection with the use of the SONY HARDWARE SONY...

Page 3: ...y to replace media damaged by accident abuse or misapplication The above limited warranty replaces all other representations conditions and warranties whether express or implied by statute or otherwise and Sony expressly disclaims all other warranties and all conditions including but not limited to the implied warranties and or conditions of satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpos...

Page 4: ...promotes energy saving through the use of computers and their office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards an...

Page 5: ...ate that a product contains an IEEE1394 connection Adobe Adobe Photoshop Elements and Adobe Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under licence QuickTime is registered in the U S and other countries RealPlayer is a trademark or registered trademark of RealNetworks Inc in the U S and other countries Symantec Norton AntiVirus...

Page 6: ...nk com Guarantee Protect your investment See the Guarantee sheet for the terms and conditions and refer to your Troubleshooting Guide for more information To register your Sony VAIO computer proceed as follows 1 Connect your phone line and set up a modem connection see Configuring your modem page 57 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop 3 Select your language and click Ne...

Page 7: ... into your computer create photo albums labels and make prints DVgate Sony Electronics DVgate is a kit of 3 complementary applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still and DVgate Assemble This collection makes it easy to select and edit digital video clips then bring them together into a professional looking home video Use i LINK to connect your digital video camera and the computer operates as an editi...

Page 8: ...ackground music and text All you do is import your clips pick the tune you want and MovieShaker does the rest You can also choose to take control and produce your very own movie You choose the exact clips order special effects and transitions You can also import your own music and MovieShaker will automatically match the length of the song to the length of your movie Smart Capture Sony Electronics...

Page 9: ... which larger quantities of high quality music can be distributed without subsequent unauthorized distribution of the music files The SonicStage software encrypts and manages music files either downloaded to a personal computer by using the EMD services or adopted or created from your own CD or the Internet Sony Style Imaging shortcut on the desktop Sony Electronics Sony Style Imaging is an easy w...

Page 10: ...dobe Premiere version 6 0 on your computer available for purchase VAIO System Information Sony Electronics Thanks to VAIO System Information you can check the product information model name serial number BIOS version OS version and OS serial number and the system information CPU clock frequency system memory and cache memory of your notebook at all times Product Recovery CD ROMs Sony Corporation T...

Page 11: ...rom unauthorized access when you are on the Internet For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Internet Explorer 6 0 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Internet browser allowing you to surf the World Wide Web The Setup Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to your service provider A full e mail package enables ...

Page 12: ...eing downloaded For questions and technical assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Photoshop Elements Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Elements software introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new features that offer something for every user Delivering the broadest and most productive toolset available Photoshop Elements helps you explore your creativity w...

Page 13: ...ed to SARC are analyzed and the results are reported automatically within seven days When you configure Norton AntiVirus adequately your computer is safe Norton AntiVirus can automatically check boot records for viruses at system startup check programs for viruses at the time you use them scan all local hard drives for viruses once per week and monitor your computer for any activity that might ind...

Page 14: ...he online help files and the website at http www callserve com EN help index asp WinDVD InterVideo Inc InterVideo Inc s WinDVD is a simple to use DVD player WinDVD combines all the features you would expect to find on a standard consumer DVD player in addition to some very advanced functionalities full precision video decoding a choice of user interfaces and video display options You can play DVD ...

Page 15: ...ers on your personal computer It also gives you the ability to output the edited material for recording on a DV device With DVgate you can easily perform image editing with your computer and a DV device DVgate consists of 3 applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still DVgate Assemble Depending on the computer settings frames may be lost during video capture and frame duplication when recording edited v...

Page 16: ... You can then choose to save the selected scenes as separate files or as one file Recording edited video on a DV device You can record the edited video on tape using a DV device such as a digital video camera recorder connected to the computer With DVgate you are not limited to recording single clips but you can record a series of clips on the DV device at one time To launch DVgate Motion proceed ...

