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  • Page 1 About the software P C G - G R Z 5 1 5 G...

  • Page 2: Read This First

    Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software distributed together with this EULA (the SONY SOFTWARE). By installing or using the SONY SOFTWARE, you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA. You may use the SONY SOFTWARE only in connection with the use of the SONY HARDWARE.
  • Page 3 Except for the transfer of the SONY SOFTWARE together with the SONY HARDWARE and prior agreement of the recipient to be bound by the terms and conditions of this EULA, you may not sell or rent the SONY SOFTWARE and its copy to any third party.
  • Page 4 Read this first TAR ® NERGY ® ® As an E Partner, Sony has determined that this product meets the E guidelines for energy efficiency. The NERGY NERGY ® International E Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the use NERGY of computers and their office equipment.
  • Page 5 Sony, DigitalPrint, DVgate, i.LINK, Jog Dial Navigator, PowerPanel, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, Sony Notebook Setup, UI Design Selector, VAIO Edit Components, Sony Style Imaging, SonicStage, Memory Stick and the Memory Stick logo, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of U.S.
  • Page 6 Registering your VAIO It only takes a few moments to register your Sony VAIO computer. By registering your computer, you can take advantage of Sony’s commitment to quality customer support and receive the following benefits: Club VAIO – Online support, tutorials, tips and tricks, news, news forums, competitions, free downloads and software updates.

  • Page 7: About The Software

    About the software Your Sony computer is ready to help you work, play, learn, and communicate as soon as you turn it on. This section gives you an overview of what you can do with the software delivered with your computer.

  • Page 8: Isp Selector

    Sony Electronics In this application, you can select Sony applications, or others, that you want the Jog Dial™ to pilot; you can also configure the Jog Dial Navigator to start any application, establish a dial-up connection, or read an e-...

  • Page 9: Power Panel

    About the software MovieShaker Sony Electronics ® MovieShaker creates personal movies - complete with transitions, special effects, background music, and ® text. All you do is import your clips, pick the tune you want and MovieShaker does the rest. You can also choose to take control and produce your very own movie.

  • Page 10: Sony Notebook Setup

    EMD services or adopted (or created) from your own CD or the Internet. See the Hardware guide for troubleshooting points about SonicStage. Sony Notebook Setup Sony Electronics Use Sony Notebook Setup to consult system information, specify preferences for system behaviour, and set up a power-on password for your Sony computer.

  • Page 11: Vaio Edit Components

    Sony Style Imaging (shortcut on the desktop) Sony Electronics Sony Style Imaging is an easy way to share your digital pictures and videos with family and friends. Use Sony Style Imaging with the Smart Capture and MovieShaker software to make the most of your images and movies.
  • Page 12 You can only use the Recovery CD-ROMs on the Sony computer you purchased, and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer's PC.

  • Page 13: Windows ® Xp Home Edition

    About the software Operating system and other software ® Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Corporation ® Microsoft Windows computer stay up and running. If anything does go wrong, you can quickly roll back to the state your system was in when all was well. The new, simpler visual design lets you use your computer the way you want. If you share a computer with other users, you can each enjoy your own personal preferences because this ®...

  • Page 14: Adobe Acrobat Reader

    About the software ® Adobe Acrobat Adobe Systems Incorporated ® Acrobat Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is intended to preserve the conformity of documents created on all major computer platforms.
  • Page 15 About the software RealPlayer RealNetworks RealPlayer is the RealNetworks video and audio player, which lets you access 2,500 radio stations featuring music, news and sports. For further information, see the website at: http://www.real.com Symantec Norton AntiVirus (as setup on the hard drive) Symantec This software package includes a 90-day free subscription to virus definition updates.
  • Page 16 About the software VAIO Web Phone CallServe Communications Ltd. Once you have purchased the USB telephone, this Internet Telephone enables you to make telephone calls from your PC via the Internet to any other phone. You can make international calls at significantly lower prices and make phone calls and surf the web at the same time - on just one phone line.
  • Page 17 Using Video software Using Video software The following video software applications are installed on your VAIO: DVgate (page 17) MovieShaker (page 33) Smart Capture (page 38)

