Sony AR51 and XP drivers..HELP

Hello.

I would ¨need your help guys, I am trying to install window XP onto AR51J, but i am not able to find any drivers, there are only drivers for other series, but nothing for AR.

what to do?

 

There is really nobody here that tried to install XP onto AR?

 

Is there a reason you don't want to use Vista drivers? Aren't Vista drivers backwards compatible? If not, I think the nearest you are going to get is by using the AR-2XX series Windows XP drivers, as from the AR-3XXs up, they were shipped with Vista.

 

Hi,

I've just had the same problem - altho I've installed Windows Server 2003 on an AR51SU (basicly I'm also using XP drivers)

You'll have to gather the 'pieces' from around:

Nvidia driver:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/drivers - get the 165.01 version and custom 'inf' file

camera:
Vista driver I think

chipset:
used the Vista drivers

Flash drives:
Texas-Instuments - FlashMedia Driver 2.0.0.6.zip

Wireless:
V11.1.1.0_XP_DRIVERS.zip

TVcapture:
Vista drivers

Sigmatel sound:
found from another laptop - forgot which one, sorry

Realtek sound:
from Realtek's site (WDM_R180)

Pointing:
Vista driver - Synaptics Touchpad Driver ( 9.1.13.0 )

Network:
Marvell Yukon Ethernet Controller - NDIS5.1 Miniport Driver - YK51X86.sys v10.22.7.3

Flash drive icon:
Memorystick Icon reg 'fix'


Drivers used from the BX4 laptop:

CODMOD-12767900-US (modem 7.62.00.00)
TIDMSC-01549400-UN (flash 2.0.0.18)

(yes, I installed both Flash driver sets - might only be needed with the 2.0.0.6 version, but I started with the 2.0.0.18 and that didn't ID both in device manager)
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the order / process I used were ('internal comments' - for myself):

network (have disk)
gfx install
modem - install (bx driver)
flash storage - install ( texas driver ) + bx driver (have disk) for flash mem. devices)
memory stick icon
wireless (network controller) (have disk)
intel chipset - install
camera (install.bat)
tvcapture (multimedia controller) (have disk)
audio sigma - install
audio realtek - install (R1.80)
mouse - install
touchpad - install

(have disk) - means right click the unidentified device and select 'update driver' and point it to the location of the driver - and letting it install in that manner. 'install' means run the installer.

Then I did the Windows update:
windows update - IE7, driver
windows update - rest


Then I installed these 'utils' from the BX4 XP Utility package to get volumne and mute to work:

utils:

sony shared library - bx
sony shared dll - bx
vaio event service - bx

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I have 2 unidentified devices - one is the IR (eHome infrared), I'm not certain about the other one.

I haven't spent time testing/getting the rest working (S1 / S2, eject - and the multimedia controls - and Fn shortcuts) - but if you or others get them working or know how then I'd love to hear what is required

 

-actually SebHoll's suggestion about the AR-2xx drivers looks very good!