Page 17: ...Click Mark to mark the beginning of the first segment The first frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Click Mark again to mark the end of the segment to capture The last frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Continue to mark as many segments as you want 5 Click Capture to import the selected video segment or click Capture Al...

Page 18: ...e recording correction values To ensure accuracy in the recording you can specify recording correction values Adjustment of the recording correction values is especially important when performing splice recording You can choose to specify the values yourself or to have them automatically adjusted by using the automatic calibration feature The values generated by the automatic calibration feature a...

Page 19: ...o save files as multiple files in DVgate Motion and DVgate Assemble All newly added files are appended to the end of the list You can drag multiple files at one time however the order in which they are added is unpredictable You can record AVI files with different sound modes on a DV device but about one second of no sound depending on the DV device may occur at the point where the sound modes cha...

Page 20: ...you move multiple files they are all moved together You can undo changes by choosing Undo from the Edit menu immediately after inserting moving or deleting a file s You can save a Record List for future use Record List files can only be used in DVgate Motion To preview a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the file you want to preview in the DVgate Motion AVI file list window 2 Click Preview The Moni...

Page 21: ...g recording if you select the Append option button in the Output dialog box Blank frame s can be placed in the following locations Head A blank image is placed before the start of the video sequence during recording Tail A blank image is placed after the end of the video sequence during recording Both Blank images are placed before the start and after the end of the video sequence during recording...

Page 22: ...Camera or turn it off while DVgate Motion is recording Never switch the input sources when recording on a digital videocassette recorder as this might prevent recording If you want to export manually videos from your computer to a DV device refer to the DVgate online help file Using DVgate Still DVgate Still is an application that displays digital video images sent from DV devices such as a digita...

Page 23: ...ous Capture mode the DV device pauses Single Frame Capture mode You can capture one frame of a still picture The captured result is the same even if you capture during Play or Pause mode Capturing 30 frames in Continuous Capture mode replaces all 30 frames Capturing only one frame overwrites the first frame of the still picture capturing the next frame overwrites the second frame and so on To togg...

Page 24: ...ppears in the Monitor window 4 Click the Capture button The video image in the Monitor window is being captured Dragging the slider in the Capture window to the left or right lets you display the still picture before or after the current one If you exit DVgate Still without saving the captured still picture it is cleared Even if you attempt to capture continuous pictures you may not be able to cap...

Page 25: ...ve As dialog box appears Use the Location to Save drop down list to select a folder Select a file format from the File Format drop down list 4 Click Save The captured picture is saved Using DVgate Assemble DVgate Assemble enables you to edit video files and still image files captured with DVgate Motion and DVgate Still Afterwards you can splice them together to form one single file You can save th...

Page 26: ...t with files you want to splice together Afterwards you can always edit the Assemble List by changing the order of the files and adding or deleting files To add files to an Assemble List proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Click the Add button The Add dialog box appears 3 Choose AVI file in the Files of type drop down box If you select Add all divided files saved with the same name DVgat...

Page 27: ...e that the process of removing the exact scene is only enabled when one AVI file is selected from the Assemble List However this command is disabled when more than one file are selected To edit the AVI files in the Assemble List for the exact scenes you want to use proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Select the AVI file you want to edit from the Assemble List 3 Choose Edit a clip from th...

Page 28: ... Turn the Wide TV mode on or off 8 Select the screen size 9 Adjust the height and width of still images when they are output Full size Enlarges the screen size to the full monitor size The aspect ratio may change with this selection Original Size Retains the original size of the image without reduction or enlargement Full size using aspect ratio as saved Enlarges the screen size to the maximum wit...

Page 29: ... without any knowledge of film editing In a few steps motion pictures can be combined with special effects still images pictures and music files and then saved in a format most computers can play To open MovieShaker proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs and then MovieShaker 3 Click MovieShaker ...

Page 30: ...ion button Only when a MICROMV device has been connected to your computer and MICROMV Device has been selected from the Device menu the Index tray appears while the Capture tray is displayed on the monitor panel The Effect tray contains various effects to be applied to a scene The Text tray provides a tool for creating a text effect to be applied to a scene The Transition tray contains various tra...