  • Page 18: Using Dvgate

    Using Video software Using DVgate DVgate is a software application that enables you to capture and then edit images taken with digital video devices (DV devices), such as digital video camera recorders, on your personal computer. It also gives you the ability to output the edited material for recording on a DV device.
  • Page 19 Using Video software Using DVgate Motion With DVgate Motion you can capture video and record edited videos on a DV device. Capturing video: You can automatically or manually capture any scene or portion of the images recorded on a DV device, such as a digital video camera recorder.

  • Page 20: Capturing Videos

    Using Video software Capturing videos You can automatically or manually import videos onto your computer. To automatically import videos onto your computer, proceed as follows: Launch DVgate Motion. Click the down arrow and select Import-Auto from the Mode drop-down list. Use the DVgate camera controls buttons to play, rewind or fast forward the tape to the selected time code to begin capturing.
  • Page 21 Using Video software Click Mark to mark the beginning of the first segment. The first frame of the segment to be captured, is displayed in the In/Out list window. Click Mark again to mark the end of the segment to capture. The last frame of the segment to be captured, is displayed in the In/Out list window.
  • Page 22 Using Video software Recording edited videos on a DV device To record edited videos on a DV device, proceed as follows: Adjust the recording correction values. Add files to the Record List. Record remotely or manually the video on the DV device. Adjusting the recording correction values To ensure accuracy in the recording, you can specify recording correction values.
  • Page 23 Using Video software Adding files to the Record List To add files to the Record List, proceed as follows: Launch DVgate Motion. Click Add in the DVgate Motion – AVI file list. The Add dialog box appears. Select a file and click Open. The specified file is added and the serial number, first and last images, time code, file length and file name are displayed.
  • Page 24 Using Video software After adding the files to the Record List, you can still change the order of the files, add or delete files. To change the order of the files in the Record List, proceed as follows: Click the file you want to move while holding down the mouse button. Drag the file to the appropriate position and then release the mouse button.
  • Page 25 Using Video software Recording on the DV device You can automatically or manually export videos from your computer to a DV device. To automatically export videos from your computer to a DV device, proceed as follows: Connect the camera to the computer with the i.LINK™ cable and turn on the camera. Launch DVgate Motion.
  • Page 26 Using Video software Even if you specify not to add blank frames, several blank frames are always placed at the end of the recorded segment regardless of the settings. This is to prevent image noise from being recorded when recording stops. Do not quit or log off from Windows Disable the screen saver in Windows Do not start other applications or move any active window while recording.

  • Page 27: Capturing Pictures

    Using Video software Capturing pictures There are two capture modes in DVgate Still: the Continuous Capture mode and the Single Frame Capture mode. Continuous Capture mode: If you capture pictures during Play mode, you can capture 30 frames of still pictures in total with respectively 15 frames in the forward and backward directions.
  • Page 28 Using Video software Set the DV device to the Play or Pause mode. The video image appears in the Monitor window. Click the Capture button. The video image in the Monitor window is being captured. Dragging the slider in the Capture window to the left or right lets you display the still picture before or after the current one.
  • Page 29 Using Video software Saving the captured pictures You can save the still pictures displayed in the DVgate Still - Still window in either one of the following formats: BMP, JPG, GIF or DVF. To save the captured pictures, proceed as follows: Launch DVgate Still and capture images.
  • Page 30 Using Video software Using DVgate Assemble DVgate Assemble enables you to edit video files and still image files captured with DVgate Motion and DVgate Still. Afterwards you can splice them together to form one single file. You can save the resulting spliced video sequences as AVI, MPEG1, or MPEG2 format files.
  • Page 31 Using Video software Imported files are added at the end of the Assemble List. You can only add video files in AVI (DV CODEC) format, and still image files in BMP, JPEG, and GIF formats. Please see the help files for information on converting non-compatible AVI files.
  • Page 32 Using Video software Click OK. The AVI file is edited. Combining still images with video images To combine still images with video images, proceed as follows: Launch DVgate Assemble. Click the Add button. The Add dialog box appears. Select the image file type from the Files of type drop-down list. Select your image file and click Open.
  • Page 33 Using Video software Click OK. The Assemble List appears. Click OK. The still and video images are combined. * Choosing MPEG1 as the format will reduce the size of the file considerably. Saving the edited video To save an edited video sequence, proceed as follows: Click the Output or the Output All button.

