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    Re-Installing Vista on Sony Vaio VGN-NR240E

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by neons001, Jul 1, 2009.

  1. neons001

    neons001 Newbie

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    Hello,

    I'm a computer programmer and im having problems installing vista on a sony vaio. (to install XP i have to slipstream drivers into the isntallion which takes too long to do) so i want to reinstall vista at this point for now my last install of vista somehow got screwed up oneday i booted up and it was missing windows files so i formatted it burned a vista install cd everything boots fine the install screen come up and everything then it has a message that comes up asking for my "DVD/CD ROM Device driver" and asks me to locate it i have searched everywhere for the drivers which are only in a exe format and i cant extract the driver files themself because the exe file wont even install on my HP Desktop that i downloaded them that im on right now.

    so my question is what can i do and maybe if somebody has this driver i could try the install with

    thanks
     
    neons001, Jul 1, 2009
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  2. tabrisfreewill

    tabrisfreewill Notebook Consultant

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    do you type all your code in one line as well?
     
    tabrisfreewill, Jul 1, 2009
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  3. Inukami

    Inukami Notebook Consultant

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    Ummm could you be anymore useless?

    Sorry OP i don't have an answer myself but im trying to install a fresh copy of vista myself on my FW.
     
    Inukami, Jul 1, 2009
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  4. Johnni

    Johnni Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am in the same boat as you. I am trying to install a new fresh copy of windows onto my cousins laptop. He purchased a full oem vista. It got to the point where it asked to partition. I selected delete, than new (to wipe everything prior and to start fresh). it stopped halfway.

    when trying to redo it again, it asks for drivers. drivers for what?
     
    Johnni, Jul 1, 2009
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