Keeping Your Computer in Optimum Condition. Sony VPCZ217GH, VPCZ217GA, VPCZ217GG

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Keeping Your Computer in Optimum Condition

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Keeping Your Computer in Optimum Condition

Updating Your Computer

Be sure to update your VAIO computer with the following software applications for enhancing your computer's efficiency, security, and functionality.

The VAIO Update automatically notifies you of new updates available on the Internet, and downloads and installs them on the computer.

❑ Windows Update

Click Start, All Programs, and Windows Update and then follow the on-screen instructions.

❑ VAIO Update 5

Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Update and then follow the on-screen instructions.

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Your computer must be connected to the Internet to download the updates.

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Using the Antivirus Software for Your Computer

Protect your computer against computer viruses by using the antivirus software.

You can keep the antivirus software current with the latest updates by downloading and installing the updates from the web site of the manufacturer. To update the antivirus software, find the antivirus software installed on your computer from the following and follow the steps.

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Your computer must be connected to the Internet to download the updates.

❑ Trend Micro:

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Click Start, All Programs, Trend Micro Titanium Maximum Security, and Trend Micro Titanium Maximum

Security.

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Follow the on-screen instructions.

❑ McAfee:

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Click Start, All Programs, McAfee, and McAfee Internet Security or McAfee Total Protection.

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Follow the on-screen instructions.

❑ Norton Internet Security:

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Click Start, All Programs, Norton Internet Security, and LiveUpdate or Norton Internet Security.

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Follow the on-screen instructions.

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See the help file included with your software program for more information.

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The actual procedure may be different from the above depending on the version of the software installed on your computer. In such a case, follow the on-screen instructions.

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Using the VAIO Care

With the VAIO Care, you can regularly conduct performance checks and tune-ups on your computer to keep it running at an optimum level. Launch the VAIO Care whenever a problem is found on your computer. The VAIO Care will provide appropriate measures to solve the problem.

To launch the VAIO Care

❑ On models with the ASSIST button

Press the ASSIST button while your computer is on.

❑ On models without the ASSIST button

Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Care.

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See the help file included with the VAIO Care for more information.

On models with the ASSIST button, pressing the ASSIST button while the computer is off launches the VAIO Care Rescue. The VAIO Care Rescue can be used to recover your computer in case of emergency, for example, when the Windows does not start.