Sony PCG-R505JSP Manual
Using Your Recovery CDs
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To use the Driver Recovery CD(s)
The Driver Recovery CD utility enables you to reinstall individual drivers if they
become corrupted or are erased. You can reinstall an individual driver to correct a
problem that you are experiencing with your notebook, hardware, or software
application. VAIO Support Agent, an application repair utility, uses a vault
feature on the Driver Recovery CD(s) to repair software applications.
become corrupted or are erased. You can reinstall an individual driver to correct a
problem that you are experiencing with your notebook, hardware, or software
application. VAIO Support Agent, an application repair utility, uses a vault
feature on the Driver Recovery CD(s) to repair software applications.
You must be in Windows® to run the Driver Recovery CD utility.
Reinstalling specific drivers with the Driver Recovery CD
(Microsoft® Windows XP)
(Microsoft® Windows XP)
1
Turn on your notebook. If your notebook is already on, close all
applications.
applications.
2
When the Windows desktop appears, insert the Driver Recovery CD in the
optical disc drive.
optical disc drive.
3
Click Start in the Windows taskbar, and then click Control Panel. The
Control Panel window appears.
Control Panel window appears.
4
Click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. The System
Properties dialog box appears.
Properties dialog box appears.
5
From the Hardware tab, click Device Manager.
6
Click to highlight the unknown device (identified by a yellow question
mark) or the device for which you wish to reinstall the driver.
mark) or the device for which you wish to reinstall the driver.
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If you need to reinstall all of the software applications that shipped with your
computer, use the System Recovery CD.
computer, use the System Recovery CD.