Immediate Help and Support
You can locate helpful information immediately by consulting your hard copy guides and supplements, or by accessing the
online Computer User Guide and the individual software Help files.
Your computer is supplied with these support options:
VAIO
®
Computer Quick Start —
The Quick Start contains information on how to set up your computer quickly and
easily. You can find instructions on how to plan an ergonomic work space, connect power cords, cables and
peripheral devices, register your computer with Sony, and establish a dial-up connection to the Internet. The Quick
Start can also provide troubleshooting support, if problems occur.
VAIO
®
Computer User Guide —
The online User Guide provides information about configuring, maintaining, and
upgrading your computer. This support resource offers a variety of available topics, enabling you to quickly view
specific information using context-sensitive search features. To access the online manual:
1.
Click
Start
in the Windows
®
taskbar, then click
Help and Support
.
2.
From the
VAIO Help And Support Center
menu, click
VAIO User Guide
.
Specifications —
The online specifications sheet describes the hardware and software configuration of your VAIO
computer. To view this online information go to
http://www.sony.com/pcsupport
.
Preinstalled software Help files —
Each preinstalled software application provides online Help within the software,
that describes the software's features. In these Help files, you can find tutorials that teach you to use the software
and locate troubleshooting support, should problems occur. To access software Help files:
1.
Click
Start
in the Windows taskbar and point to
All Programs
. A submenu appears, listing all preinstalled
software programs.
2.
Click the desired software application.
1
The software's main window appears.
3.
From the menu bar, click
Help
. The Help file appears.
VAIO Software
—
Provides specific information on preinstalled software on your computer.
To access this online software information
1.
Click
Start
in the Windows taskbar.
2.
Click
Welcome to VAIO Life
.
1
Y ou c an loc ate the online H elp for Sony s oftware programs by pointing to the individual applic ation's ic on and s elec ting H elp from the s ubmenu.
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