Reinstalling Device Drivers - Sony PCV-RX830 Quick Start Manual

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Reinstalling device drivers

The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system is capable of reinstalling the
original factory-installed device drivers, without using the Application Recovery
CD(s).
1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then right-click My Computer. A
shortcut menu appears.
2 Click Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears.
3 From the Hardware tab, click the Device Manager button.
4 Right-click to select the unknown device
driver installation and click Update Driver from the shortcut menu. The
Hardware Update Wizard appears.
5 Follow the on-screen instructions to locate the device and reinstall the
appropriate device driver.
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If Windows XP does not reinstall the device driver(s), follow the steps in the next
section to reinstall the device driver(s) using the Application Recovery CD(s).
Reinstalling device drivers using Application Recovery CD(s)
1 Logon to go to the Windows® desktop.
2 Insert Application Recovery CD #1 into the optical disc drive. The VAIO
welcome window appears. Click OK, then click Quit to close the Sony
Application Recovery utility.
3 Without removing the Application Recovery CD from the optical drive,
click Start in the Windows taskbar and then right-click My Computer. A
shortcut menu appears.
4 Click Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears.
5 From the Hardware tab, click the Device Manager button.
6 Right-click to select the unknown device or the device that requires the
driver installation and click Update Driver from the shortcut menu. The
Hardware Update Wizard appears.
1 An unknown device(s) is identified by a yellow question mark. A device that has a driver
problem is identified by a yellow exclamation mark.
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or the device that requires the