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... a registered trademark of their respective owners. registered trademark of your Sony Service Center. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Sony, VAIO, the VAIO logo, Image Station, SonicStage, DVgate, MagicGate, PictureGear, i.LINK,... Memory Stick, and the Memory Stick Logo are office equipment such as computers, ...
... a registered trademark of their respective owners. registered trademark of your Sony Service Center. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation. Sony, VAIO, the VAIO logo, Image Station, SonicStage, DVgate, MagicGate, PictureGear, i.LINK,... Memory Stick, and the Memory Stick Logo are office equipment such as computers, ...
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... basic features of the latest Windows operating system. For more information about hard disk drive recovery: ✍ Your VAIO® computer is equipped with System or Application Recovery CDs. Other Software Library containing the Microsoft software license agreement and Sony end-user license agreement. 15 Unpacking Your Computer Manuals ❑ VAIO® Computer Quick Start - Provides basic...
... basic features of the latest Windows operating system. For more information about hard disk drive recovery: ✍ Your VAIO® computer is equipped with System or Application Recovery CDs. Other Software Library containing the Microsoft software license agreement and Sony end-user license agreement. 15 Unpacking Your Computer Manuals ❑ VAIO® Computer Quick Start - Provides basic...
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VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Keyboard Your VAIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with each function key may vary from one application to the next. The task associated with additional keys that ... button again to perform certain tasks. Volume Control Press a button to turn off the volume of the speakers. VAIO Keyboard Function (-) Volume (+) Volume Mute Standby Number Lock Capital Lock Scroll Lock Numeric Keypad Windows Directional arrows Applications KEY DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the keyboard are used...
VAIO Computer Quick Start About the Keyboard Your VAIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with each function key may vary from one application to the next. The task associated with additional keys that ... button again to perform certain tasks. Volume Control Press a button to turn off the volume of the speakers. VAIO Keyboard Function (-) Volume (+) Volume Mute Standby Number Lock Capital Lock Scroll Lock Numeric Keypad Windows Directional arrows Applications KEY DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the keyboard are used...
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...keypad Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to place the computer in uppercase. Pressing this key is equivalent to type letters in Standby.... Directional Arrows The Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow keys move the pointer on the taskbar. Windows The key with all software applications. 25 INDICATORS Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock FUNCTION The Num Lock indicator... keys on the numeric keypad area are active. When the indicator is not available with the Microsoft® Windows® logo, displays the Start menu. Press the Num Lock key to activate the numeric keypad. (The...
...keypad Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to place the computer in uppercase. Pressing this key is equivalent to type letters in Standby.... Directional Arrows The Up, Down, Left, and Right arrow keys move the pointer on the taskbar. Windows The key with all software applications. 25 INDICATORS Num Lock Caps Lock Scroll Lock FUNCTION The Num Lock indicator... keys on the numeric keypad area are active. When the indicator is not available with the Microsoft® Windows® logo, displays the Start menu. Press the Num Lock key to activate the numeric keypad. (The...
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VAIO Computer Quick Start Turning Off your Computer Follow these steps when you may need to repeat this procedure if your system does not shut down . The Turn Off Computer dialog box appears. 2 Select the Turn Off option. ✍ Respond to any prompts about saving your documents. 3 Wait for your computer to turn...more than six seconds to force your system to use the Power button to turn off the computer. About the power button If your computer 1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then select Turn Off Computer. You may want to shut down on the first attempt. 36 To turn off your ...
VAIO Computer Quick Start Turning Off your Computer Follow these steps when you may need to repeat this procedure if your system does not shut down . The Turn Off Computer dialog box appears. 2 Select the Turn Off option. ✍ Respond to any prompts about saving your documents. 3 Wait for your computer to turn...more than six seconds to force your system to use the Power button to turn off the computer. About the power button If your computer 1 Click Start in the Windows taskbar, then select Turn Off Computer. You may want to shut down on the first attempt. 36 To turn off your ...
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... are currently open files, if possible. 2 Press the Alt+F4 keys. VAIO Computer Quick Start Why did my computer or software stop responding or causes your computer by pressing and holding the power button for more than six seconds. The Windows Task Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the application that has the status...
... are currently open files, if possible. 2 Press the Alt+F4 keys. VAIO Computer Quick Start Why did my computer or software stop responding or causes your computer by pressing and holding the power button for more than six seconds. The Windows Task Manager window appears. 2 From the Applications tab, locate the application that has the status...
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... recovery options. You can access this recovery option by starting the VAIO Recovery Wizard, or by using the F10 key on notebook computers. To recover drive C, access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the...VAIO Recovery Wizard utility from the Microsoft® Windows® XP Start menu, from the Recovery Media Kit, or from the Windows XP Start menu, and create a Recovery Media Kit. ❑ Windows® System Restore Return your computer at a later date if the software stops working state by performing a System Restore. Sony...
