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    Looking for a guide for clean Win7 Ultimate x86 install on a CR series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by 0pTicaL, Feb 20, 2010.

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    0pTicaL Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've searched the CR series owner's thread and the rest of the forum but everything is in bits and pieces. Is there a step by step guide some on this forum for installing Windows 7 on CR series that I may have missed? Thank you for any suggestions to a solution.

    I'm basically trying to get the AV buttons and FN keys to work, everything else seems to be detected by Win7.
     
    0pTicaL, Feb 20, 2010
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    Anyone? Still having a hard time figuring out what needs to be installed.
     
    0pTicaL, Feb 24, 2010
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    For the Fn keys and the AV mode button, you need to install the following Win 7 compatible Sony utilities/ drivers in the order mentioned.
    1. GPU Driver
    2. Sony shared library
    3. SFEP driver
    4. Setting utility series
    5. Vaio event service
    6. Vaio Launcher (compatible with your model)
    7. Vaio Control center
     
    coolguy, Feb 25, 2010
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    Thanks coolguy, would you happen to know what Mass Storage Controller refers to under Device Manager?
     
    0pTicaL, Feb 25, 2010
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    Mass storage controller refers to the memory card controller.
     
    coolguy, Feb 25, 2010
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