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Application and System Re covery CDs
Your computer comes with the following Application Recovery and System
Recovery CDs. You will need an optic al drive to use these recovery CDs. If your
computer does not come with an o pt i ca l dr i v e, use an ex te rnal optical drive.
Application Recovery CDs
Sony Electronics Inc.
These CDs enable you to reinstall individual programs and device drivers if they
become corrupted or are erased.
System Recovery CDs
Sony Electronics Inc.
These CDs enable you to restore the operating system and programs that shipped
with your computer if they become corrupted or are erased. These CDs restore
your computer to its original factory settings, so user data and programs installe d
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 CDs
❑Using the System Recovery CDs

Using the Application Recovery CDs

The Application Recovery CDs enable you to reinstall individual programs and
device drivers, and to repair 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, per ipheral hardware, or software. You ma y
not need to reinstall the entire contents of your hard disk. To reinstall all the
programs that shipped with your computer, use the System Recovery CDs. See
“Using the System Recovery CDs” for more information.
✍Your computer must have a Microsoft® Windows® operating system to run the
Application Recovery CD utility.