... recovery options. You can access this recovery option by starting the VAIO Recovery Wizard, or by using the F10 key on notebook computers. To recover drive C, access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the...VAIO Recovery Wizard utility from the Microsoft® Windows® XP Start menu, from the Recovery Media Kit, or from the Windows XP Start menu, and create a Recovery Media Kit. ❑ Windows® System Restore Return your computer at a later date if the software stops working state by performing a System Restore. Sony...
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... all data and settings on notebook computers. ✍ Recovering drives C and D with the Recovery Media Kit is the only way to their original factory-installed settings. To recover the original software programs, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu or from your Recovery... software programs Recover specific factory-installed software including the BIOS, drivers, and utilities. To recover drives C and D, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the F10 key on both drives. To perform a complete hard ...
... all data and settings on notebook computers. ✍ Recovering drives C and D with the Recovery Media Kit is the only way to their original factory-installed settings. To recover the original software programs, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu or from your Recovery... software programs Recover specific factory-installed software including the BIOS, drivers, and utilities. To recover drives C and D, start the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Windows XP Start menu, the Recovery Media Kit, or by using the F10 key on both drives. To perform a complete hard ...
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...the Recovery Media Kit 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, point to All Programs, and then click the VAIO® Recovery Wizard. You can reclaim the portion of your system is allocated to system recovery using the Recovery Media Kit. The VAIO Recovery Wizard appears. ✍ You can start ... Recovery Media Kit Creating the Recovery Media Kit The Recovery Media Kit can be used to start the VAIO Recovery Wizard, in the event your hard drive that is unable to start the VAIO Recovery Wizard by double-clicking the VAIO Recovery Wizard icon in the Windows taskbar notification area.
...the Recovery Media Kit 1 Click Start in the Windows® taskbar, point to All Programs, and then click the VAIO® Recovery Wizard. You can reclaim the portion of your system is allocated to system recovery using the Recovery Media Kit. The VAIO Recovery Wizard appears. ✍ You can start ... Recovery Media Kit Creating the Recovery Media Kit The Recovery Media Kit can be used to start the VAIO Recovery Wizard, in the event your hard drive that is unable to start the VAIO Recovery Wizard by double-clicking the VAIO Recovery Wizard icon in the Windows taskbar notification area.
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...; Up to 12 recordable CDs (CD-R) (Your VAIO computer must be equipped with a progress bar appears. ✍ The time required to create. The CD creation process begins. A window with a CD-RW drive.) 5 Click Next. VAIO Computer Quick Start 3 Select Create Recovery Media Kit (Strongly... Recommended), and click Next. Click Next. Your computer's optical drive tray opens automatically. 6 Insert a blank disc ...
...; Up to 12 recordable CDs (CD-R) (Your VAIO computer must be equipped with a progress bar appears. ✍ The time required to create. The CD creation process begins. A window with a CD-RW drive.) 5 Click Next. VAIO Computer Quick Start 3 Select Create Recovery Media Kit (Strongly... Recommended), and click Next. Click Next. Your computer's optical drive tray opens automatically. 6 Insert a blank disc ...
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...Click Next. 7 Choose one of the available menu options. VAIO Computer Quick Start Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard The VAIO® Recovery Wizard provides recovery options for VAIO® notebook computers only. 46 You can access this tool from Windows® XP Start menu, your Recovery Media Kit, or... then turn off your notebook computer. To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from Windows XP 1 Click Start in the optical drive. 3 Close the drive and turn on the computer to restart your computer. Starting the VAIO Recovery Wizard To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Recovery ...
...Click Next. 7 Choose one of the available menu options. VAIO Computer Quick Start Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard The VAIO® Recovery Wizard provides recovery options for VAIO® notebook computers only. 46 You can access this tool from Windows® XP Start menu, your Recovery Media Kit, or... then turn off your notebook computer. To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from Windows XP 1 Click Start in the optical drive. 3 Close the drive and turn on the computer to restart your computer. Starting the VAIO Recovery Wizard To access the VAIO Recovery Wizard from the Recovery ...
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... Next. Recovery Options 47 The Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select Windows® System Restore, and click Next. 4 Follow the on the computer's screen, briefly press the F10 key. 4 Click Next. 5 Choose one of the available menu options. VAIO Recovery Wizard - Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard To start the VAIO Recovery Wizard using the F10 Key (for...
... Next. Recovery Options 47 The Recovery Options window appears. 3 Select Windows® System Restore, and click Next. 4 Follow the on the computer's screen, briefly press the F10 key. 4 Click Next. 5 Choose one of the available menu options. VAIO Recovery Wizard - Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard To start the VAIO Recovery Wizard using the F10 Key (for...
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... C recovery. To recover drives C and D (and reclaim all space on -screen information. Your computer restarts. VAIO Computer Quick Start To recover drive C 1 Start the VAIO Recovery Wizard, and click Next. 2 Select Proceed with System Recovery, and click Next. The Recovery Options window appears. (If using the Recovery Media Kit, skip step 2.) 3 Select Custom Recovery (for...