  • Page 34: Using Movieshaker

    Using Video software Using MovieShaker MovieShaker can be used to create fun and innovative movies without any knowledge of film editing. In a few steps, motion pictures can be combined with special effects, still images (pictures), and music files and then saved in a format most computers can play.
  • Page 35 Using Video software Menu bar Monitor panel Tool panel Clip tray Product tray Shows MovieShaker menus. Contains the Shake, Capture, and Edit tray. Select a tray by clicking the Shake, Capture, or Edit tab. The Shake tray is for creating a scene of approximately 30 seconds long including background music, using clips on the Clip tray at random.

  • Page 36: Importing Images And Sound Clips

    Using Video software Importing images and sound clips Before you can create a movie, you need to import the images and sound clips you want to use in your movie. To import images and sound clips, proceed as follows: Click the File import button The Import dialog box appears.

  • Page 37: Editing Clips And Scenes

    Using Video software Editing clips and scenes You can edit your movie by adding effects and text, adjusting the colour and contrast, and modifying the length of the clip. Shake tab Capture tab Edit tab Speed control slider Volume control slider Effect palette Fade-in, fade-out Trash...

  • Page 38: Saving A Movie

    Using Video software To edit clips and scenes, proceed as follows: Double-click the clip in the Clip tray to move it to the Monitor Panel. Select the Effect tab from the Tool Panel. Drag and drop the effect you want to add from the Effect tray to the Edit tray monitor. To preview an effect, click the effect in the Effect tray in the Working Panel monitor.

  • Page 39: Using Smart Capture

    Using Video software Using Smart Capture You can use Smart Capture to shoot still images and record video clips from a digital camera connected to your computer. Capturing still images You can capture still images from i.LINK™ compatible devices. To capture still images, proceed as follows: Connect an i.LINK™...

  • Page 40: Displaying Captured Images In Still Viewer

    Using Video software Displaying captured images in Still Viewer To display captured images in Still Viewer, proceed as follows: From the Start menu, select All Programs / Smart Capture and click Still Viewer. You can display, save or delete your images or send them by e-mail. To end Still Viewer, click the You can capture still images in the following sizes: 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120 and 80 x 60 pixels.

  • Page 41: Shooting Video Clips

    Using Video software Shooting video clips With a video camera connected to your computer you can use Smart Capture to capture video clips, as well as play them or send them via e-mail. To capture video clips, proceed as follows: Launch Smart Capture.
  • Page 42 Using Video software Sending video clips via e-mail If you shoot a video clip in a low resolution format, its size will be small allowing you to send the video clip by e-mail. To send video clips via e-mail, proceed as follows: Launch Smart Capture.
  • Page 43 Managing audio files with SonicStage Managing audio files with SonicStage SonicStage lets you play and record audio CDs and import digital audio files while maintaining the copyright information of the contents. When you record an audio CD with SonicStage onto your computer’s hard disk drive, the default format is ATRAC3.
  • Page 44 Managing audio files with SonicStage...
  • Page 45 Managing audio files with SonicStage Recording button Source icons Import button Simple Mode button Close button Help button Operation area Menu button Volume control buttons Equalizer button Displays the Recording Assistant window. Select a source icon and a target icon. As a source you can use: - the Music drive: files from the music database Music Drive managed by SonicStage, or the audio files registered to a playlist on the Music Drive.
  • Page 46 Managing audio files with SonicStage Sound Effect button Visualizer button Internet button ® The CDDB2 (Compact Disc Database) Music Recognition Service registration wizard enables you to register with CDDB. You need Internet access on your computer to register and use this service. For more information regarding CDDB2 registration, click the Help button. You have the choice between: - Vocal Canceller: the Vocal Canceller cannot be applied to songs on a MiniDisc.

