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About the software on
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P C V - R X 3 s e r i e s

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Page 1: ...N About the software on your Sony VAIO desktop P C V R X 3 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: ... 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 uniform among participating nations ENERGY STAR is a U S...

Page 5: ...orporation in the U S and other countries Adobe Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop Elements are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license 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 Ant...

Page 6: ... link com Guarantee Protect your investment See the Guarantee sheet for the terms and conditions and refer to your Customer 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 69 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop 3 Select your language and click Next 4...

Page 7: ... easily load photos 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 o...

Page 8: ... Make the most of the VAIO Video Audio Integrated Operation leading technology with Simple DVD Maker As the name suggests Simple DVD Maker makes it easy to create your own DVDs You can use images recorded with movie files MPEG files or DV codec AVI files created with MovieShaker or DVgate or images loaded from a DV device to make DVDs Files can then be written to a DVD R RW disc or CD R CD RW disc...

Page 9: ...t 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 to website Sony Electronics Your computer is installed with a shortcut to the Sony Style Imaging website Sony Style Imaging is an easy way to shar...

Page 10: ...esigned 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 quality home movies even after editing Now you can control the DV device from your computer import and edit the movie and then export it back to the DV device To be able to use the Sony software VAIO Edit Components you must first install Adobe Premie...

Page 11: ...e 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 You can only use the Recovery CD ROMs on the Sony computer you purchased and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer s PC ...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...orks will no longer be installed You can reinstall the software from the supplied Microsoft Works CD ROM Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 0 Adobe Systems Incorporated Acrobat Reader software allows you to view navigate and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable Document Format PDF an open file format that is intended to preserve the conformity of documents created on all major computer platforms Once ...

Page 14: ... assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Premiere 6 0 LE PCV RX304 PCV RX305 and PCV RX306 Adobe Systems Incorporated Complementary with DVgate Motion Adobe Premiere lets you capture record create and edit movies with video sound animations photographs drawings text and other material This stunningly simple and powerful professional video editing tool comfortably closes the DV to Web gap ...

Page 15: ...er interactive video content When you re finished DVDit automatically converts your video sources into the correct formats and records your content directly to DVD R or CD R For questions and technical assistance go online to http dvdit com Support index html PowerDVD for VAIO PCV RX305 and PCV RX306 CyberLink Corporation Create define and save DVD video profiles of your own with this CyberLink so...

Page 16: ... access 2 500 radio stations featuring music news and sports For further information see the website at http www real com RecordNow DX PCV RX305 and PCV RX306 VERITAS RecordNow DX provides high performance CD or DVD recording for enthusiasts and professionals wanting control in their CD or DVD writing experience Whether you re a first time user or an expert on recording RecordNow DX gives you the ...

Page 17: ...ity that might indicate the work of a virus in action It can also scan files you download from the Internet and check floppy disks for boot viruses when you use them You must launch the Norton AntiVirus installation and you will then be prompted to update the virus definitions This is normal as new viruses will have come out since your VAIO left the factory For more information see the online help...

Page 18: ...rs 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 vi...

Page 19: ...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 Connect the camera to the computer with the i LINK cable and turn on the camera 2 Click Start All Programs DVgate DVgate Motion DVgate Motion and the Monitor windows appear Th...

Page 20: ...n 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 All to import them all at once The Save as a file window appears 6 Select the location to save the file 7 Click the Save bu...

Page 21: ...ited 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 values Adjustment of the recording correction values is especially impo...

Page 22: ...s 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 unpredictable You can record ...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...witch 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 videocassette recorder or a digital video camera recorder an...

Page 26: ...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 Choose Capture The ...

Page 27: ... 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 capture some frames In this case exit all applications other than DVgate Still and then r...

Page 28: ...formats BMP JPG 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 ...

Page 29: ...e 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 Add all divided files saved with th...

Page 30: ...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 in the Assemble List 3 Choose Edit a clip from the Edit menu The DVgate Assemble Clip ...

Page 31: ...dialog box appears 4 Enter the insertion time in seconds or frames 5 Turn the Wide TV mode on or off 6 Select the screen size 7 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 usi...