Page 31: ...trash icon This only removes the clip from the tray the original file is not deleted Creating a movie After adding clip s to the Clip tray you can create a short movie using the Shaker feature Shaker randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30 second scene To create a movie proceed as follows 1 Click the Shake tab 2 Select a mood by clicking a face in the Shaker tray 3 Click the Shake...

Page 32: ...the color and contrast and modifying the length of the clip 1 Shake tab 2 Capture tab 3 Edit tab 4 Speed control slider 5 Volume control slider 6 Effect palette 7 Fade in fade out 8 Trash 9 Full screen preview button 10 Play trimming range 11 Repeat play 12 Play control buttons 13 Trimming range 14 Save as still image button 15 Time adjustment 16 Monitor ...

Page 33: ... final movie products You can preview and check them before saving them Your final movie products can be saved as files exported to a DV device MICROMV device To save your movie proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export dialog box appears 2 Select the format in which you want the document to be saved 3 Click Next 4 Select the folder in which you want to save the file 5 Name the file ...

Page 34: ...ows 1 Connect an i LINK compatible device to your computer 2 Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu in All Programs Smart Capture Smart Capture The Finder window appears displaying the image of the subject 3 Adjust the focus on the subject 4 Click the Capture button in the Smart Capture window The Still Viewer window appears The image you have captured is displayed in the Still Image Display are...

Page 35: ...rapid moving object is displayed This is not a malfunction If you start Smart Capture while no camera is plugged the Smart Capture Finder screen will appear blue You can capture still images and video clips from a digital video camera using Smart Capture Sending still images via e mail To send still images via e mail proceed as follows 1 Launch Still Viewer 2 Select the still image you want to sen...

Page 36: ...econds according to the settings you chose in the Recording options section 6 Click the Capture button when finished The Movie Player window appears it contains the captured video clip 7 Click to playback the images Click to pause to stop playback 8 To end Smart Capture click Make sure a camera is plugged to the i LINK connector and turned on You can shoot video clips in the following formats Non ...

Page 37: ...llowing you to send the video clip by e mail To send video clips via e mail proceed as follows 1 Launch Smart Capture 2 Click Movie Player 3 Click Mail The Compression Settings window appears 4 Choose the compression rate by moving the slider 5 Click Start Compression When compression is completed you will be asked to attach the file to your e mail 6 Accept and send the e mail ...

Page 38: ...uter s hard drive The imported data can be played on your computer or transferred to external devices or media SonicStage converts your existing MP3 WMA and WAV format audio files into ATRAC3 format To open SonicStage proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 3 The Please confirm setup dialog box appears You can ...

Page 39: ...cording to the selected feature 2 Player control buttons Controls playback functions such as play pause stop fast forward and reverse 3 Playlist drop down list Displays available playlists and audio files of the current feature tab 4 File tree view Displays the folders available on your computer 5 Internet address drop down list Displays Internet addresses if available You can click the Go to URL ...

Page 40: ...clear all selected tracks by selecting the empty Select All check box and then selecting the tracks you want to record 5 Click the Rec to Jukebox button to begin recording When the recording is finished the new playlist appears in the File tree view of the Playlist window You can move to this feature view by clicking the Playlist tab When you record from an audio CD on your optical disc drive for ...

Page 41: ...for example a MagicGate Memory Stick into your computer 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window Your computer automatically recognizes the connected external device or media and lists the content information in a new panel on the right side of the Transfer window 3 Select the playlist containing the song to check out The songs in the playlist are shown in the Playlist view panel lo...

Page 42: ... computer 2 Click the Transfer tab to display the Transfer window Your computer automatically recognizes the connected external device or media and lists the content information in a new panel on the right side of the Transfer window 3 Select the song to be checked in from the song list of the external device or media To check in more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and click the ad...