  • Page 47: Recording From A Cd

    Managing audio files with SonicStage Recording from a CD You can, for example, record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in SonicStage. To record a CD, proceed as follows: Insert an audio CD into your system’s optical disc drive. Click the Recording button (1).
  • Page 48 Managing audio files with SonicStage Click the Jump to Record Window button (4). The RecordPanel window appears. If you only want to record a few songs, click the Show List The list of tracks on your audio CD appears. If necessary select the format and bit rate for recording by clicking the Change CD Recording Format button.
  • Page 49 Managing audio files with SonicStage When you record from an audio CD on your optical disc drive for the first time, the CD Drive Optimization dialog box appears. Click Start to verify your optical disc drive. Once the verification is performed, recording begins. You can display the name of the CD and its songs by clicking the CD Info button and after registering with CDDB.
  • Page 50 Managing audio files with SonicStage Transferring songs (check in/out) You can transfer songs between the playlists on your SonicStage software and external devices or media (for example, Network Walkman, CD-RW). For more information on using your external devices or media, see the documentation that came with the product.
  • Page 51 Managing audio files with SonicStage Checking in songs After checking out audio files, you can transfer those files back to the hard drive. This is what we call checking in. The songs that you transfer like this can only be checked in to the hard drive of the same computer from which the songs were checked out.

  • Page 52: Additional Features

    Managing audio files with SonicStage Additional features SonicStage Backup Tool – You can back up and restore all the music, graphics and information data managed by SonicStage. You must be connected to the Internet to use the SonicStage Backup Tool. Import audio files in various formats –...
  • Page 53 Using DigitalPrint Using DigitalPrint DigitalPrint is designed to help you get the most enjoyment out of your photographs taken with a digital camera. With DigitalPrint, you can easily load photos onto your computer, create photo albums, decorate your photos, print them and even make labels for your favourite storage media. DigitalPrint includes the following five tools.
  • Page 54 Using DigitalPrint To launch DigitalPrint, proceed as follows: In the Start menu, select All Programs, DigitalPrint, and then DigitalPrint. DigitalPrint Launcher appears. Click Import to launch PhotoCapture or click Photo to launch PhotoCollection or click Edit to launch PhotoDecor or click Album to launch PhotoAlbum or click Label to launch LabelMaker.

  • Page 55: Importing Photos

    Using DigitalPrint Importing photos Use PhotoCapture to load images that are stored on a digital camera onto your computer. PhotoCapture can automatically recognise the digital camera that is connected to the computer. Once photos are loaded into your computer, they can be used to create original works (photo albums and labels) with PhotoAlbum and LabelMaker.

  • Page 56: Printing Photos

    Using DigitalPrint Printing photos With PhotoCollection, printing photos at home is just as easy as asking your local photo shop to develop your photos or make reprints. Photos stored in a folder can be printed as a group. Since you can also specify the number of prints to be made of each photo, you only need to run one printing job (instead of printing each photo separately, one at a time), even if you want to give copies to a lot of people.
  • Page 57 Using DigitalPrint Decorating photos PhotoDecor allows you to decorate digital photos by adding lines, graphics, text, and stamps to digital photos. You can use stamps and a variety of pen patterns to decorate digital photos and create colourful and original works of art through simple operations.

