VAIO® Computer Quick Start
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5Follow the on-screen ins t r u ct io ns to locate the device and re in s t al l th e
appropriate device driver.
To reinstall device drivers with the Application Recovery CDs
1Logon to the Microsoft® Windows® desktop.
2Insert Application Recovery CD No. 1 into your computer’s optical drive.
The VAIO welcome window appears. Click OK, then click Quit to close the
Sony Application Recovery utility. (Leave the CD in the optical drive.)
3Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and right-click My Computer. A
shortcut menu appears.
4Click Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears.
5Click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager.
6Right-click the unknown device1 or the device that requires the driver
installation, and click Update Driver from the shortcut menu. The
Hardware Update Wizard appears.
7In the Hardware Update Wizard, click to select Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced).
8Click Next.
9Click to cancel the Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...) option.
10 Click to select the Include this location in the search check box.
11 Click Browse. The Browse For Folder dialog box appears.
✍If Windows® XP does not reinstall the device driver(s), follow the steps in the next
section to reinstall the device driver(s) using the Application Recovery CD(s).
✍Your system includes one or more Application Recovery CDs. Insert Application
Recovery CD No. 1 to start the application or driver recovery process. You are
prompted to insert the next CD(s), depending on the application or driver you want to
restore.
1 Unknown devices are identified by a yellow question mark. A device that has a driver
problem is identified by a yellow exclamation mark.