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How to install, remove or update drivers in Windows XP?

  • How to install, remove or update drivers?
  • How to reinstall drivers?

Note:

  • There are several methods to add, remove or update drivers.
    If you lot select the improper method to add, remove or update drivers, problems similar VAIO runs unstably may occur.
  • If the updating programs of drivers for VAIO have been released, you should download and install information technology.
    For more details, please refer to the following related solutions.

    How to update the installed software or drivers to the latest version?

  • Some drivers provided by the updating programs have some special using methods.
    For more details, please refer to the file Readme.txt fastened with the updating programs.

Please refer to the post-obit steps on how to add together, remove or update the drivers.

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Pace 1 Confirm whether yous have the access to add together, remove or update the appointed drivers.

If you have no admission to add together, remove or update the appointed drivers，delight follow Step two Confirm the setup files of drivers.

Pace two Confirm the setup files of drivers


Please refer to arrangement recovery CD or support folders to bank check whether the setup files of the drivers are included.
Please refer to the post-obit information to confirm the content of the system recovery CD or support folders.

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● Organization recovery CD
● Back up folders



● System recovery CD
  1. Delight go prepared the system recovery CD attached with VAIO notebook.
    ※ You can use the prototype file of system recovery CD to ostend its content.

  2. Insert the system recovery CD into the CD/DVD RM drive.

    Annotation :
    After you have inserted the fastened system recovery CD into the CD/DVD RM bulldoze, computers of sure models volition display VAIO System Recovery Utility and the following tips.

    The prompt displays：
    It is not the first system recovery CD. If y'all want to run Organisation Restore, delight insert the get-go system recovery CD.

    Click OK in the prompt.
    After that, click Yes in the following tip to display the content of the system recovery CD.

    The post-obit is the prompt:
    VAIO folderis included in the CD. Do you desire to open the VAIO folder?

  3. Delight check what files are in the folder of the organization recovery CD driver.
    Please refer to the following information to confirm the type of the driver.
    1. Executable files with installer (Setup.exe, Install.exe and etc).
    2. Executable files with uninstaller (*del.exe、Uninstall.exe and etc).
    3. But inf files and organization files (*.sys、*.vxd、*.dll, etc), no executable files.

    Note:

    • Executable files and certain system files may be configured to Hidden files.
      If you cannot show the files, please click Testify the subconscious files.
    • If extensions cannot appear, delight uncheck Hide extensions for known file types

With the installer (Setup.exe, Install.exe, etc)，delight follow STEP 3 Uninstall drivers.
Without the installer (Setup.exe, Install.exe, etc)，delight follow Stride 4 Install or update drivers.

● Support folders
  1. Click First, and then click My Estimator.
  2. Double click Local Deejay (C:), and then double click VAIO to open VAIO folder.
  3. Please ostend what files are in the related device folders.
    Please refer to the following information to ostend the blazon of the commuter object.
    1. Executable files with installer (Setup.exe, Install.exe and etc).
    2. Executable files with uninstaller (*del.exe、Uninstall.exe and etc).
    3. Only inf files and system files (*.sys、*.vxd、*.dll, etc), no executable files.

    Note:

    • Executable files and sure arrangement files may be configured to Hidden files.
      If you cannot bear witness the files, please click Testify the hidden files.
    • If extensions cannot announced, please uncheck Hibernate extensions for known file types

With the installer (Setup.exe, Install.exe, etc)，please follow Pace iii Uninstall drivers.
Without the installer (Setup.exe, Install.exe, etc)，please follow Footstep iv Install or update drivers.

Step three Uninstall drivers


You can uninstall the related drivers via Add together or Remove programs.
Delight refer to the following related information on operating methods.
  1. Add or Remove programs displays.
  2. Click the name of the related driver.
    The listed drivers vary for different figurer models.

    ※ The following picture is an case.

  3. Click Remove.

  4. Click OK in complete uninstallation.
  5. Restart Windows.

Follow STEP 4 Install or update drivers.

STEP 4 Install or update drivers


Install or update drivers
Delight refer to the post-obit information on related operating methods.

Note:
If you do non have the installer of the drivers in Step 2 ，please refer to ■ How to update the drivers?

■ How to install the drivers?
■ How to update the drivers?



■ How to install the drivers?

Please refer to the following information on how to install the drivers.

● System recovery CD
● Support folder



● System recovery CD
  1. When yous start Windows, Add together New Hardware Wizard displays，click Cancel in the prompt Plant New Hardware (the proper noun of the hardware).
  2. Insert the system recovery CD into CD/DVD RM drive.
  3. VAIO folder appears. Double click the installer in the folder of the related drivers.
  4. Follow the prompts of the installer to complete the installation.
    ※ Click Go on in Windows Logo is incompatible with Windows XP.

  5. Remove system recovery CD after ，and so bank check Restart computer now, and click Stop.
    ※ Remove organisation recovery CD even if Complete installation does not display, and so restart Windows manually.

If the reckoner still cannot recognize devices later on you perform the operations above，please follow Footstep 5 Run Organization Restore.


● Support folder

  1. When you start Windows, Add New Hardware Wizard displays，click Cancel in the prompt Constitute New Hardware (the name of the hardware).
  2. Click First, then click My Figurer, and double click the icon of Local Deejay (C:).
  3. VAIO folder appears. Double click the installer in the folder of the related drivers.
  4. Follow the prompts of the installer to complete the installation.
    ※ Click Continue in Windows Logo is incompatible with Windows XP.

  5. Remove system recovery CD afterward ，and so bank check Restart computer now, and click End.
    ※ Remove system recovery CD fifty-fifty if Complete installation does not brandish, so restart Windows manually.

If the computer still cannot recognize devices after you perform the operations to a higher place，delight follow STEP 5 Run System Restore.
■ How to update drivers?

Please refer to the post-obit data on how to update drivers.

※ Here is an example of updating ATI MOBILITY RADEON XPRESS 200 driver.

  1. Device Manager displays.
  2. Click + of the related device.

  3. Click the device listed.

  4. Click Update the driver.

  5. Hardware Update Wizard displays.
    Check No, not this time in Tin can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software?，and then click Next.
    ※ The following picture displays only when you lot take installed Windows XP Service Pack ii.

  6. Check Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)，and and so click Next.

  7. Check Don't search. I will cull the driver to install，and so click Next.

  8. Click Accept Disk... in Select the device commuter you want to install for this hardware.

  9. Click Scan in Install From Deejay to select the related file.

    Remarks
    Please select the related files (*.inf files, etc) from the post-obit folders.

    ● System recovery CD

    Insert the last organization recovery CD into CD/DVD RM drive，and cick My Computer-RECOVERYCD-VAIO-Drivers-The related drivers.

    ● Back up folder

    Double click My Reckoner-Local Disk (C:)-VAIO-Drivers-The related driver.

    Note:
    The folder structures vary for different computer models.
    Pay attention that the selected folders vary for dissimilar updating drivers.

  10. Return to Install From Disk，and so click OK.

  11. Click Adjacent.

  12. Kickoff to install the drivers.

  13. Click Finish Completing the Hardware Update Wizard.

  14. Restart Windows.

After y'all accept performed the above operations, if the device is still unrecognizable, please follow STEP 5 Run System Restore.

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