Page 32: ... an AVI file 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 a...

Page 33: ... 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 34: ...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 35: ...ay cause MovieShaker to stop responding To remove a clip from the Clip tray drag it from the Clip tray and drop it on the 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 creat...

Page 36: ...cenes created with Shaker begin with a black frame After processing they are placed in the first available slot on the Product tray Limit the number of scenes in the Product tray to 5 or less MovieShaker may stop responding if there are too many scenes in the Product tray ...

Page 37: ...the colour 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 38: ...ucts 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 or uploaded to Sony Style Imaging 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...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...ture 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 using or 3 Click Mail Your e mail window appears with the selected f...

Page 41: ...ck 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 Video 160 x 120 24 bits max 10 frames sec Audio PCM 11 025 kHz 16 bits...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...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 44: ...verse 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 link button to immediately connect to web sites 6 File list view Displays the contents of the folder selected in the file tree v...

Page 45: ...mat 4 You 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 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 windo...

Page 46: ...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 47: ... 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 48: ...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 49: ...r your favourite 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 ...

Page 50: ...s follows 1 In the Start menu select All Programs DigitalPrint and then DigitalPrint DigitalPrint Launcher appears 2 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 51: ... the digital camera or Memory Stick that is connected to the computer Once photos are loaded into your computer they can be used to create original works photo albums and labels with PhotoAlbum 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 compatibl...

Page 52: ...he Start menu by clicking All Programs DigitalPrint Tool PhotoCapture The PhotoCapture window appears 3 Depending on the device connected to your computer you can click a Photo folder icon or a camera icon 4 In either case click the icon to load all the photos of the devices Enter a name for your photo folder in the Enter Photo Name dialog box and click OK The images are loaded into your computer ...

Page 53: ...y 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 need to run one printing job instead of printing each photo separately one at a time even if you want to give copies to a lot of people ...

Page 54: ...PhotoCollection 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...

Page 55: ...orating photos PhotoDecor allows you to decorate digital photos by adding lines graphics text and stamps to digital photos You can use stamps and a variety of pen patterns to decorate digital photos and create colourful and original works of art through simple operations ...

Page 56: ...y 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 edit your image 4 Print or save your edited picture by clicking the Print or Save icon For more information on the use of PhotoDecor refer...

Page 57: ...tal camera or photos you have loaded 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 ...

Page 58: ...m The PhotoAlbum Initial window appears 2 Click the Create New Album button and register a photo folder or select an existing one You can select all or only some of the photos in the album 3 To select your images click the List button in the photo folder and select the images in the Photo List dialog box Then click the Create the album with the selected photo s button The Select Design window appe...

Page 59: ...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 60: ...are Use the design 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 61: ...ed a music medium 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 b...

Page 62: ...ith movie files created with MovieShaker or DVgate or images loaded from a DV device This is an introduction to the features of Simple DVD Maker Please see the online Help files for more detailed information Start All Programs Simple DVD Maker Simple DVD Maker Help To launch Simple DVD Maker proceed as follows 1 Click Start and point to All Programs then Simple DVD Maker 2 Select Simple DVD Maker ...

Page 63: ...r computer 4 Movie Files You can drag and drop files you want to use to create a DVD and add them to the Movie Files list You can then drag and drop the files in the list to change the order they appear in 5 Help Launches the online help files 6 Exit Closes Simple DVD Maker 7 Total size Media size Displays the total size of files in the list as well as the size of file that can be written to disc ...

Page 64: ... move an MPEG file make sure you move the scx file to the same location To record your DVD files you can use the following types of disc DVD Rs 4 7 GB DVD RWs 4 7 GB CD Rs 650 MB or 700 MB CD RWs 650 MB or 700 MB Software File type Remarks MovieShaker DV AVI files You can use any file that can be exported regardless of the format DVgate Assemble MPEG files MPEG2 8 Mbps file MPEG2 4 Mbps file MPEG1...

