Installing Software - Sony VAIO PCG-GRT915M Software Manual

Installing and updating applications

Installing software

To install bundled software from the supplied VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc, please read the
printed Guide to Troubleshooting and Using the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc for
details.
To install other software, use the following procedure.
Before installing the applications:
❑
Install and connect a hardware device, if necessary (see the Managing drivers
❑
Close all open applications.
To install an application, proceed as follows:
1 Click Start and then Control Panel.
The Control Panel window appears.
2 Double-click Add or Remove Programs.
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.
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