  • Page 58: Creating A Photo Album

    Using DigitalPrint Creating a photo album With PhotoAlbum, you can create and print albums of photos taken with a digital camera or photos you have loaded on your computer. PhotoAlbum is very simple to use. It includes many useful design templates. Use these templates to easily create an attractive album even if you have little design experience.
  • Page 59 Using DigitalPrint Select a design from the Select Design window by clicking it. The Select Layout window appears. Select a photo layout by clicking it. The album is created and the album menu appears. Use the album menu to decorate the existing albums or to print them. You can either preview the album or change the layout, or design.

  • Page 60: Creating Labels

    Using DigitalPrint Creating labels LabelMaker is an easy-to-use label-making software. Use the design templates to make beautifully designed labels. To create labels, proceed as follows: Open LabelMaker from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Label icon. It is also possible to launch LabelMaker directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs, DigitalPrint, Tool, LabelMaker.
  • Page 61 Save or print your label by clicking the Save or Print button. For more information on the use of LabelMaker, refer to the online help. LabelMaker can be launched and used in conjunction with other Sony applications such as SonicStage.

  • Page 62: Customising Your Computer

    The following sections briefly describe how to change the main settings of your computer. Among other things, you will learn how to prepare your modem for use, how to use and customise the look of your Sony software and utilities, etc.

  • Page 63: Managing Power

    Customising your computer Managing power The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook and provides key information about system activity and battery life. The automatic power management selects the most advantageous profiles, or lets you customise the profiles you choose, according to your own needs, with the goal of extended battery life.
  • Page 64 Customising your computer Activating PowerPanel When you start the computer, the PowerPanel icon appears in the system tray by default. To see the current power profile, simply point to the icon. The current power profile will be displayed in a tooltip.
  • Page 65 Customising your computer Activating power management profiles PowerPanel provides several predefined power management profiles. Each profile consists of a group of power management settings that are designed to meet specific power management goals, ranging from maximum power management to no power management. Running on AC Icon Description...
  • Page 66 Customising your computer Icon Description Spreadsheet – Reduces the LCD brightness to 'medium', as your software does not require higher performance. Presentation – Keeps the display on at all times while it conserves power. This option is ideal for slideshow presentations.
  • Page 67 Customising your computer Selecting automatic profiles when running on batteries A power profile is a set of timer values for a variety of system devices. PowerPanel automatically selects the profile associated with the application you are using and changes profiles as you switch between applications.

  • Page 68: Displaying Detailed Battery Information

    Customising your computer Displaying detailed battery information You can display detailed information of your computer's battery. There are 3 ways in which you can display battery information: Right-click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar and select Battery Information from the menu. Double-click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar and select the Battery tab.
  • Page 69 Customising your computer Editing a power profile To edit the power management settings of a power profile, proceed as follows: Right-click the PowerPanel icon in the taskbar and select Edit/Create Profiles from the menu. The Profile Editor window appears. Click the profile you want to edit on the left of the screen. Double-click the power profile property (Hibernate, Standby…) you want to modify on the right of the screen.

  • Page 70: Setting Up Your Notebook With Sony Notebook Setup

    Customising your computer Setting up your notebook with Sony Notebook Setup The Sony Notebook Setup utility allows you to consult system information, specify preferences for system behaviour, and set up password protection for your VAIO notebook. To use Sony Notebook Setup, proceed as follows: Click the Start button on the Windows In All Programs, select Sony Notebook Setup and then click Sony Notebook Setup.
  • Page 71 The item has been changed. For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup screen to display the help file. If you open Sony Notebook Setup as a limited user, then only the About This Computer tab will be visible.

  • Page 72: Selecting Display Modes

    The Display Properties dialog box appears. Click the Settings tab. Click the Advanced button. The Sony Notebook LCD and Mobility Radeon 7500 Properties dialog box appears. Click the Displays tab. Select the Monitor, Panel or TV icon. Click Apply and then OK.

