SZ6xx: Best order to install drivers/utils on clean vista install?

Hi, I did the clean vista install and installed drivers and utils on my SZ680. I've had some problems. For example: Brightness keys are not working and Sony utilities did not install properly, and some more issues.

That makes me wonder, is there a particular order I should install the drivers and utilities?

Thanks.

 

I think there is, I'm working on that now...I've reinstalled like 5-6 times now...I think I've got it though Will post in a bit when its pretty certain.

 

that's funny.

I will be installing a new harddrive this week, so by that time we should have it worked out.

 

Btw for brightness keys you need the Sony Notebook Utilities, however, I've noticed if you install this first then the Utilities don't install properly, you will see under programs that it has only copied the .hlp files and such.

Also, other problems encountered so far seem with the Intel Chipset driver, if you install this driver first and then reboot Windows does not properly seem to load. Now this does not appear that way but you will notice because the Welcome screen does not appear. This issue seems to be fixed with some Windows updates though. So my advice would be to set up the Windows updates first.

 

This is exactly what happened to me.

I agree.

 

Also, I'm not sure if the Sony Video Shared Library is actually necessary...I think this may only be useful for the Sony Photo/Video Suite which I'm not intalling anyways...

And the Image Filter not exactly sure what that does...doesn't seem to do much...it installs but I see no difference in anything...

 

Any news Sash on the best order?

Anyone else some insights?

It seems like a pretty important topic to me.

 

Good timing, hehe, I think I've just succeeded in getting Vista as cleanly installed as possible with everything working.

Switching between Stamina/Max Battery (Intel Graphics) and Speed/High Performance (Nvidia Graphics) is also working fine now, after one blue screen after the Intel detection and install.

I'll write some more on this tomorrow but the order of installation I did:

Before all installs I turned off UAC and activated Windows with the ABR method.

1. Installed the latest Intel Chipset (not the supplied one which is version 8.2 but version 8.3 from the Intel website).
2. The supplied Intel Graphics Driver.

3. [after reboot the Welcome screen wouldn't load up, so I installed a Sony supplied Microsoft update...not that this was recommended anywhere, I just found from all the trial installations that when a Welcome screen would not load up letting an MS Update install in between would get this back...ok this is a bit of nit-picking but I had a feeling that Windows was not fully loaded otherwise and I did want it to be for the following drivers...]

4. The Nvidia graphics

5. Toshiba bluetooth
6+7. Then the Memory Card Reader drivers + patch
Memory Card Reader/Writer Driver Registry Patch
Texas Instruments® Integrated FlashMedia Controller

8. Conexant Modem
9. Infineon TPM
10. UPEK Fingerprint
11. Intel wireless
12. Gigabit Ethernet
13. Audio
14. Sony Camera
15. Sony I/O
16. Sony Image Filter
17. Sony Extension Driver
18. Sony Shared Library
19. Sony Notebook Utilities

I think that was it more or less... All working great...
I did also install the Sony Shared Video Driver after I changed from Speed>Stamina Mode for the first time and got a bluescreen upon reboot.

Not sure if that fixed any problems as I can't see it changed anything but I don't get a blue screen anymore now...maybe it was just a one-off, maybe it does have something to do with the shared libraries...

I think that was it this time round...been doing this so many times these past few days that I kinda got lazy on taking notes...will write something more on the whole process tomorrow but its pretty simple once you know which drivers to best install earlier and which later (at least from what I think).

Off to zzz now, til tomorrow and good luck!

 

thanks man. my 7k200 will be arriving wednesday, so i will do the install then.

 

If you ran the automatic update right after the first boot, it will install the newest chipset-driver, the Sony Shared Library and Programmable I/O and the newest Intel GMA driver. That is the smartest way in my opinion.

Actually the important thing you have to take care about is the order to get the FN-keyz to work. The rest is actually not worth a worry.

 

TinyRK, Is that the Windows Update that you're referring to, that should be run right after the first boot? Waiting for my Vista CD then hoping to do a clean install of my SZ61WN/C.

Thanks, Justin.

 

Get vaio event services. That was the trick for me.

 

I followed instructions and from what I can tell most items are working - however I cannot get the finger print scan thing to work -the driver is in but I do not know where to get the software.

Did any of you get that workng? Any suggestions or help?

 

Anyone? Help! Please

 

Shouldnt the software already be there after you have installed the drivers? Its Protector Suite QL.

 

here is the link for Protector Suite QL 5.6

http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/2....6.0.3278-windows-xp-vista-free-download.html

lemme know if it doesn't work i'll upload it for you somewhere.