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    Has anyone installed XP on the TXN25 and up?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Unknown27, Mar 25, 2007.

  1. Unknown27

    Unknown27 Notebook Consultant

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    Just want to know how it runs and if anyone had any driver issues? Thanks in advance guys. :wink:
     
    Unknown27, Mar 25, 2007
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    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    Hmm, I'm pretty interested in this as well. I just keep hearing that installing XP on any Vista preloaded Vaio right now is a real @#(%$.
     
    Rahul, Mar 25, 2007
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    BUMP. Anyone?
     
    Unknown27, Mar 26, 2007
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    If you have a clean install image of your TXN17 it would work perfect on your TXN27.

    You can also do a fresh WinXP install and install everything else pretty easy. Download the stuff for TXN15/17/19 and start installing it in the proper order. I recommend that you use the video/wireless/lan/chipset drivers from intel.com. Anything that screams that the model is no the same, create a file called model.txt in c:\windows and type in only Model = "VGN-TXN25P". Then save the file but leave the text editor open (use edit in dos). That will keep the file open and the sony drivers won't overwrite the file during install.

    A couple of hours down the road you will have a fresh XP install. This might work for some time now, until they change the physical design/button allocations and the wireless configuration (WWAN). As far as the rest of the drivers are concerned, these are pretty generic.
     
    SonyWhore, Mar 26, 2007
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    Thanks I might give that a try.
     
    Unknown27, Mar 27, 2007
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