User manual SONY PCV-RXA842

[. . . ] Welcome Thank you for purchasing your Sony VAIO® computer!Your new computer is a superb blend of high technology and easy-to-use functionality. The information provided here is designed to help you to become familiar with the hardware and software applications included with your system. View the Latest Updates for your computer. View the VAIO® Computer Specifications, which describes your computer's hardware configuration and preinstalled software information. Page 1 Getting Started Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony VAIO® computer! [. . . ] A devic e that has a driver problem is identified by a yellow exc lamation mark. Page 53 Reinstalling device drivers using Application Recovery CD(s) 1. Logon to go to the Windows ® desktop. Insert Application Recovery CD #1 into the optical disc drive. Click OK, then click Quit to close the Sony Application Recovery utility. Without removing the Application Recovery CD from the optical drive, click Start in the Windows taskbar and then right-click My Computer. The System Properties dialog box appears. From the Hardware tab, click the Device Manager button. Right-click to select the unknown device or the device that requires the driver installation and click Update Driver from the shortcut menu. Click to select the option, Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). Click to cancel the option, Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM. . . ). Select the check box for Include this location in the search and click Browse. The Browse for Folder dialog box appears. 3. 4. Navigate to the optical drive and click to select the Application Recovery CD. Click to open the drivers folder and click the folder for the device you want to reinstall. Click OK to return to the Hardware Update Wizard. Select the device folder, and click Next. The Microsoft® Windows ® XP operating system automatically reinstalls the device driver(s) from the Application Recovery CD. Click Finish and remove the Application Recovery CD from the optical drive. Click Start in the Windows taskbar, select Turn Off Computer. The Turn Off Computer dialog box appears. Wait 30 seconds, and turn on your computer. Your system includes one or more Application Recovery CDs. Insert Application Recovery CD #1, to start the application or driver recovery process. [. . . ] Click the desired software application. 3 The software's main window appears. 3. 1 A hardc opy vers ion of the V A I O C omputer U s er Guide is provided with s elec ted models . A hardc opy s oftware manual may available for c ertain s oftware applic ations . Y ou c an loc ate the online H elp files for Sony s oftware applic ations by pointing to the individual applic ation's ic on and s elec ting H elp from the s ubmenu. 2 3 Page 94 Software Help and Support When you have questions about your computer and the preinstalled software, check with these software publishers to access troubleshooting support from the publisher's Web site, by e-mail, or by telephone. Your computer may not be supplied with all of the software discussed in this section, depending on the system configuration you purchased. [. . . ]