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    SonyStyle VAIO SR - Windows Vista Business XP Downgrade

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Lencias, Sep 11, 2008.

  1. Lencias

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    comes with the downgrade disc, but no drivers :(
     
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    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    So do I basically install XP using the disc provided then install those drivers (which I would have on my flash drive or on a CD)? Nothing complicated, like HAVING TO slipstream drivers or anything?

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    Is the only way to get XP on the SR is to have Vista initially installed then use the XP downgrade CD from there?

    On the Z, I just tried doing a clean install of XP from scratch and I got a BSOD (STOP: 0x00000072) after I hit any key to commence boot up from the CD.
     
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    Hi, I got my SR 290NTB With Vista business and downgrade XP. However there's no supplemented CDs with the laptop and that's written in what you'll find in this package, where is the XP cd, is it in the recovery partition?
     
    sesame83, Feb 17, 2009
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    mdaecher, Feb 17, 2009
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