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    My Windows 7 install from scratch on a FZ 21

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by fredjm31, Nov 6, 2009.

  1. fredjm31

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    Hello everybody. I just want to share the way I installed Windows 7 from scratch on my FZ 21.

    When I had Windows 7 RC, I installed it upgrade mode. It's easier to have the correct drivers installed, but it's a long install :
    - Install Vista
    - Install Vista SP1
    - Install Windows 7

    So, when I received my copy of Windows 7, I decided to install it from scratch.

    I installed Windows 7, then downloaded the drivers on the Sony Web site, and installed them in the following order (xx = not installed) :

    --- Firmware ---
    00 - BD-Combo Drive Firmware UJ-120B - 1.04

    --- Update ---
    03 - Graphics Driver (NVIDIA) 7.15.11.6760
    04 - nVidia Video Driver Registry Patch - 070830
    02 - SATA Driver Intel (Non-RAID) - 8.5Sus_A - 8.5.0.1032
    05 - SigmaTel Audio Driver - 6.10.5614.0

    --- Utilities ---
    xx - Battery Checker Utility
    10 - Sony Shared Library
    xx - Sony Video Shared Library
    xx - VAIO Camera Capture Utility
    xx - VAIO Control Center
    11 - VAIO Event Service
    xx - VAIO Power Management
    12 - Wireless Switch Setting Utiilty

    --- Drivers ---
    xx - Audio Driver (SigmaTel) 5.0Q073QR - 6.10.5511.0 Logo
    xx - Bluetooth Driver (Broadcom) 6.1S3Q307 - 6.1.0.1203
    07 - Camera Driver (Ricoh) 6..211F - 6.1004.211.0_logo
    01 - Chipset Driver (Intel) 8.2C - 8.2.0.1014B
    xx - Ethernet Driver (Marvell) 10_73_7 - 10.12.8.3
    xx - Graphics Driver (Intel) 7.14Q - 7.14.10.1244
    xx - Graphics Driver (NVIDIA) 7.15N - 7.15.11.128
    08 - Memory Card Reader Writer Driver (TI) 2.0G - 2.0.0.18
    09 - Memory Card Reader Writer Driver (TI) Registry Patch V_A - 0.0.1.1
    xx - Modem Driver (Conexant) 7_73_6 - 7.62.00.50
    13 - Pointing Driver (Alps) 7.0A - 7.0.501.8
    xx - SATA Driver (Intel) (Non-RAID) 7.0A - 7.0.0.1020
    xx - SetReso
    06 - SFEP Driver (Sony) 7.0A - 7.0.0.5_101606_logo
    xx - Windows Image File Mini-Filter Driver 6.0 - 6.0.6000.16386
    xx - Wireless LAN Driver (Atheros) 7.2B - 7.2.0.215
    xx - Wireless LAN Driver (Intel) 11.1.1 V - 11.1.1.16

    Notes :
    - 00 : Already installed before Windows 7
    - 01, 02 : The computer works without them, but I installed them because
    these kind of drivers are usually installed when installing a computer
    - 04 : Needed Vista SP1 compatibility mode to install without error message,
    this patch is needed only when connecting a projector on VGA
    - 11 : Handle keyboard special keys. I read on a forum it's necessary to install 06 then 10 then 11
    - SetReso : read on internet : seems to be useful to solve a wrong resolution problem
    when resuming from sleep. I yet not have this problem
    - Windows Image File Mini-Filter Driver : read on internet : seems to be useful to access the OEM recovery partition. I don't care about that
    - 13 : needed to have mouse wheel emulation on touch pad

    My laptop seems to work correctly.

    This post is just to share my experience, and perhaps get comments about the drivers I did not install.

    Thank yo everybody.
     
    fredjm31, Nov 6, 2009
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