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Guide

Using the product recovery CD-ROMs

Using the product recovery CD-ROMs

The Product Recovery CD-ROMs supplied with your computer allow you to perform a full system recovery,
and help you reinstall individual applications and device drivers manually.

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Perform an

Application Recovery

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Reinstall an individual driver if a device is not functioning properly.

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Reinstall an individual application if you have problems running it.

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Perform a

System Recovery

in the following cases:

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In the event of a serious system crash.

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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 manufacturer's PC.

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Performing an application recovery

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Performing a system recovery

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Aborting the system recovery process

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Summary of Contents for PCG-FX905P

Page 1: ...N Software Guide P C G F X 9 0 0 s e r i e s ...

Page 2: ...d 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 SOFTWARE is ...

Page 3: ...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 purpose The terms o...

Page 4: ...gy 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 and logos are u...

Page 5: ...ows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Photoshop Elements 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 ...

Page 6: ...r more information To register your Sony VAIO computer proceed as follows 1 Set up an Internet connection see also Managing power page 65 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop You can also find the link on the Start menu 3 Change your language if necessary and click Next 4 Click Register Now and then click Next This brings you to the website https registration sonystyle e...

Page 7: ...Stick With DigitalPrint you can easily load photos into your computer create photo albums labels and make prints See Using DigitalPrint page 53 DVgate install from application CD 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 professi...

Page 8: ...down lists and the available providers appear Click the Install button next to the ISP and the installation begins Once you have selected your country you can only set up ISPs for that country MovieShaker install from application CD Sony Electronics MovieShaker creates personal movies complete with transitions special effects background music and text All you do is import your clips pick the tune ...

Page 9: ...tion and designed to allow recording and playback of digital music data on a personal computer Once the data is encrypted and recorded onto the hard disk OpenMG technology allows it to be played back on the PC but prevents unauthorised distribution The purpose of OpenMG technology is to create an environment in which larger quantities of high quality music can be distributed without subsequent una...

Page 10: ...sign Selector Sony Electronics You can change the window design of the Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector See Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 72 VAIO Edit Components install from application CD Designed as a plug in for Adobe Premiere VAIO Edit Components includes special features to support your i LINK DV devices so you can produce superior qual...

Page 11: ...l times Product Recovery CD ROMs Sony Corporation The Product Recovery CD ROMs allow you to reinstall the system the software shipped with your computer and the bundled device drivers if they are corrupted or accidentally erased Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer without you having to recover the entire system See Using the produc...

Page 12: ...eps your data secure and maintains your privacy 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 you t...

Page 13: ...hnical assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Photoshop Elements install from application CD Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Elements 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 work at peak effici...

Page 14: ...s submitted to SARC are analysed 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 ...

Page 15: ...nformation see the online help files and the website at http www callserve com EN help index asp WinDVD InterVideo Inc 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 m...

Page 16: ...ftware The following video software applications are available on the application CD ROM DVgate page 16 MovieShaker page 32 Smart Capture page 38 For more information about the installation procedure see Installing software from the application CD ROM page 76 ...

Page 17: ...l 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 videos Please make sure you configure your computer according to the recommended settings...

Page 18: ... 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 as follows 1 Make sure you have installed DVgate from the application CD ROM 2 Connect the camera to the computer with the i LINK cabl...

Page 19: ... window 4 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 be captured 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 cl...

Page 20: ...o onto your computer refer to the DVgate online help file Recording edited videos on a DV device To record edited videos on a DV device proceed as follows 1 Adjust the recording correction values 2 Add files to the Record List 3 Record remotely or manually the video on the DV device Adjusting the recording correction values To ensure accuracy in the recording you can specify recording correction v...

Page 21: ...played DVgate Motion adds all serial numbered files with the same name if you select Add all divided files saved with the same name Serial numbered files are created when you specify to 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 unpre...

Page 22: ...ultiple 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 Monitor window...

Page 23: ...f 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 You can spec...

