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    Sony cancel your warrenty if you install XP insted of Vista????TRUE?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by suren1987, Jan 15, 2008.

  1. suren1987

    suren1987 Notebook Enthusiast

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    :confused: Hi i am in the middle of buying a laptop sony vaio AR51MR and since all laptops now come with F******* Vista i was planning well to try and install XP. But i herd from the sellers in the shop that if u install XP u lose your sony warrenty. WHY?? its not like im Fuc**** up the software?
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Legally, they cannot do that unless they can prove that XP damages the laptop...and it does not.
     
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    suren1987 Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok thanks, and do you recon ill have problems with installin XP onto it :)
     
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    Just make factory restore discs when you first get it. If in the event it runs into hardware issues, put back Vista.

    Besides, Sony provides XP Downgrade Discs for some of their models that are pre-equipped with Vista. I doubt they'll use that card (but it wouldn't surprise me!)
     
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    suren1987 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah well hope that the sony i get will be with the XP Downgrade Disc.
    Because i mean its so obvious that all laptop/desktop brands are using their clients like labrats for testing of Microsoft's Stupid Vista i mean come on its crap lol
     
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    |SONY| Notebook Evangelist

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    Sony even throws you in jail if you go XP.
     
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    makaveli2g Notebook Geek

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    Actually most company's (HP for one) will not support you over the phone unless the system is with the OS you bought it with. I had downgraded to XP on a HP that came strictly with Vista and they wouldn't help me so I'm assuming if you needed warranty work done they may require you to reghost to factory standard or the work won't be done. I guess its a grey area in cases like the TZ where they have provided XP downgrade discs, but I'm guessing the AR series doesn't have that option.

    Long story short... I think you will still have warranty available to you; just have to reinstall the OS before you send it in if it's a hardware issue. Might be hard if its something like the CD drive thats playing up...
     
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    actually, there was a lawsuit. I can't find it right away, although will search.

    A company cannot require you to have a specific software installed in order to perform warranty repair.

    The worst thing that can happen if you mail them a XP box is to wipe it out and restore it with Vista, although most of them will try their 'tools' on XP before wiping it clean.
     
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