Sony V
A
IO
desktop software guide
Installing and updating applications
69
Installing software
Before installing the applications:
❑
Install and connect a hardware device, if necessary (see the
section);
❑
Close all open applications.
To install an application from the supplied CD-ROM, proceed as follows:
1
Click
Start
and then
Control Panel
.
2
Click
Add or Remove Programs
in
Control Panel
.
The
Add or Remove Programs
dialog box appears.
3
Click
Add New Programs
, and then click
CD
or Floppy
.
The
Install Program From Floppy 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
Licence Agreement
dialog box might appear.
8
Read the agreement and click
Yes
to accept.
You are asked to define the location where you want to install the software.
9
Click
Browse
to select the folder and click
Next
.
If necessary, select the type of installation you wish and click
Next
.
The software installation begins.
Make sure to select
Yes, I want to restart my computer now
if you are asked to.
10
Click
Finish
.
Installation is complete and your computer restarts.
✍
When using
Add or Remove Programs
, you can only install programs that were written for Windows
®
operating systems.