Page 24: ...n 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 digital videocasset...

Page 25: ...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 toggle between Continuous Capture mode and Single Frame Capture mode proceed as follows 1 Click Settings in the DVgate Still window 2 Ch...

Page 26: ...ing 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 capture some frames In this case exit all applications other than DVgate Still and then retry to captu...

Page 27: ...PG GIF or DVF To save the captured pictures proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Still and capture images 2 In the DVgate Still Still window select a still picture you want to save 3 Click the Save button The Save 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 ...

Page 28: ...ting an Assemble List You can create an Assemble List 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 ...

Page 29: ...ere is no need to recapture files even if you only want to use one particular scene from a longer video sequence originally captured with DVgate Motion Note 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 sc...

Page 30: ...file type from the Files of type drop down list 4 Select your image file and click Open The image is added to the Assemble List 5 Choose Edit a clip from the Edit menu in the main window The DVgate Assemble Clip dialog box appears 6 Enter the insertion time in seconds or frames 7 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 ou...

Page 31: ...ttings window appears 11 Select the final format of the combined file choosing from AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 if available 12 Click OK The Assemble List appears 13 Click OK The still and video images are combined Choosing MPEG1 as the format will reduce the size of the file considerably ...

Page 32: ...dialog box appears and splicing begins 5 The DVassemble window appears and displays the Exporting Save to an AVI file complete message The set time and the size that the file is split into are displayed when outputting an AVI file 6 Click OK The edited video is saved When you click the Output button only the files on the Assemble List that have been selected are connected and output as a file Clic...

Page 33: ...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 Make sure you have installed MovieShaker from the application CD ROM 2 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 3 Point to All Programs and then MovieShaker 4 Click MovieShaker ...

Page 34: ... 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 eff...

Page 35: ...ied 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 4 Clip tray The Clip...

Page 36: ...e 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 button A thirty second scene is automatically generated To preview the created movie proceed as follows Press Play Scenes created with Shaker begin with a black fram...

Page 37: ...d 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 38: ... 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 6 Click Save Your movie i...

Page 39: ...m the application CD ROM 2 Connect an i LINK compatible device to your computer 3 Launch Smart Capture from the Start menu in All Programs Smart Capture Smart Capture The Finder window appears displaying the image of the subject 4 Adjust the focus on the subject 5 Click the Capture button in the Smart Capture window The Still Viewer window appears The image you have captured is displayed in the St...

Page 40: ...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 send via e mail ...

Page 41: ...ing 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 compressed Vi...

Page 42: ...o 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 43: ...der To make sure you install SonicStage correctly please proceed as follows 1 Turn on your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM application CD into the disc drive 3 Open the disc drive through My Computer 4 Install the component Music Visualizer Library Open the Libraries folder and then the Music Visualizer Library folder Dou...

Page 44: ...r computer Launching SonicStage To open SonicStage proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed SonicStage from the application CD ROM 2 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 3 Point to All Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 4 The Please confirm setup dialog box appears You can set SonicStage as the default application for playing audio CDs by selecting the appropriate chec...

Page 45: ...Software Guide Managing audio files with SonicStage 44 n N ...

Page 46: ...e 3 Import button Displays the Import window You can use this window to import audio files stored on the computer into the Music Drive and register them to a Playlist 4 Simple Mode button Switches the Main window to Simple Mode You can also switch to Simple Mode by clicking the shortcut key F11 5 Close button Closes SonicStage 6 Help button Displays the help file 7 Operation area The Playback area...

Page 47: ...ding CDDB2 registration click the Help button Only possible when you have this slot built in on your machine 11 Sound Effect button You have the choice between Vocal Canceller the Vocal Canceller cannot be applied to songs on a MiniDisc Sounds Effects Off 12 Visualizer button The Visualizer window shows various visual effects while playing an audio file 13 Internet button Opens or closes the Inter...

