TX850 and Brightness Adjustment when unplugging with Vista

Hello,

I've been using this forum for the past couple of weeks for getting my vista installation perfected...and so i've done so with only one minor problem/annoyance, so I decided to join the forum to help other members and have some good ol' notebook fun

I'm not sure if any of you remember or have noticed, but there was a feature in Windows XP to change the settings of the notebook so when the notebook was unplugged/plugged in, the screen brightness was dimmed/brightened automatically. Does anyone know why it has been disabled in vista? or any fixes?

Thanks in advance

 

How you upgrade your system to Vista, are you upgrade from Sony Vista Express Upgrade?

that features belong to Power Management setting.

For using VAIO Power Management you need to install Sony Shared Library, Sony Utils Lib, Sony Notebook control, and Vaio Event Service (install in order)

 

i've installed all sony utilities as mentioned, in this order.

Disable User Account Control

1. Sony Shared Library 3.0.00.10180
2. Sony Utility 7.0.00.11210
3. Setting Utility Series 2.0.00.11230
4. Video
5. Audio
6. Wireless
7. Modem
8. Toshiba Bluetooth
9. Sony Ericsson driver
10. Novatel driver
11. Novatel Firmware update
12. Touch pad
13. Touch screen
14. TPM
15. VAIO camera Filter
16. VAIO camera utility
17. TV tuner library
18. MPEG encoder card
19. Application monitor
20. VAIO Event Service 3.0.00.11240
21. Sony Video Shared Library 3.1.00.10240
22. Special Button Utility 2.0.00.11220
23. PX Engine
24. SonicStage Mastering Studio 2.3.00.11090
25. OpenMG Setup 4.6.01.10041
26. VAIO Action Setup
27. VAIO Entertainment Platform 1.4.00.11020
28. VAIO Media 6.0 SP-013471-00
29. VAIO Media Integrated Server 6.0.0.10240
30. VAIO Media Redistribution SP-013497-00
31. VAIO Media AC3 decoder 1.0.01.09210
32. DVgate Plus 2.3.00.09300
33. VAIO Update 3.0.00.11280
34. Click to DVD 2.6.00.11281
35. Click to DVD Basic Menu 2.0.03.13120
36. Click to DVD Add-on Menu
37. SmartWi
38. Changer application

(i've put this in a word document for future reference for myself)

No option for brightness change when plugged/unplugged

 

i did a clean install with vista ultimate

 

I see missing the Vaio Power Management on the list.

By default the setting is the same for plug/unplug AC adapter. (max brightness)

VAIO Power Management 2.0.00.13070 SP-013058-01
ftp://download.sony.com/US/pc/SOAVPM-01305801-US.EXE

 

hmm..it says that this update seems to not be for my computer model?

 

Can somebody help me find Click to DVD Add-on Menu, please? Thanks