VAIO® Computer Quick Start
Application and System Recovery CDs
Your computer comes with the following Application Recovery and System Recovery CDs. You will need an optical drive to use these recovery CDs. If your computer does not come with an optical drive, use an external optical drive.
Application Recovery CD(s)
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This CD enables you to reinstall individual software programs and device drivers if they become corrupted or are erased.
System Recovery CD(s)
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This CD enables you to restore the operating system and software that shipped with your computer if they become corrupted or are erased. This CD restores your computer to its original factory settings, so user data and software programs installed since you started using your computer will be lost.
Using Your Recovery CDs
The following sections describe how to use the Application Recovery and System Recovery utilities.
❑Using the Application Recovery CD(s)
❑Using the System Recovery CD(s)
Using the Application Recovery CD(s)
The Application Recovery CD(s) utility enables you to reinstall individual software programs, device drivers, and repair software programs if they become corrupted or are erased. Reinstalling an individual program or device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer, peripheral hardware, or software. You may not need to reinstall the entire contents of your hard disk. To reinstall all the software titles that shipped with your computer, use the System Recovery CD(s). See “Using the System Recovery CD(s)” on page 42 for more information.
✍You must be using a Windows® operating system to run the Application Recovery CD utility.
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