Owner's Guide VAIO notebook

VAIO® Computer Quick Start
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3 Click Start in the Windows taskb ar and cli ck Control Panel. The Control
Panel window appears.
4 Click Perform a nce an d Maint enance and click System. The System
Properties dialog box appears.
5 From the Hardware tab, click Device Manag er.
6 Click to select the unkno wn devi ce or the device that requires the driver
installation. The unknown device(s) is i dentified by a yellow question mark.
7 From the Action menu , click Uninstall. This removes the device driver from
your system. Click OK. Repeat for each device driver as necessary.
8 Restart your computer. Clic k Start in the Windows taskbar, select Turn Off
Computer, and then click Restart.
9 When the desktop appears, Windows automatical ly rei nstalls the device
driver(s) from the Ap plication Recovery CD.
If you have any questions about using the Application R ecovery CD(s), visit
http://www.sony.com/ pcsupp ort, or contact Sony Customer Support at 1-888-4-
SONY-PC.
To use the Driver Recovery CD(s)
The Driver Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstal l individu al drivers if they
become corrupted or are erased. You can reinstall an individual driver to correct a
problem that you are experiencing with yo ur com puter, hardware, or software
application. VAIO Support Agent, an application repair utilit y, uses a vault
feature on the Driver Recovery CD(s) to repair software applications.
You must be in Windows to run the Driver Recovery CD utility.
✍ Your system includes one or more Application Recovery CDs. Insert Application
Recovery CD No. 1, to start the application or driver recovery process. You are
prompted to insert the next CD(s), depending on the software application or driver you
wish to restore.
✍ If you need to reinstall all of the software applications that shipped with your
computer, use the System Recovery CD.