  • Page 73: Configuring Your Modem

    Customising your computer Configuring your modem Before you can start using your internal modem, or each time you use your modem while travelling, make sure that the country of the active location defined in the Phone and Modem Options dialog box matches the country you are dialling from.

  • Page 74: Updating The Modem Driver

    Customising your computer Updating the modem driver If you need to update the modem driver for any reason, proceed as follows: Click the Start button and open Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon. The Printers and Other Hardware window appears.

  • Page 75: Changing Your Windows Design With The Ui Design Selector Program

    The UI Design Selector window design changes, to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony software. To try another design, click << or >>. Click OK once you are satisfied with your choice. The UI Design Selector dialog box disappears and changes the window design of Sony software as you selected.

  • Page 76: Setting A Sony Wallpaper

    Customising your computer Setting a Sony wallpaper Your Sony VAIO computer offers you, among many other features, a choice of wallpapers. You can change the wallpaper, the background of your desktop, as many times as you like. There are several VAIO-specific wallpapers to choose from.

  • Page 77: Selecting A Screen Saver

    Customising your computer Selecting a screen saver A screen saver is an animated image that is activated on a computer display when no user activity has been sensed for a certain time. The original purpose of a screen saver was to prevent burn-in (the burning of an image into the phosphor inside the cathode ray tube after hours of the same image being rescanned).

  • Page 78: Installing And Updating Applications

    Installing and updating applications Installing and updating applications This section explains how to install, run or uninstall a software. Furthermore, you will learn how to download the latest updates from our website. Installing software Changing or removing software Uninstalling software Downloading software (page 78) (page 79)

  • Page 79: Installing Software

    Installing and updating applications Installing software Before installing the applications: Install and connect a hardware device, if necessary (see the Managing drivers Close all open applications. To install an application from the supplied CD-ROM, Click Start and then Control Panel. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.

  • Page 80: Uninstalling Software

    Installing and updating applications 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 Changing or removing software You can at all times remove or change a software application. To change or remove a software, proceed as follows: Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
  • Page 81 Installing and updating applications Select the software you wish to uninstall from the list of currently installed programs, then click Change/ Remove. Select Remove, and then click Next. The Confirm File Deletion dialog box appears. Click OK. If the Locked file detected dialog box appears, click Reboot. The computer restarts once uninstallation is completed and all previously used files are deleted.

  • Page 82: Downloading Software

    Installing and updating applications File Signature verification When you install a new application on your computer, you might overwrite system files and device driver files with unsigned or incompatible versions, which provokes system instability. The system files and device driver files provided with Windows which indicates that the files are original, unaltered system files or that they have been approved by ®...

  • Page 83: Managing Drivers

    Managing drivers Managing drivers A driver is a software enabling you to use hardware devices. For example, in order for you to be able to use a printer, you must first install its driver. Many drivers, such as the mouse driver, come with the operating system.

  • Page 84: Installing A Driver

    Managing drivers Installing a driver If the driver does not come with a specific installation procedure, please proceed as follows to install it: Insert the application CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (or the disk or the CD-ROM accompanying the device you want to configure). Connect the device that needs a driver, to your computer.

  • Page 85: Checking The Driver's Installation

    Managing drivers Checking the driver's installation When the computer restarts, verify that the device is working properly. To verify the driver’s installation, proceed as follows: From the Start menu, click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. Double-click the System icon. The System dialog box appears.

  • Page 86: Updating A Driver

    Managing drivers Right-click Uninstall. When the Confirm Device Removal dialog box appears, click OK. Click Yes and restart the computer. When the computer restarts, repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver If your device is not displayed in the Properties dialog box, the device is not working properly. Repeat steps 1 through 4 in the previous sections to verify the driver’s installation.

