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About the software on your Sony desktop

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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.

This section explains how to install, check, update or uninstall a driver.

The Windows® XP Rollback feature is also explained.

Finally, you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our site.

Installing a driver

To install a driver, proceed as follows:

1Insert the application CD-ROM into the upper disc drive (or the floppy disk or the CD-ROM accompanying the device you want to configure).

2Connect the device that needs a driver, to your computer. The Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears.

3Select Specify a location, then click Next.

4When installing a driver from the provided CD-ROM (or disk) by using a CD-ROM (or disk) drive connected to the computer, select the Drivers folder on the CD-ROM (or disk) drive.

5When installing a driver after having copied the contents of the provided CD-ROM (or disk) to your hard disk, browse to the appropriate subdirectory containing the driver. The subdirectory should be found in the folder you copied from the CD-ROM (or floppy disk).

6Click OK to begin the search procedure.

7Click Next to install the driver.

A new window appears when the driver has been installed.

Contents

Page Read this first Notice End user software license agreement Page Environmental information Trademarks Starting your VAIO for the first time Registering your VAIO Discovering VAIO Remote Control Overview Launching software applications and websites About the software on your computer Sony software DVgate ImageStation (shortcut to website) Media Bar DVD Player MovieShaker® PictureGear PictureToy Smart Capture SonicStage UI Design Selector VAIO Action Setup VAIO System Information VisualFlow Product Recovery CD-ROMs Operating system and other pre-installedsoftware Windows® XP Home Edition Internet Explorer Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™ Adobe® Premiere® LE Adobe® PhotoShop® Elements DVDit!™ QuickTime Real Entertainment Center RecordNow DX™ Symantec Norton AntiVirus VAIO Web Phone Using Video software Using DVgate Using DVgate Motion Capturing video 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 Recording edited videos on a DV device 2Click Add in the DVgate Motion – AVI file list. The Add dialog box appears in the . The 3Select a file and click Open To change the order of the files in the Record List, proceed as follows: 1Click 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 To remove a file from the Record List, proceed as follows: 1Click the file you want to remove Recording on the DV device 2Launch DVgate Motion 3Click the down arrow and select Export-Auto from the Mode drop-downlist 4Click Record or Record All. The Output dialog box appears 5Select the Add blank image option button Using DVgate Still Capturing pictures 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 Saving the captured pictures Using DVgate Assemble Creating an Assemble List Editing AVI files Combining still images with video images Saving the edited video Using MovieShaker Page Importing images and sound clips Creating a movie Editing clips and scenes Saving a movie Using Smart Capture Capturing still images Displaying captured images in Still Viewer Sending still images via e-mail Shooting video clips Sending video clips via e-mail Managing audio files with SonicStage Page Page Recording a CD Transferring songs (check in/out) Checking out songs Checking in songs Additional features Using Imaging software Using PictureGear Creating a Collection <Shift <A 6Click Collection in the Folder box Collection Collection Viewing a Slide Show Creating a Screen Saver Creating an HTML Photo Album The Panel Album dialog box appears Customize the design Follow the wizard and click Finish PictureGear now creates your photo album When the process is done, the Completed dialog box appears Using PictureToy Starting and quitting Starting from Sony applications Drawing and using pictures Drawing freehand Attaching stamps and balloons Writing text Managing pictures To print the pictures, proceed as follows: Print 3Click OK to start printing To send the pictures by e-mail,proceed as follows: e-mail Using VisualFlow Using the sub-toolbar Changing the view and display order Displaying slide information Using PictureGear and PictureToy with VisualFlow Customizing your VAIO computer Configuring your modem If your modem is not listed, click Add and follow the wizard Check that your modem is listed in the Modems tab Click Apply/OK Your modem is configured Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program Setting a Sony wallpaper Starting your favourite software Using shortcut keys Using i.LINK™ Selecting display modes Installing and updating applications Installing software Changing or removing software Uninstalling software Caution Windows® File protection File Signature verification Downloading software Managing drivers Installing a driver Checking the driver's installation Uninstalling a driver (page 83) Other devices Confirm Device Removal Updating a driver Uninstalling a driver Restoring your system You have your previous driver back 7 On the Driver tab, click Roll Back Driver Downloading drivers Using the product recovery CD-ROMs Performing a system recovery Performing a standard system recovery Performing an advanced system recovery Recovering the system without changing partitions Recovering the system with modified partition sizes Aborting the recovery process Performing an application recovery Using partitioned drives