Page 43: ...age Manage imported songs on the Playlist Additional features are available when you register your imported songs through the Playlist feature of SonicStage You can manage your music by creating your own list of songs categorized by genre or artist displaying your song list in the Playlist feature and arranging your songs in a customized order using the Playlist folders Edit your music by combinin...

Page 44: ...rom a digital camera or a Memory Stick onto your computer PhotoCollection View and print photos that you have loaded onto your computer PhotoDecor Draw on and add pictures and stamps to photos that you have loaded into your computer PhotoAlbum Create photo albums using the photos that you have loaded into your computer LabelMaker Create labels for CDs MDs videotapes etc To launch DigitalPrint proc...

Page 45: ...meras TWAIN compatible digital cameras Memory Stick To import photos proceed as follows 1 Connect a digital camera or a Memory Stick that contains the images you want to transfer to your computer 2 Open DigitalPrint Launcher and simply click the Import icon You can also launch PhotoCapture from the Start menu by clicking All Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoCapture The PhotoCapture window appears 3...

Page 46: ...lot of people To print photos proceed as follows 1 Click the Photo icon in the DigitalPrint Launcher PhotoCollection can also be launched directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoCollection The PhotoCollection window appears 2 Click Register Folder to register a photo folder load the photos into the computer and follow theonscreeninstructions or select a folder...

Page 47: ...photos proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoDecor from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Edit icon You can also launch PhotoDecor directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoDecor The PhotoDecor window appears 2 Select a photo folder that contains the images you wish to decorate and select one photo 3 Use the Pen Auto Shape Text Clip Art or Stamp Tool Palette to...

Page 48: ...ension of enjoyment to digital camera photography To create an album proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoAlbum from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Album icon You can also launch PhotoAlbum directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs DigitalPrint Tool and PhotoAlbum The PhotoAlbum Initial window appears 2 Click the Create New Album button and register a photo folder or select an ex...

Page 49: ... it The Select Layout window appears 5 Select a photo layout by clicking it The album is created and the album menu appears 6 Use the album menu to decorate the existing albums or to print them You can either preview the album or change the layout or design For more information on the use of PhotoAlbum refer to the online help ...

Page 50: ...m the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Label icon It is also possible to launch LabelMaker directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs DigitalPrint Tool LabelMaker The LabelMaker window appears 2 In the list on the side of the screen click the medium for which you want to create a label or edit an existing label CDs MDs VHS cassettes etc The Select Paper window appears 3 Click the ...

Page 51: ... track name list when you are creating a label for a music medium such as a CD Then click the Input to the label button 5 In the Edit window edit the label by using the Pen Auto Shape Text Clip Art or Image Tool Palette 6 Save or print your label by clicking the Save or Print button For more information on the use of LabelMaker refer to the online help LabelMaker can be launched and used in conjun...

Page 52: ...r things you will learn how to prepare your modem for use how to use and customize the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Managing power page 52 Selecting display modes page 53 Using the Dual Display function page 54 Configuring your modem page 57 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 59 Setting a Sony wallpaper page 60 Selecting a Sony screen saver page 6...

Page 53: ...t appropriate settings for your computer Alarms You can set an alarm to warn you when you reach a certain power level Power Meter This window lets you see what the remaining battery power is Advanced Make a few advanced settings here for example what happens when you close the lid of the notebook nothing the computer enters Standby mode the computer enters Hibernate mode Hibernate here you can dec...

Page 54: ...nced button The ATI RAGE MOBILITY M1 AGP Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Displays tab to set the display settings If you are experiencing trouble displaying a movie or a picture set the external display Monitor or TV to Primary To do so simply deselect the Monitor or TV bottom left button to change it from Secondary to Primary If you cannot enable this button press the corresponding butt...

Page 55: ...indow or a toolbar from one display to the other This configuration of a single desktop distributed across separate displays is referred to as a virtual desktop Your monitor or TV hardware may not support the Dual Display function Certain software applications may not be compatible with Dual Display settings Make sure that your computer does not enter Standby or Hibernate mode while you are using ...

