Using The Product Recovery Cd-Roms - Sony VAIO PCG-X18 User Manual

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Using the Product Recovery CD-ROMs

Supplied (depending on the
model): 1 CD-ROM with both
application and system
recovery data or 2 CD-ROMS
(one application and one
system recovery CD).

Using the Product Recovery CD-ROMs

The following sections describe how to use the Recovery CD-ROMs.
You will find a set of two Recovery CD-ROMs in your Product Recovery Pack:
The System Recovery CD-ROM (vol. 1 of 2) allows you to perform a full system

recovery;
The Application Recovery CD-ROM (vol. 2 of 2) helps you to recover your pre-

installed software and to reinstall the device drivers manually.
In the event of a serious system crash, you may need to recover the whole contents of
your hard drive. A system recovery is required.
Furthermore, if you encounter a problem with your computer (probably caused by a
badly configured system) reinstalling an individual device driver may solve the
problem.
Another problem could be that a pre-installed application is not working properly
any more. Reinstalling the appropriate application should fix the problem. You
should therefore perform an application recovery.
Performing a system recovery.
Use this option only when your system is seriously damaged, e.g. if Windows
does not work any more, or your PC behaves abnormally, etc. The system recovery
will completely reinstall the originally configured system on your PC.
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