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  • Page 1 About the software on your Sony VAIO desktop P C V - R X 3 s e r i e s...

  • 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: Environmental Information

    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 Trademarks Sony, DigitalPrint, DVgate, i.LINK and the i.LINK logo, Sony Style Imaging, Simple DVD Maker, MovieShaker, Smart Capture, UI Design Selector, VAIO Action Setup, VAIO System Information, SonicStage, Memory Stick and the Memory Stick logo, VAIO and the VAIO logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
  • 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 On Your Computer

    About the software on your computer 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 on your computer.

  • Page 8: Smart Capture

    About the software on your computer 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 9 Sony Style Imaging (shortcut to website) Sony Electronics Your computer is installed with a shortcut to the Sony Style Imaging website. Sony Style Imaging is an easy way to share your digital pictures and videos with family and friends. Use Sony Style Imaging with the SmartCapture and MovieShaker software to make the most of your images and movies.

  • Page 10: Vaio Action Setup

    DV device from your computer, import and edit the movie, and then export it back to the DV device. *To be able to use the Sony software VAIO Edit Components, you must first install Adobe purchase) on your computer.
  • Page 11 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 12: Windows ® Xp Home Edition

    About the software on your computer Operating system and other pre-installed 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.

  • Page 13: Microsoft ® Works

    About the software on your computer ® Microsoft Works Microsoft Corporation ® Microsoft Works gives you the basic tools you need for working on your PC. Use the various components for your everyday emailing, accounting, organizing and much more. The software includes an online Getting Started guide.
  • Page 14 About the software on your computer ® Adobe Photoshop Adobe Systems Incorporated ® Adobe Photoshop features that offer something for every user. Delivering the broadest and most productive toolset available, ® Photoshop Elements helps you explore your creativity, work at peak efficiency, and achieve the highest quality results across all image media.
  • Page 15 About the software on your computer DVDit!™ (PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) Sonic Solutions DVDit!™ enables you to create interactive Video content on your PC and publish it on DVD. You start by importing your edited MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video and audio files (WAV and MPEG-1 layer 2 files only), image files, and other multimedia.
  • Page 16 About the software on your computer QuickTime 5.0 Apple QuickTime is the Apple technology that makes video, sound, music, 3D and virtual reality come alive for your Internet browser and Windows. For further information, see the website at: http://www.apple.com/quicktime RealPlayer RealNetworks RealPlayer is the RealNetworks video and audio player, which lets you access 2,500 radio stations featuring music, news and sports.
  • Page 17 About the software on your computer Symantec Norton AntiVirus (setup file on the hard drive) Symantec With Norton AntiVirus, you can scan files, folders, or entire drives for viruses, and quarantine infected files for submission to the Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC). Files submitted to SARC are analyzed and the results are reported automatically within seven days.

  • Page 18: Using Dvgate

    Using Video software Using Video software The following video software applications are installed on your VAIO: DVgate (page 17) MovieShaker (page 32) Smart Capture 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.

  • Page 19: Capturing Videos

    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 Using Video software Press Play to start the video. The video begins to play in the Monitor window. 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.
  • Page 21 Using Video software Click OK in the DVgate Motion window to finish. Information about the capturing process is displayed in the Report window. Click OK. Exit DVgate Motion. The Dvmotion2 window appears on the screen. You can then save the In/Out list, which allows you to capture the same video sequences later on, or change the In/Out settings.
  • Page 22 Using Video software Select Adjust on Recording… from the Settings menu. The Adjust on Recording dialog box appears. Click the AutoAdjust button. DVgate Motion activates the connected DV device and automatically finds the adjustment values. Click OK. To manually adjust the recording correction values, refer to the DVgate online help file. Adding files to the Record List To add files to the Record List, proceed as follows: Launch DVgate Motion.
  • Page 23 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 24 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 25: Capturing Pictures

    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 26 Using Video software 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. All still pictures already captured, are lost. If you capture during Pause mode, you can capture only one frame of a still picture. Immediately after you capture during Play mode in Continuous Capture mode, the DV device pauses.
  • Page 27 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. If you exit DVgate Still without saving the captured still picture, it is cleared.
  • Page 28 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 29: Using Dvgate Assemble

    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 30 Using Video software Imported files are added to the end of the Assemble List. You can only add video files of the AVI (DV CODEC) format, and still image files of the BMP, JPEG, and GIF formats. When you add a still image file (BMP, JPEG, or GIF), the number of frames, converted size, and size conversion mode are shown. You can save an Assemble List for future use.
  • Page 31 Using Video software Combining still images with video images To combine still images with video images, proceed as follows: Launch DVgate Assemble. Select the still image you want to insert from the Assemble List. Choose Edit a clip... from the Edit menu in the main window. The DVgate Assemble - Clip dialog box appears.