Page 56: ...or or TV hardware may not support the Dual Display function Setting the colours and resolution for each display You can set the display colors and resolution for each display that is part of a virtual desktop To set the display colors and resolution for each display proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Appearance and Themes 4 Click the Di...

Page 57: ...rag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors The two monitor icons must be connected to create a virtual desktop 7 Click Apply and then OK Deactivating the Dual Display function To deactivate the Dual Display function proceed as follows 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click Appearance and Themes 4 Click the Display icon 5 Click th...

Page 58: ...hone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears If you do not see the Phone and Modem Options dialog box click Switch to Classic View on the left side 3 Select your location on the Dialing Rules tab 4 Click the Edit button to change the current configuration The Edit Location dialog box appears Or Click the New button to configure your modem The New Location dialog box appear...

Page 59: ...re icon The Printers and Other Hardware window appears 3 Click the Phone and Modem Options icon The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Click the Modems tab and then click Properties to view the properties of your modem The Modem Properties dialog box appears 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver The Hardware Update Wizard window appears Follow the instructions that appear on your scree...

Page 60: ...Control Panel If you do not see UI Design Selector click Switch to Classic View on the left side 2 Double click UI Design Selector The UI Design Selector dialog box appears 3 Click or and select the design you like 4 Click Apply The UI Design Selector window design changes to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony software 5 To try another design click or 6 Click OK once you are s...

Page 61: ... Click the Desktop tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 3 Select a wallpaper in the Background list You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 4 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Position drop down list 5 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 6 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box The wallpaper i...

Page 62: ...ube after hours of the same image being rescanned In fact today s CRT display technology makes burn in unlikely except under extreme conditions Your computer comes with built in screen savers that you can select Why not try the new VAIO Clock Screen Saver To change the built in screen saver proceed as follows 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Properties The Display Properties dialog box appear...

Page 63: ...g and updating applications This section explains how to install run or uninstall a software Furthermore you will learn how to download the latest updates from our website Installing software page 63 Changing or removing software page 64 Uninstalling software page 65 Downloading software page 67 ...

Page 64: ...y Disk or CD ROM window appears 4 Insert the first installation floppy disk or CD ROM and click Next The Run Installation Program appears 5 Click Browse to find the installation program The Browse window appears 6 Select the installation program and click Open The path of the installation program appears in Open text box 7 Click Finish A License Agreement dialog box might appear 8 Read the agreeme...

Page 65: ...oceed as follows 1 Click Start click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs 2 Select the software you want to change or remove To change a program click Change Remove or Change To remove a program click Change Remove or Remove When you click Change or Remove some programs may be removed without any further warning You can sort programs by selecting different options in Sort by Add or ...

Page 66: ...ove Programs dialog box appears 3 Select the software you wish to uninstall from the list of currently installed programs then click Change Remove 4 Select Remove and then click Next The Confirm File Deletion dialog box appears 5 Click OK If the Locked file detected dialog box appears click Reboot The computer restarts once uninstallation is completed and all previously used files are deleted If t...

Page 67: ... the Windows Setup program Windows File Protection detects attempts by other programs to replace or move a protected system file It also checks the file s digital signature This is an operating system feature that allows executable routines generally serving a specific function or set of functions to be stored separately as files with DLL extensions These routines are loaded only when needed by th...

Page 68: ...ollowing link to access it www vaio link com To download the latest upgrades proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Fill in the two codes and click Enter Site 3 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 4 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it To install your application see the Install...

Page 69: ...drivers such as the mouse driver come with the operating system This section explains how to install check update or uninstall a driver The Windows XP Rollback feature is also explained Finally you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our site Installing a driver page 69 Checking the driver s installation page 70 Updating a driver page 71 Uninstalling a driver page 72 Restoring a dri...

