Help upgrading Vaio VGN-S58GP to VIST business

Hi everone
I am planning to upgrade my Vaio VGN-S58GP to VIST business and I wonder if any one have done so? I couldn't find any help in Sony's site.
Cheers

 

Did you manage to get Vista Business installed on your S59GP. I have mine up and running, but the battery doesnt seem to go off charge.

Other than that all seems to work,

 

Hi thinkcast
Thanks for responding. I have not installed Vista yet. By the way, mine is VGN-S58GP while yours is S59GP. I realy don't know the diffrence between the two! In Sony website, they have upgrade option for many of the modles, but unfurtantely, nothing for S58GP. I am not sure they will provide it coz it is almost two years old.

Homoud

 

the S58p and S59pp are almost identical except for a few minor specs, just use the drivers for the S59GP. I have upgraded my S5 to Vista and except the brightness adjustment everything works fine.

 

hi,

i have upgraded my s58gp from xpp to vista business without issue only except the brightness. Do you have any patch on this? I can accept if I can switch to lowest brightness instead of the max bright.

Do you have any work around as it is just too bright?

Thanks.

 

Nope sorry I haven't figured out a workaround for that one. Its really killing my battery life too, but I guess we will just have to wait until Nvidia releases a driver with the Mobility Center activated..

 

Is your VGN-S58GP an Europian or American or Asian model?
Pls provide me with a link to the support website of ur model.
I have the VGN-S580P but VAIO drivers are universal.
So make sure the following are installed and in the following order:

Sony NC 6002

Sony PI 703820

Sony Shared Library 300010180 restart

Sony Utility DLL 700011210

Setting Utility Series 200011270

VAIO Event Service 300013110 restart

Then download modded forceware 158.45 beta here http://s8.quicksharing.com/v/2419949/158.45.rar.html
Extract and run setup.exe
Setup will remove all previous forcewares, restart and resume installation
Pls post feedback...

 

Hi surefire
Please accept my apology for not following up the issue as I was in long term assignment. I really don’t know the model of my notebook if it is Europian, American or Asian model. I belief the site for support is http://www.css.ap.sony.com/VAIO/ap/VU30Upgradeinfo.htm. Appreciate if you guide me through the steps. I.e. do I install the list of drivers first, and then install Vista? Is it going to upgrade my system or do I have to do fresh installation?
Thank you for the help.

 

Which ver did you purchase?
RETAIL-FULL, UPGRADE or OEM

-boot from DVD & follow the wizard
-if UPGRADE, reinstall from within windows*
-install in the following order:

DRIVERS
Video http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
Audio http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...Down=false#High%20Definition Audio Codecs
Wireless http://downloadcenter.intel.com/fil...it+version&lang=eng&strOSs=156&submit=Go!#DRI
Modem ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/CODMOD-01355201-US.EXE
Bluetooth
Touchpad ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/ALDOTH-01347907-US.EXE
Memory Stick ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/TIDMSC-00605920-US.EXE
Memory Stick Icon & Settings ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SODOTH-01362101-US.EXE
VGP-MCA10 Registry Patch ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOOOTH-A1013107-US.EXE

SONY
Sony Notebook Control 6.0.0.2 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOAOTH-00445800-US.EXE
Sony Programmable I/O 7.0.3.820 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SODSPI-A0445700-US.EXE
Sony Shared Library 3.0.00.10180 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOASSL-A1298203-US.EXE
Sony Utility DLL 7.0.00.11210 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOASNU-01298604-US.EXE
Setting Utility Series 2.0.00.11230 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOAOTH-01298404-US.EXE
VAIO Event Service 3.0.00.13110 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOAVES-01302701-US.EXE
Sony Video Shared Library 3.1.00.10240 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOAOTH-01277903-US.EXE
VAIO Power Management 2.0.00.13070
Battery Checker 2.0.00.11110 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOABCU-01298303-US.EXE
Wireless Switch Setting 3.6.01.18210

EXTRA's
PX Engine 3.4.45.500 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/ROAOTH-01288508-US.EXE
OpenMG Setup 4.6.01.10041 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOAOTH-00919906-US.EXE
SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.3.00.11090 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOASMS-01358701-US.EXE
DVgate Plus 2.3.00.09300 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOADVP-00863902-US.EXE
Click to DVD 2.6.00.11281 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOACTD-00739924-US.EXE
Click to DVD Basic Menu 2.0.03.13120 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOACTD-00720406-US.EXE
Click to DVD Advance Menu 2.0.02.10010 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOACTD-00726204-US.EXE
SonicStage CP 4.3.01.14050 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOASST-01198106-US.EXE
InterVideo WinDVD 2Ch 5.0.11.1120 ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/ITAOTH-01359301-US.EXE
Roxio Easy Media Creator v9.0 #901B48H ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/ROAOTH-01288607-US.EXE
VAIO Photo 2007 screen saver ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOAVSS-01441101-US.EXE

*step two is only required if u purchased UPGRADE ver