Page 48: ...for example record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in SonicStage To record a CD proceed as follows 1 Insert an audio CD into your system s optical disc drive 2 Click the Recording button 1 3 Click the CD icon as your source 2 4 Click the Music Drive icon as your target 3 ...

Page 49: ...can select specific tracks on your CD by deselecting the check boxes from the tracks you do not want to record You can clear all selected tracks by selecting the empty Select All check box and then selecting the tracks you want to record For each song you can determine the song title the artist and the genre 9 Click the Rec Selection button to begin recording When you want to record all the songs ...

Page 50: ...your optical disc drive for the first time the CD Drive Optimization dialog box appears Click Start to verify your optical disc drive Once the verification is performed recording begins You can display the name of the CD and its songs by clicking the CD Info button and after registering with CDDB ...

Page 51: ...omputer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see which songs you have in the Music Drive 3 In the Tree view on the left select the playlist containing the song s to check out 4 In the List view on the left select the track to check out To check out more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and ...

Page 52: ...he MagicGate Memory Stick into your computer Your computer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see which songs you have on your Memory Stick 3 Select on the right hand side the track to check in To check in more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and select additional songs 4 If necessary se...

Page 53: ...ster your imported songs through the Playlist feature of SonicStage You can manage your music by creating your own list of songs categorised by genre or artist displaying your song list in the Playlist feature and arranging your songs in a customised order using the Playlist folders Edit your music by combining multiples songs into a single one or divide one song into two by using the Combine and ...

Page 54: ...ite storage media DigitalPrint includes the following five tools All these tools can be launched from the DigitalPrint Launcher PhotoCapture Load photos from 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 Cr...

Page 55: ...rint from the application CD ROM 2 In the Start menu select All Programs DigitalPrint and then DigitalPrint DigitalPrint Launcher appears 3 Click Import to launch PhotoCapture or click Photo to launch PhotoCollection or click Edit to launch PhotoDecor or click Album to launch PhotoAlbum or click Label to launch LabelMaker ...

Page 56: ...toAlbum and LabelMaker You can also print photos with PhotoCollection PhotoCapture can load photos from the following digital cameras and storage devices USB storage class compatible digital cameras 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 Digi...

Page 57: ...ter and appear in the Imported Photos window You can now use the pictures for editing printing creating CD labels etc Printing photos With PhotoCollection printing photos at home is just as easy as asking your local photo shop to develop your photos or make reprints Photos stored in a folder can be printed as a group Since you can also specify the number of prints to be made of each photo you only...

Page 58: ...on The PhotoCollection window appears 2 Click Register Folder to register a photo folder load the photos into the computer and follow the onscreen instructions or select a folder in which photos are stored and click the OK button 3 To print photos from the folder simply click the PhotoPrint button You can specify the number of prints and select the paper For more information about the functionalit...

Page 59: ...ital photos and create colourful and original works of art through simple operations To decorate 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...

Page 60: ...on your computer PhotoAlbum is very simple to use It includes many useful design templates Use these templates to easily create an attractive album even if you have little design experience You can also print your album to create wonderful photo collections adding a whole new dimension of enjoyment to digital camera photography To create an album proceed as follows 1 Open PhotoAlbum from the Digit...

Page 61: ... dialog box Then click the Create the album with the selected photo s button The Select Design window appears 4 Select a design from the Select Design window by clicking 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 c...

Page 62: ...esign templates to make beautifully designed labels To create labels proceed as follows 1 Open LabelMaker from 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 ...

Page 63: ...dium like CD or MD or the Edit window appears Edit the album and track names in the Song List window Create a 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 mor...

Page 64: ... to prepare your modem for use how to use and customise the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Setting up your language page 64 Managing power page 65 Selecting display modes page 66 Using the Dual Display function page 67 Configuring your modem page 70 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 72 Setting a Sony wallpaper page 73 Selecting a screen saver page ...