Page 70: ...provided CD ROM or disk by using a CD ROM or disk drive connected to the computer select the Drivers folder on the CD ROM or disk drive 5 When installing a driver after having copied the contents of the provided CD ROM or disk to your hard disk browse to the appropriate subdirectory containing the driver The subdirectory should be found in the folder you copied from the CD ROM or disk 6 Click OK t...

Page 71: ... Device status 6 Click OK Close all the opened windows your device is ready for use The device is not working properly in the following cases Your device is shown in Device Manager with a yellow question or exclamation mark Right click your device and click Uninstall Then repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 69 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does n...

Page 72: ...Click Yes to restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 69 Updating a driver To update the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver 6 Follow th...

Page 73: ...computer while uninstalling the driver To uninstall the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Uninstall 6 If you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes The Uninstall button is unavailable if removi...

Page 74: ...nal data files System Restore monitors changes to the system and it automatically creates easily identified restore points These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time They are created daily and at the time of significant system events such as when an application or driver is installed To revert to your previous driver proceed as follows 1 Open the device that is not work...

Page 75: ...ick the option corresponding to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Driver tab 7 On the Driver tab click Roll Back Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files For mo...

Page 76: ...nload the latest drivers proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language When you access the VAIO Link for the first time the Web Disclaimer appears 2 Fill in the two codes and click Enter Site 3 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 4 Choose the appropriate driver and follow the online instructions to download it To install your driv...

Page 77: ...an individual driver if a device is not functioning properly Reinstall an individual application if you have problems running it Perform a System Recovery in the following cases In the event of a serious system crash If you want to modify the size of the hard drive partitions You can only use these product recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer they came with and not on any other Sony PC or other m...

Page 78: ...4 Open the folder of the application you want to reinstall 5 Double click the Setup file 6 Follow the instructions in the Installer You must run the final product recovery CD ROM from Windows The application recovery does not run from DOS When performing an application recovery you do not lose any data on your hard disk In most cases you are advised to uninstall an application before reinstalling ...

Page 79: ...river tab click Update Driver Follow the instructions that appear on your screen You can have Windows search for the driver or point to the driver s location yourself Performing a system recovery The system recovery process allows you to 1 Reinstall an image of the hard disk as it was before you started using your computer In the event that your system is seriously damaged for example if Windows d...

Page 80: ...you are recommended to remove the recovery CD ROM from the drive before restarting the computer To perform a system recovery the notebook should not be docked you must disconnect the docking station unless your CD ROM drive is on the docking station Using partitioned drives In My Computer you may have noticed the availability of two drive partitions C and D Your hard disk drive comes from the fact...

Page 81: ...he recovery process If you do need to change the size of your partitions you can do so by choosing Option Recovery in the system recovery set up process In this case it is important to be aware that all data on your hard disk will be deleted If you need to keep existing files make sure you back them up before performing the system recovery Starting the system recovery procedure To start the system...

Page 82: ...nded 2 Click Next You are asked if you are sure you want to recover the system 3 To start the procedure click Next 4 Click Yes to confirm The recovery process starts 5 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert the next one 6 When the process is finished click OK 7 Click Next in the window that appears 8 Remove the CD from the drive and click Finish Your system is restored to its initial setting...

Page 83: ...gabytes to the D drive Meanwhile all current partition sizes are deleted the hard disk is reformatted and all the original software is restored as with a standard system recovery You should allow one hour for this process To manually change the partition sizes and perform a system recovery proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Change Partition Size and Recover 2 Click Next 3 In the follow...

Page 84: ...e deleted the hard disk is reformatted and all the original software is restored as with a standard system recovery You should allow one hour for the recovery process To restore the default size of the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Recovery To Originally Shipped State 2 Click Next 3 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start t...

Page 85: ...ta that will incur and you can either to go back to the previous screen press Back or abort the recovery setup altogether To abort remove the recovery CD press Cancel and click Yes to confirm However once the recovery process has started canceling the job will delete all the current data on your C drive If you have made changes to the partition settings you will lose all data on both hard drive pa...

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