... C recovery. To recover drives C and D (and reclaim all space on -screen information. Your computer restarts. VAIO Computer Quick Start To recover drive C 1 Start the VAIO Recovery Wizard, and click Next. 2 Select Proceed with System Recovery, and click Next. The Recovery Options window appears. (If using the Recovery Media Kit, skip step 2.) 3 Select Custom Recovery (for...
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... you cannot return to recover. The Custom Recovery Options window appears. ✍ When you select the Application Recovery option, you want to the system recovery portion of the VAIO® Recovery Wizard without restarting your computer. 4 Select Application Recovery, and click Next. Click Next. VAIO Application Recovery Wizard - Begin Application Recovery 5 Click to select...
... you cannot return to recover. The Custom Recovery Options window appears. ✍ When you select the Application Recovery option, you want to the system recovery portion of the VAIO® Recovery Wizard without restarting your computer. 4 Select Application Recovery, and click Next. Click Next. VAIO Application Recovery Wizard - Begin Application Recovery 5 Click to select...
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... see an installation error message, try recovering the software again. When the selected software has been recovered, the Application Recovery Complete window appears. 7 If you see installation wizards, messages, and prompts. Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard 6 As your computer. 5 Wait for Advanced Users), and click Next. 9 Select Complete Recovery, and click Next. 51
... see an installation error message, try recovering the software again. When the selected software has been recovered, the Application Recovery Complete window appears. 7 If you see installation wizards, messages, and prompts. Using the VAIO Recovery Wizard 6 As your computer. 5 Wait for Advanced Users), and click Next. 9 Select Complete Recovery, and click Next. 51
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... and easily. In these Help files, you can locate helpful information immediately by consulting your computer with these support options: ❑ VAIO® Computer Quick Start - The Help window appears. 54 Your computer is supplied with Sony. ❑ VAIO® Computer User Guide - Each preinstalled software provides online Help within the software. To access software Help files: 1 Click...
... and easily. In these Help files, you can locate helpful information immediately by consulting your computer with these support options: ❑ VAIO® Computer Quick Start - The Help window appears. 54 Your computer is supplied with Sony. ❑ VAIO® Computer User Guide - Each preinstalled software provides online Help within the software. To access software Help files: 1 Click...
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..., then click Help and Support. 2. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. Specifications - For details on setting up and registering your computer. This online specification sheet describes the hardware and software configuration of the latest Windows operating system. Online Documentation VAIO® Com puter User Guide - Com puter...
..., then click Help and Support. 2. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO User Guide. Specifications - For details on setting up and registering your computer. This online specification sheet describes the hardware and software configuration of the latest Windows operating system. Online Documentation VAIO® Com puter User Guide - Com puter...
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... the Windows® taskbar, then click Help and Support. 2. Page 4 Your computer is not supplied with a utility program that enables you to recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO Recovery ...Options. Other Software Library containing the Microsoft software license agreement and Sony end-user license agreement. Use the VAIO Recovery utility to recover your computer's operating...
... the Windows® taskbar, then click Help and Support. 2. Page 4 Your computer is not supplied with a utility program that enables you to recover your computer's operating system and preinstalled software. From the VAIO Help And Support Center menu, click VAIO Recovery ...Options. Other Software Library containing the Microsoft software license agreement and Sony end-user license agreement. Use the VAIO Recovery utility to recover your computer's operating...
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... the display 18 to the floor. While typing, never use your whole arm to find the best location for your new computer and plan your new computer, find the best position. Excessive use of you arrange your keyboard, mouse, and other input devices - Take breaks during ...sessions with good back support and armrests. Choose a location where windows and lights do not create glare and reflection on the display. Page 5 ...
... the display 18 to the floor. While typing, never use your whole arm to find the best location for your new computer and plan your new computer, find the best position. Excessive use of you arrange your keyboard, mouse, and other input devices - Take breaks during ...sessions with good back support and armrests. Choose a location where windows and lights do not create glare and reflection on the display. Page 5 ...
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... or to deactivate the numeric keypad. Pressing this key is off the volume of the keyboard are used to place the computer in certain software applications. INDICATORS FUNCTION Num Lock Page 13 The Num Lock indicator lights when the numeric keypad is equivalent ... the indicator is equivalent to clicking the right mouse button. About the Keyboard Your VAIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with the Microsoft® Windows® logo, displays the Start menu. VAIO Keyboard KEY DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the speaker....
... or to deactivate the numeric keypad. Pressing this key is off the volume of the keyboard are used to place the computer in certain software applications. INDICATORS FUNCTION Num Lock Page 13 The Num Lock indicator lights when the numeric keypad is equivalent ... the indicator is equivalent to clicking the right mouse button. About the Keyboard Your VAIO® keyboard uses a standard key arrangement with the Microsoft® Windows® logo, displays the Start menu. VAIO Keyboard KEY DESCRIPTION Function The 12 function keys along the top of the speaker....