  • Page 32: Saving The Edited Video

    Using Video software Saving the edited video To save an edited video sequence, proceed as follows: Click the Output or the Output All button. The Save As dialog box appears. Information on the output file and the amount of free disk space is shown in the lower part of the Save As dialog box.

  • Page 33: 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 34 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 35: 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 36 Using Video software Scenes created with Shaker begin with a black frame. After processing, they are placed in the first available slot on the Product tray. Limit the number of scenes in the Product tray to 5 or less. MovieShaker may stop responding if there are too many scenes in the Product tray.

  • 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

    You can save or export your final movie products. You can preview and check them before saving them. Your final movie products can be saved as files, exported to a DV device/MICROMV device, or uploaded to Sony Style Imaging. To save your movie, proceed as follows: Click the Export button The Export dialog box appears.

  • Page 39: Capturing Still Images

    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 Using Video software To capture video clips, proceed as follows: Launch Smart Capture. Select Net Movie using the Switch Capture Mode button. The image appears in the Finder. Turn the camera towards the subject. Adjust the image. Click the Capture button to shoot a video clip (you can shoot up to 120 seconds, according to the settings you chose in the Recording options section).
  • 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 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, it is encoded in ATRAC3 format onto you computer’s hard drive.
  • Page 44 Managing audio files with SonicStage Feature tabs Player control buttons Playlist drop-down list File tree view Internet address drop- down list File list view Tutorial tab Changes the screen view according to the selected feature. Controls playback functions, such as play, pause, stop, fast-forward and reverse. Displays available playlists and audio files of the current feature tab.
  • Page 45 Managing audio files with SonicStage ® The CDDB (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 CDDB registration, click the Help button. Recording a CD You can record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in SonicStage.

  • Page 46: Transferring Songs (Check In/Out)

    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, Memory Stick™ Walkman, Network Walkman, CD-RW). For more information on using your external devices or media, see the documentation that came with the product. These instructions are for using the check in/out 1-step method.

  • Page 47: Checking In Songs

    Managing audio files with SonicStage Checking in songs After checking out audio files, you can transfer those files back to an external device or 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 48: Additional Features

    Managing audio files with SonicStage Additional features SonicStage Tutorial – The features of SonicStage are described in the Tutorial. The user-friendly interface guides you directly through the SonicStage features. SonicStage Backup Tool – You can back up and restore all the music, graphics and information data managed by SonicStage.
  • Page 49 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 50 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 51: Importing Photos

    Using DigitalPrint Importing photos Use PhotoCapture to load images that are stored on a digital camera or a Memory Stick™ onto your computer. PhotoCapture can automatically recognize the digital camera or Memory Stick™ 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 52 Using DigitalPrint To import photos, proceed as follows: Connect a digital camera or a Memory Stick™ that contains the images you want to transfer to your computer. Open DigitalPrint Launcher and simply click the Import icon. You can also launch PhotoCapture from the Start menu by clicking All Programs, DigitalPrint, Tool, PhotoCapture.

  • Page 53: 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 54 Using DigitalPrint To print photos, proceed as follows: Click the Photo icon in the DigitalPrint Launcher. PhotoCollection can also be launched directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs, DigitalPrint, Tool, PhotoCollection. The PhotoCollection window appears. Click Register Folder to register a photo folder (load the photos into the computer) and follow the onscreen instructions or select a folder in which photos are stored and click the OK button.
  • Page 55 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 56 Using DigitalPrint To decorate photos, proceed as follows: Open PhotoDecor from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Edit icon. You can also launch PhotoDecor directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs, DigitalPrint, Tool, PhotoDecor. The PhotoDecor window appears. Select a photo folder that contains the images you wish to decorate and select one photo.

  • Page 57: 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 58 Using DigitalPrint To create an album, proceed as follows: Open PhotoAlbum from the DigitalPrint Launcher by clicking the Album icon. You can also launch PhotoAlbum directly from the Start menu by selecting All Programs, DigitalPrint, Tool, and PhotoAlbum. The PhotoAlbum Initial window appears. Click the Create New Album button and register a photo folder or select an existing one.
  • Page 59 Using DigitalPrint 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. For more information on the use of PhotoAlbum, refer to the online help.

