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5 Follow the on-screen instructions to locate the device and reinstall the
appropriate device driver.
To reinstall device drivers with the Application Recovery CDs
1 Logon to the Microsoft® Windows® desktop.
2 Insert Application Recovery CD No. 1 into your computer’s optical drive.
The VAIO welcome window appears. Click OK, then click Quit to close the
Sony Application Recovery utility. (Leave the CD in the optical drive.)
3 Click Start on the Windows® taskbar, and right-click My Computer. A
shortcut menu appears.
4 Click Properties. The System Properties dialog box appears.
5 Click the Hardware tab, and click Device Manager.
6 Right-click the unknown device
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or the device that requires the driver
installation, and click Update Driver from the shortcut menu. The
Hardware Update Wizard appears.
7 In the Hardware Update Wizard, click to select Install from a list or
specific location (Advanced).
8 Click Next.
9 Click to cancel the Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...) option.
10 Click to select the Include this location in the search check box.
11 Click Browse. The Browse For Folder dialog box appears.
✍ If Windows® XP does not reinstall the device driver(s), follow the steps in the next
section to reinstall the device driver(s) using the Application Recovery CD(s).
✍ Your system includes one or more Application Recovery CDs. Insert Application
Recovery CD No. 1 to start the application or driver recovery process. You are
prompted to insert the next CD(s), depending on the application or driver you want to
restore.
1 Unknown devices are identified by a yellow question mark. A device that has a driver
problem is identified by a yellow exclamation mark.