
About the Software on your Sony Notebook Computer
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Operating and other pre-installed software
Windows®98
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft®Windows®98 makes your computer work better by integrating tightly
with the Internet and providing better system performance and easier system
diagnostics and maintenance. With Windows 98, your system plays better as well
with support for the latest graphics, sound, and multimedia technologies, easy
addition and removal of peripheral devices, and the convergence of the TV and
PC in your home. This exciting new operating system builds on the
groundbreaking features introduced with Windows 95. At the same time,
Windows 98 maintains the best support for older Windows-based applications
and technologies. For questions and technical assistance, go online to
http://www.microsoft.com/support/
Internet Explorer 4.01
Microsoft Corporation
Internet Explorer is the Internet browser of Microsoft.The Setup Wizard
configures your computer to connect automatically to the service provider of your
choice. A full e-mail package enables you to send and receive mail—including
attached files—across the Internet. NetMeeting, Outlook Express and Microsoft
Chat are just some of the components bundled with Internet Explorer 4.01. A
complete online tutorial helps new users become comfortable using the Internet.
For questions and technical assistance, go online to
http://www.microsoft.com/support/
Premiere LE (only available on PCG-F190)
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Synchronized with DVgate Motion, Microsoft video and Quicktime software,
Adobe Premiere lets you capture, record, create and play movies with video,
sound, animations, photographs, drawings, text and other material by using
nothing more than your computer.
A set of windows allows you to plan a construction, import clips, edit and build
your own movie with preset or your own special effects. Different tools help you
to prepare your images for editing on tape or CD-ROM.
For questions and technical assistance, go online at http://www.adobe.com
When re-installing, please enter the serial number : MSM420B7147938-145
Adobe®Acrobat®Reader 3.01
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Acrobat Reader software allows you to view, navigate, and print electronic
documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that is
intended to preserve the fidelity of documents created on all major computer
platforms. Once Acrobat Reader is installed, you can open and view PDF files