  • Page 87: Uninstalling A Driver

    Managing drivers Double-click the option corresponding to the device you installed, then double-click your device. The Properties dialog box appears. Click the Driver tab. Click Update driver. The driver is updated. To update your device driver, you must be logged on to your computer with an administrator account. Uninstalling a driver Leave the device connected to your computer while uninstalling the driver.

  • Page 88: Restoring A Driver

    Managing drivers Double-click the option corresponding to the device you installed, then double-click your device. The Properties dialog box appears. Click the Driver tab. Click Uninstall. The driver is uninstalled. To uninstall your device driver, you must be logged on to your computer with an owner account. Restoring a driver System Restore is a feature of Microsoft problem occurs, without losing your personal data files.
  • Page 89 Managing drivers Click Start on the taskbar. Click My computer from the menu. Click View system information on the left of the window. Click the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager. Double-click the option corresponding to the device you installed, then double-click your device. The Properties dialog box appears.

  • Page 90: Downloading Drivers

    Managing drivers Downloading drivers Please note it is possible to download the latest versions of drivers for your computer on our website. Just click the following link to access it: To download the latest drivers, proceed as follows: Go to www.vaio-link.com Click the VAIO User button.

  • Page 91: Using The Product Recovery Cd-Roms

    If you want to modify the size of the hard drive partitions. You can only use these product recovery CD-ROMs on the Sony computer they came with and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer's PC. Performing an application recovery...

  • Page 92: Reinstalling A Device Driver From The Application Cd

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Performing an application recovery The final CD in the set of product recovery CD-ROMs contains most of the applications that were preinstalled on your computer. Reinstalling a program from this application CD can fix the problems encountered if it does not run correctly anymore, or if Windows To perform an application recovery, proceed as follows: Turn on your computer (using AC power only) and wait until Windows...

  • Page 93: Performing A System Recovery

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs To reinstall/update a device driver, proceed as follows: Turn on your computer (using AC power only) and wait until Windows Insert the final product recovery CD-ROM into the disc drive. Open the drive through My Computer and open the Drivers folder. Check that the driver you require appears in the folder.

  • Page 94: Notes On Performing A System Recovery

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Notes on performing a system recovery The recovery process can last up to sixty minutes, and in this time you will be prompted to change CDs. You can recover only the software bundled to your computer. It does not work for the software you have installed subsequently or the data you have created.

  • Page 95: Recovering The System Without Changing Partition Sizes

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs If you do need to change the size of your partitions, you can do so by choosing Option Recovery in the system recovery set-up process. In this case, it is important to be aware that all data on your hard disk will be deleted. If you need to keep existing files, make sure you back them up before performing the system recovery.

  • Page 96: Recovering The System With Modified Partition Sizes

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs To perform the Default System Drive Recovery, proceed as follows: Select the button next to Default System Drive Recovery (Recommended). Click Next. You are asked if you are sure you want to recover the system. To start the procedure, click Next.

  • Page 97: Manually Changing Partition Sizes

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Change Partition Size and Recover. Recovery To Originally Shipped State. Manually changing partition sizes Choosing Change Partition Size and Recover allows you to manually select the size of your C: drive, leaving the remaining gigabytes to the D: drive. Meanwhile, all current partition sizes are deleted, the hard disk is reformatted, and all the original software is restored as with a standard system recovery.

  • Page 98: Resetting The Default Partition Sizes

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Resetting the default partition sizes If you changed the partition sizes since you bought your Sony computer, choosing Recovery To Originally Shipped State allows you to reset the hard drive to its original size. Meanwhile, the current partitions are deleted, the hard disk is reformatted, and all the original software is restored as with a standard system recovery.

  • Page 99: Aborting The System Recovery Process

    Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Aborting the system recovery process Before the actual recovery process begins, the VAIO System Recovery Utility makes it easy to cancel any settings you may have made. Most screens remind you about the loss of data that will incur and you can either to go back to the previous screen (press Back), or abort the recovery setup altogether.

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