Sony VAIO - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

If you hit some keys and then it starts - it indicates a stuck key on the keyboard. Check the keys to make sure they are all fully up and nothing has been spilled on them or gotten stuck under them. Keys can be removed usually by prying gently under the edge and replaced by pressing down firmly. Probably what is happening is the if a program opens and you see a series of 4's is that the "4" key is the one sticking partially and preventing boot up. The beeeep is simply to tell you something is wrong with hardware, ie: keyboard, mouse, memory will all generate a long beep or several short beeps. The owners manual will list beep codes to help you determine where to look to find the problem.

If you only erased it, you can simply use the keyboard shortcut CTRL+Z, if the deletion was permanent, there is nothing you can do.

Well the failsafe way to do that is to remove the CMOS battery from the motherboard. But that involves opening the case to the laptop and finding/removing it.

Opening a laptop is certainly not an easy thing to do, however.

Another option is to find your model number, go to the SONY website and find the manual. There may be instructions in the manual on how to clear the CMOS password.

Also, there is sometimes a RESET button on the bottom of laptops. (It'll usually require a paperclip to activate it.) If your laptop has that, then it'll most likely clear the CMOS password.

Good luck.

It's the Suppr Attn key. if it's not, try the last key from the first row (the top right corner key).

Do you the Windows user suffer Error Code 0xc0000185 on your PC or laptop. Well, this is a blue screen of a ***** error note telling me that your boot configuration info is missing (Error Code 0xc0000185) This BSOD error code issues with a note - The Boot Configuration Data for your PC is missing some required information. Causes of Error Code 0xc0000185:- 1. Suffer a cable attachment joining to your system and the hard drive. 2. Defective or missing boot files. 3. The disk drive gets damaged. 4. Wrong disk drive. Solutions of Error Code 0xc0000185:- 1: Do sure that Wire is Correctly Connected [Only for PC] 2: Automated Repair 3: Check Hard Disk for Errors 4: Repair your System to Fix Error 0xc0000185 Full Solution - Error Code 0xc0000185

no OS told , no answer possible ever. THIS OLD PC DOES NOT RUN W10 SO NO W10 CARDS WORK. SONY IN FACT ENDED ALL SOFTWARE SUPPORT IN 2020 So there is zero support for their, 2005 relic PCs. the end. day 1 option is ATI Radeon X300 128MB old P4 it does have PCI-express slot x16 for GPU but NO OS told by you at all XP to W11 or linux. vast versions and distributions. the PC must allow unstated OS the card must support unstated OS

now a days,, rip dvd is very easy,, go to google.com and type ripping tools, which will guide you a variety of software tool programs freeware and shareware,, install one and check..

To use Vob files with movie maker, they need to be converted first. This can take a little while, but there is no other way, as windows doesn support dvd playback by default, and whilst codecs will give you playback, movie maker will not accept them, even with the codecs. To convert your vob files to "avi" (the format needed for movie maker) yoou will need converting software. Most of this is very expensive, but thankfully, one of the best is actually free! It's name is "super" and it can be found at the following web address http://www.erightsoft.com/S6Kg1.html
By the way, the download link is at the bottom of the page.
Wish you the best of luck,
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Just install VLC player. That is a free media player, light and supports most formats, including the VOB files.

Jules

The BIOS password is probably the Power On Password.This method may not work. Remove the BIOS battery for 20 mins until the charge in the BIOS is depleted. Insert the BIOS battery go into the BIOS setting and set the Date and Time etc.If this does nor work then the BIOS password is stored on an EEPROM chip and removing the BIOS battery won't work and there is probable no backdoor passwords.The Sony support maybe able to offer a solution, check the support WEB site..

these two options are not working in windows 8.1 and windows 10 should I have to install windows 7 but windows 7 is not installing .so do you have another option to do it is two important in am not able to take my online class without capture or camera so please please help me right now i am using windows 8.1 pro please reply me faster

remove the SD card insert into the SD slot in the computer Card Reader. Depends on the file format. What have you tried to view the video on? Take a look at page 53 of the user manual: https://gopro.zendesk.com/home IF you need a freeware Media Player I suggest VLC, it plays most formats and easy to use, at : http://www.filehippo.com/download_vlc_32/

In Figure 2-2 you can also see that the Windows service SPCMDCON.SYS has failed. From the BSOD, you should be able to gather the following information: •The stop error number, which uniquely identifies the error •The stop error parameters, which provide additional information relating to the specific stop error number •Driver information is available if the source of the problem relates to drivers Armed with this information, you are able to search online to establish the problem and hopefully a resolution. In addition to the information available on the blue screen, if the system is able to be rebooted after the BSOD, either normally or using Safe Mode, it is useful to take a look in the System Event Log and view the error message. For example, a faulty driver during boot up usually has the stop error code STOP: 0x00000050 and an Error EventID of 1003. If your system refuses to reboot successfully, or is trapped within a perpetual BSOD that restarts over and over again, you should take the following steps. Press F8 after the BIOS screen appears. From Advanced Boot Options, select Disable automatic restart on system failure, as shown in Figure 2-3. This allows you to read and make note of the information contained on the BSOD. You can then allow Windows to attempt a reboot. If the perpetual loop reoccurs, select another option, such as Safe Mode, from the Advanced Boot Options menu. If your system refuses to reboot successfully, or is trapped within a perpetual BSOD that restarts over and over again, you should take the following steps. Press F8 after the BIOS screen appears. From Advanced Boot Options, select Disable automatic restart on system failure, as shown in Figure 2-3. This allows you to read and make note of the information contained on the BSOD. You can then allow Windows to attempt a reboot. If the perpetual loop reoccurs, select another option, such as Safe Mode, from the Advanced Boot Options menu. To disable the system from automatically rebooting, take the following steps: 1.Click Start, right-click Computer, and select Properties. 2.Click Advanced System Settings. 3.In the System Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab. Under Startup and Recovery, click Settings. 4.In the System Failure box, clear the Automatically Restart check box. These steps can also be configured if the system is booted in Safe Mode. There are over 300 unique stop codes, and most are quite rare. The full list can be found on MSDN within the Bug Checks (Blue Screens) reference at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh994433(v=vs.85).aspx.

Try some factory CD and DVDs and just try to get them to open in Windows (not play in a media player program). If you get errors on every disc you try, it may be your CD/DVD hardware packing in.

If it reads some CDs or DVDs and not others, particularly media discs, you may be having software driver problems, otherwise, it is likely hardware.

Try inserting the disc and spinning it up while resting the laptop on its side, or even upside down. If it reads sideways or upside down, the CD/DVD reader hardware has gone and cannot probably be prepared (this is a symptom of physical controller failure and is ot fixable by normal means).

Good luck...

it will read only original discs . reading writable disk may cause damage to the lens

go to this web site http://www.burnmyfiles.com/burn-music.php

Yes, no problem, just that the processor in it is weak and the blu-ray movies will be choppy.

are you using a software that plays blu rays?

Hopefully this helps. Right click on your volume control icon. Open the "Volume Mixer," and make sure that nothing has the mute X on. Then right click on "Volume Control," and make sure that the volume control is checked to play all sounds, and that your Speaker box is checked. Next step is your music, if the sound was muted directly @ the music playback, this could be the problem. Open your Media Player and try to play music, if you cannot hear it, click on the mute button to the song playing. If your Player was shut off in the "mute" mode, then you will not hear sound. It Happened to me once. You will need to check all of your "Players" to see if any of them were shut off in "mute." Ponder/Meditate/Pray for Peace. Mary Oliveau { hugs }