Page 65: ...ext 4 Continue your Windows setup until it is finished You can also change the country and language settings into your language as soon as Windows has been restarted or use the Language Selector To change the country and language settings proceed as follows 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel window double click the Regional and Language Options icon If you do not see this ...

Page 66: ...nd Maintenance and then click the Power Options icon The Power Options Properties dialog box opens it contains 5 tabs Power Schemes Here you can select the power scheme with the most 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...

Page 67: ...he 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 button 7 Click Ap...

Page 68: ...olbar 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 Dual Display ...

Page 69: ...re may not support the Dual Display function Setting the colours and resolution for each display You can set the display colours and resolution for each display that is part of a virtual desktop To set the display colours 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 Display icon 5 ...

Page 70: ...or 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 the Settings ta...

Page 71: ...s follows 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Double click Phone 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 bu...

Page 72: ...trol Panel window appears 2 Click the Printers and Other Hardware 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 w...

Page 73: ...h to Classic View on the left side OR If you do not see UI Design Selector click Other Control Panel Options on the right hand 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...

Page 74: ...top tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 3 Select a wallpaper from 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 is applied to ...

Page 75: ...tube 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 To change the built in screen saver proceed as follows 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Properties The Display Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Screen Saver tab 4 In the Sc...

Page 76: ... 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 from the application CD ROM page 76 Changing or removing software page 77 Uninstalling software page 78 Downloading software page 80 ...

Page 77: ... your computer using AC power only and wait until Windows has booted up 2 Insert the final product recovery CD ROM application CD into the disc drive 3 Open the drive through My Computer and open the Apps folder 4 Open the folder of the application you want to install 5 Double click the Setup file 6 Follow the instructions in the Installer 7 Make sure you select Yes I want to restart my computer n...

Page 78: ...oftware 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 Remove Programs will only remove programs that were written for Windows operating systems For other pro...

Page 79: ...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 the Shared fil...

Page 80: ...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 the program tha...

Page 81: ...lick the following 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 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it ...

Page 82: ...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 82 Checking the driver s installation page 83 Updating a driver page 84 Uninstalling a driver page 85 Restoring a driver page 86 D...

Page 83: ...r 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 to begin the searc...

Page 84: ... 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 82 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display you...

Page 85: ...restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 82 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 the instruction...

Page 86: ...e 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 removing the driver...

Page 87: ...s 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 working correctly...

Page 88: ...n 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 more informatio...

Page 89: ... com To download the latest drivers proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate driver and follow the online instructions to download it To install your driver follow the instructions you downloa...

Page 90: ... 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 manufacturer s...

Page 91: ...the folder of the application you want to install 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 it Reinst...

Page 92: ...ck 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 does not work ...

Page 93: ...mputer you may have noticed the availability of two drive partitions C and D Your hard disk drive comes from the factory with 2 logical partitions This does not mean that your computer contains two physical hard disks When you start using your computer your C partition also referred to as C drive contains all the files required by Windows and other software while the D drive is empty The D drive i...

Page 94: ...and insert the first system recovery CD ROM into the disc drive 2 If you are still able to access Windows shut down your computer Start Turn Off Computer Turn off 3 Wait 10 seconds then turn the computer back on 4 The system starts to read the CD automatically and you are asked to wait 5 Click Next in the window that appears 6 Read the introduction and click Next You can now choose the nature of t...

Page 95: ...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 settings and reboots automatically Recovering the system with modified partition sizes To have the option of changing the partition sizes before completely restoring the original software drivers and settings on your computer choose Option Recovery Changing the partitio...

Page 96: ...ystem 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 following screen set the size of your C drive in gigabytes or choose to restore the default size by pressing Default 4 Click Next 5 Read the summary of the recovery proce...

Page 97: ...2 Click Next 3 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start the process 4 Click Yes to confirm 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 settings and reboots automatically A...

Page 98: ...ry process has started cancelling 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 partitions If you do not remove the CD before pressing Cancel the system recovery will start again ...

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