Using Your Recovery CDs
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To reinstall programs with the Application Recovery CDs
1Turn on your computer. If your computer is already on, close all open
programs.
2Logon to the Microsoft® Windows® desktop.
3Insert Sony Application Recovery CD No. 1 into your computer’s optical
drive. The Application Recovery utility starts automa tically.
4Click OK in the VAIO welcome window. The Sony Application Recovery
Program window appears.
5Double-click the Software folder. Icons representing the original,
preinstalled programs are displayed.
6Double-click the application you want to restore. The program’s installation
wizard begins.
7Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.
To reinstall device drivers using Windows XP operating system
(For Windows® XP systems only) The Microsoft® Windows® XP operating
system is capable of reinstalling the original factory-installed device drivers,
without using the Application Recovery CD(s).
1Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then right-click My Computer. A
shortcut menu appears.
2Click Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears.
3From the Hardware tab, click the Device Manager button.
4Right-click to select the unknown device1 or the device that requires the
driver installation and click Update Driver from the shortcut menu. The
Hardware Update Wizard appears.
✍Your system may include one or more Application Recovery CDs. If you have more
than one Application R ecovery CD, inse rt the first CD (C D No. 1) to run th e Application
Recovery program. You may be prompted to insert the next CD, depending on the
application you wish to restore.
1 Unknown devices are identified by a yellow questio n mar k. A device that has a driver
problem is identified by a yellow exclamation mark.