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This can usually be achieved but firstly you would have to prove the laptop belongs to you and isn't stolen - A Sony laptop will usually have a Microsoft Windows operating system and passwords can usually be changed using a 'boot' cd or password recovery disc (I'm presuming you haven't created a password recovery disc or you wouldn't have posted your question on fixya) - Download a boot cd and burn it to disc using another computer - set the start-up options on the locked laptop to 'boot from cd first' (You'd need to press one of the keys as soon as your laptop begins booting up to get into the BIOS or SETUP so you can choose this option - it might be shown on screen or you can Google it to find out which key to press) - Once you've booted from the cd instead of from the operating system on the laptop's hard drive you should follow the instructions on screen - then take out the cd, change the boot settings back to 'internal hard drive first', and re boot into Windows

Go to my computer and see if it reads the stick if it does open it from there and see the pictures

Hold down the power on/off button for 5 to 10 seconds. This should force the computer to shutdown.

Hi Hussein, Here's a link from Microsoft, assuming you're using Windows 7. Installing and reinstalling Windows Windows Help Here's a walk through on how to do it, again, assuming you're using Windows 7: Hope this helps!

It really depends on the specification of your machine. If it had Windows 7 or 8 on it before then it should run Windows 7 again no problem. You can install that. If it had Windows XP or and earlier version of Windows then it may not be a high enough Spec to run Windows 7.

You probably have a Windows O/S on your Vaio. You can open *Device Manager* and check to see if your DVD drive is shown and doesn't have a red or yellow exclamation mark on it. It it has such a mark then it's got a problem. You can right click on it and choose *properties* either way and you should have a properties dialog box open up that will tell you if the device is working properly or not. If it's not working properly it could be the device drivers (software) got corrupted, deleted or lost. The dialog box should give you the option to update, roll back or re-install the drivers. Or, if the device spins up but does nothing in the way of reading or writing, try cleaning the laser lens with a cotton Q-tip slightly damp with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. These lasers can get dusty and thus malfunction. You can check in File Manager. If the drive does not show in File Manager then it has a connection problem or it's dead. Good luck!

You haven't supplied a lot of information, but from what you describe, I'd imagine either the display panel has stopped working or the ribbon cable connecting it to the motherboard has failed or become dislodged. Does the machine show a display when connected to an external monitor?

Try this site: Seem like Intel Pentium D 820 socket LGA 775. https://docs.sony.com/release/specs/VGCRB52_mksp.pdf

it sound like the video s starting to fail. get a new at a pc store or buy buy and they are easy to replace.

use an external usb keyboard and order a new keyboard for the laptop.

That usually means that the screen has a bad edge connection. If you can put up with it then it wont affect the life of the screen.

https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/model-home.pl?mdl=SVL24127CXB&template_id=1®ion_id=1&tab=manuals#/manualsTab MAYBE SAME HELP.

No. If you can use the screen still, go ahead and continue. You are not hurting it.

A Cup is 8 ounces, so 3 ounces would be 3/8 of a Cup.

This is something that should be tackled by a professional repair technician. It involves removing the top of the laptop and getting at the keys. It may be something simple such as cleaning the switch under the key, or it might mean having to replace the whole keyboard switch system.

most likely this cannot be done, the sockets for the processors have changed twice since then. I don't think you would see a great prefprmace change if you could. You might thim=nk about upgrading to a more powerful core I7 from that generation, but you would need to find out which mother board you have and which processors it supports. Unless you are skilled in laptop repair, I would pass on the upgrade.

Boot with the operating system disk to run check disk in order to repair errors.

Hi Irene. Sending pictures via email won't erase them from your hard drive. It's a copy of the picture only. Hope this eases your mind. -Steve

Watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMItOiDZw4I

This laptop is so old sony don't list it and will not support drivers