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    Moving SONY OEM labelling to a fresh install

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by 5ushiMonster, Dec 21, 2009.

  1. 5ushiMonster

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    Hi, I'm gonna risk a spanking by other W7 users here so....
    Having used W7 for a while now and NOT liking it too much, I'm planning on going back to Vista.

    I have access to a MSDNAA copy of Vista Business (just need to download it) so that I can do a clean install. But before doing so, I have two questions which I'm hoping someone here can answer...

    1. Is it possible to move the SONY labelling (in My Computer properties) to a clean installed W7 or Vista OS (without using those illegal bootloader stuff - I will not tolerate those)?


    On a different note...

    2. Has anyone tried the W7 drivers and apps on a clean installed Vista OS?


    In the case of me not being able to get the MSDNAA Vista (my net is capped to just 3GB a month so...).

    3. Has anyone tried installing the W7 drivers and apps on a factory installed Vista OS (if I just recover to the factory OS)? Would you uninstall the apps first then install the new ones? Or just install assuming the new apps will overwrite the old ones?


    Questions 2 and 3 above is assuming installing W7 x86 drivers to a x86 Vista OS.

    Thanks in advance
     
    5ushiMonster, Dec 21, 2009
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