  • 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 Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) To create your own DVDs with Simple DVD Maker, you can use images recorded with movie files created with MovieShaker or DVgate, or images loaded from a DV device. This is an introduction to the features of Simple DVD Maker.
  • Page 63 Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) 1. Menu 2. Set Output Size 3. Delete 4. Movie Files 5. Help 6. Exit 7. Total size/Media size 8. MAKE DISC 9. Indicator Click this icon to display the options menu. Select the output size from the dropdown menu.
  • Page 64 Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) Compatible files and media To create your own DVDs with Simple DVD Maker, you can use images recorded with movie files (MPEG files or DV codec AVI files) created with MovieShaker or DVgate, or images loaded from a DV device. To compile your DVDs, you can use the following files: Software MovieShaker...
  • Page 65 Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) Creating DVDs with image files When making DVDs with image files, the computer's hard disk capacity must be approximately twice the size of data on the created DVD. For example, to create a 4.7 GB DVD, approximately 10 GB of free space is required on your computer's D: drive.
  • Page 66 Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) Creating DVDs with images loaded from a DV device When using images loaded from a DV device to create DVDs, in addition to the free space required to create the DVD, you also need enough free space to temporarily save loaded images. For example, to load a 30- minute movie from the DV device, you need approximately 6.5 GB of free space on your computer's D: drive.

  • Page 67: Changing Recording Settings

    Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) Precautions during recording If any of the following occurs, Simple DVD Maker stops loading the movie file from the DV device and starts creating the DVD: The maximum time set for loading movies is exceeded. A blank space lasting 2 minutes or longer is detected on the digital video tape.
  • Page 68 Recording DVDs with Simple DVD Maker (models PCV-RX305 and PCV-RX306) Sound format: Click and then select the sound format you want to use when creating DVDs. With Dolby Digital, sound is compressed before it is recorded onto DVDs. Compared to PCM, Dolby Digital allows longer recordings.

  • Page 69: Customizing 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 customize the look of your Sony software and utilities, etc.

  • Page 70: Configuring Your Modem

    Customizing 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 dialing from.
  • Page 71 Customizing your computer Click Apply/OK. Your modem is configured. Before applying new country settings, please make sure your phone line is disconnected from your VAIO 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.

  • Page 72: Changing Your Windows Design With The Ui Design Selector Program

    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. Selecting a Sony wallpaper Your Sony VAIO computer offers you, among many other features, a choice of wallpapers.
  • Page 73 In fact, today's CRT display technology makes burn-in unlikely except under extreme conditions. Your computer comes with built-in screen savers that you can select. Why not try the new Sony RX3 screen saver or the VAIO Clock Screen Saver.
  • Page 74 Customizing your computer Select Properties. The Display Properties dialog box appears. Select the Screen Saver tab. In the Screen saver drop-down menu, select a screen saver. If you want to see what the screen saver looks like, click Preview. Click Apply and OK. Starting your favourite software The VAIO Action Setup software enables you to start your favourite software by simply pressing a shortcut key (S Key).

  • Page 75: 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 75) (page 76)

  • Page 76: Installing Software

    Installing and updating applications Installing software Before installing the applications: Install and connect a hardware device, if necessary (see the Managing drivers Quit all Windows To install an application, proceed as follows: Click Start and then Control Panel. Open Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel. The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears.

  • Page 77: Changing Or Removing 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 78: Uninstalling Software

    Installing and updating applications Uninstalling software Before proceeding, close the application you want to uninstall. To uninstall software, proceed as follows: From the Start menu, click Control Panel. The Control Panel window appears. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. The Add/Remove Programs dialog box appears. Select the software you wish to uninstall from the list of currently installed programs, then click Change/ Remove.
  • Page 79 Installing and updating applications Never delete files with the following extensions: SYS, DLL, OCX, TTF, or FON. ® In Windows XP, Windows File Protection prevents the replacement of protected system files such as SYS, DLL, OCX, TTF, FON, and EXE files. Windows File Protection runs in the background and protects all files installed by the Windows Setup program.

  • Page 80: Downloading Software

    Installing and updating applications Downloading software Please note it is possible to download the latest upgrades of software for your computer on our website. Just click the following link to access it: To download the latest upgrades, proceed as follows: Go to www.vaio-link.com Fill in the two codes and click Enter Site.

  • Page 81: 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 82: Installing A Driver

    Managing drivers Installing a driver To install a driver, proceed as follows: 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. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears.

  • Page 83: 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 84: 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 85: 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 86: 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 87 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 88: 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 When you access the VAIO-Link for the first time, the Web Disclaimer appears.
  • Page 89 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 90: Performing An Application Recovery

    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 91: 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 92 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 93 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 94 Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Click Next. You are asked if you are sure you want to recover the system. To start the procedure, click Next. Click Yes to confirm. The recovery process starts. When asked to do so, remove the CD and insert the next one. When the process is finished, click OK.
  • Page 95 Your system's settings are changed and your computer reboots automatically. 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 96 Using the product recovery CD-ROMs You should allow one hour for the recovery process. To restore the default size of the hard drive, proceed as follows: Select the button next to Recovery To Originally Shipped State. Click Next. Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start the process. Click Yes to confirm.

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