User manual SONY VAIO VPC-YB15KX/P

[. . . ] User Guide is provided in the PDF format, which you can easily browse through and print out. To view the on-screen guide: 1 Double-click the VAIO User Guide icon on the desktop. Specifications The online specifications describe the hardware and software configurations of your VAIO computer. To view the online specifications: 1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Go to the Sony online support Web site at http://www. vaio-link. com. Important It is strongly recommended to create recovery discs immediately after your computer is ready for use because there are no recovery discs provided with the computer. For instructions on how to create the recovery discs, see "Creating your own recovery discs" on page 18. Contents Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Printed Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter an administrator name and password and click Continue. The VAIO Recovery Center window appears. Select Windows Backup and Restore and click Start. The User Account Control window appears. If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter an administrator name and password and click Continue. Follow the on-screen instructions. 2 3 4 5 6 21 To restore your data from the backup copy made with the Back Up Files wizard 1 Click Start, All Programs, VAIO Recovery Center, and VAIO Recovery Center. The User Account Control window appears. If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter an administrator name and password and click Continue. The VAIO Recovery Center window appears. Select Windows Backup and Restore and click Start. Follow the on-screen instructions. On models with an analog TV tuner, restore the backup data of the Recorded TV folder where the video contents recorded by Windows Media Center are saved to C:\Users\Public manually. See the online specifications to see whether your model is equipped with an analog TV tuner. 5 6 24 Before using your computer To create a restore point What is a restore point? A restore point is created automatically, for example when installing a software driver, and used to restore your computer system files to a previous state. Even though the restore point is created automatically, it is recommended to create the restore point manually before installing software or a software driver on your computer because your computer may become unstable or slow after installing new software or changing the Windows settings. If you have created the restore point when the computer is working normally, use the restore point to restore the system files to the previous state. To create a restore point manually 1 Click Start, All Programs, VAIO Recovery Center, and VAIO Recovery Center. The User Account Control window appears. If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter an administrator name and password and click Continue. The VAIO Recovery Center window appears. Select Windows Backup and Restore and click Start. Click Create a restore point or change settings on the left pane. The User Account Control window appears. If you are currently logged onto your computer as a standard user, enter an administrator name and password and click Continue. Click to select the check box next to the drive for which you want to create a restore point under Automatic restore points. [. . . ] Right-click the C drive and select Shrink Volume. Specify the amount of space to shrink and click Shrink. While you use your computer for a certain period of time, the unallocated hard disk space is getting smaller. In this case, it is recommended to defragment the hard disk. To defragment the hard disk, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and Disk Defragmenter. 2 3 4 5 6 Right-click Unallocated and select New Simple Volume. [. . . ]