Page 65: ...vie files to change their order in the list 6 When you are happy with the order and the content click the MAKE DISC button DVD creation starts and the progress status is displayed When writing is completed a completion message appears and the DVD RW drive tray opens automatically 7 When the completed message appears click OK and remove the disc You can add up to 45 files to the Movie Files list If...

Page 66: ...ws 1 Connect the DV device to your computer and switch to a mode that enables movie playback The Digital Video Device window appears 2 Click by Set Output Size and select DVD R RW 4 7GB 3 Insert a blank disc into the DVD RW drive on your PC 4 Click the MAKE DISC button Simple DVD Maker begins the video capture and displays the capture progress When the movie has been captured the DVD is created Wh...

Page 67: ...aunch other applications connect a USB device to your computer or access the network while movies are loading If you have set anti virus software to scan periodically make sure you do not create DVDs during these times An SDM folder is automatically created inside the work folder Once the DVD is created the contents of the SDM folder are automatically deleted Do not save important files in SDM fol...

Page 68: ...k folder you want to use when creating DVDs 4 When you have finished changing the settings click OK The dialog box closes and your settings are made Playing back your recorded DVDs For details on playing DVD discs on your computer refer to the Hardware Guide Otherwise refer to the Help files for the DVD player or DVD playback software you are using When you display the DVD menu from your DVD playe...

Page 69: ...f your computer Among other 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 Configuring your modem page 69 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 71 Selecting a Sony wallpaper page 71 Selecting a Sony screen saver page 72 Starting your favourite software page 73 ...

Page 70: ...ngs proceed as 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 Cli...

Page 71: ...Panel The Control 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 Up...

Page 72: ...the right 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 satisfied with your choice The UI Design Selector dialog box disappears and changes...

Page 73: ...uces the size of items on your screen and increases the relative space on your desktop You may not be able to increase the screen resolution above a certain level Your monitor and video adapters for example determine to which extend you can change the resolution Selecting a Sony screen saver A screen saver is an animated image that is activated on a computer display when no user activity has been ...

Page 74: ...hortcut key S Key You can also refer to the VAIO Action Setup Help for more detailed information on using S Keys 1 From the Start menu select All Programs VAIO Action Setup VAIO Action Setup The VAIO Action Setup dialog box appears 2 Click the icon representing the key combination you want to use to launch automatically your application The Select Application dialog box appears 3 Select the applic...

Page 75: ...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 75 Changing or removing software page 76 Uninstalling software page 77 Downloading software page 79 ...

Page 76: ...r 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 agreement and c...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 file detected dialog box appears it is recommended that you click No to keep shared files 6 Click Close The software is uninstalled Caution...

Page 79: ...ile 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 that calls them File Signature verification When you install a new application on your computer you might overwrite system files and device...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...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 81 Checking the driver s installation page 82 Updating a driver page 83 Uninstalling a driver page 84 Restoring a dri...

Page 82: ...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 search procedure 7 Click N...

Page 83: ... 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 81 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does n...

Page 84: ...Click Yes to restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 81 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 85: ...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 86: ...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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ... start using your computer your C partition also referred to as C drive contains all the files required by Windows and other pre installed software while the D drive is empty The D drive is the ideal storage space for all your documents and files especially larger ones like digital motion pictures captured by DVgate Although you can perform a system recovery and change the partition settings in or...

Page 93: ...o 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 the recovery If your system is severely damaged and you can no longer access Windows you will have to turn off the computer by pressing the power button for longer than four seconds Wait for ten seconds before pressing the button agai...

Page 94: ... 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 partition sizes of the two hard drives means that you will lose all the data stored on both your C drive and your D drive You should allow one hour for the recovery process...

Page 95: ...he 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 process about to be performed and click Next to start the process 6 Click Yes to confirm 7 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert the next one 8 When the process is finished click OK 9 Click Next in the window that appears 10 Remove the CD from the dr...

Page 96: ...nish Your system is restored to its initial settings and reboots automatically Aborting the system recovery process Before the actual recovery process begins the VAIO System Recovery Utility makes it easy to cancel any settings you may have made Most screens remind you about the loss of data that will incur and you can either to go back to the previous screen press Back or abort the recovery setup...

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