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    VAIO C15GP and Vista not quite ready?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Bargearse, Apr 24, 2007.

  1. Bargearse

    Bargearse Newbie

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    Hi all,

    I received my Vista disks about a month ago, and given my incredibly positive experience with it on my desktop, I couldn't wait to get it on my VAIO. Unfortunately my experience on the VAIO has been less than ideal.

    Install went OK. I did a format and fresh install off the bootable Vista Business disc I received, then followed the instructions to install everything off the supplement disc 2. Everything seemed well.

    Except for power management, one of the most important things on a laptop. I have my laptop set to Sleep when I close the lid. This worked beautifully on XP. When I opened the lid and hit a key, everything sprang to life and worked.

    Not so on Vista. I had to manually re-establish the wireless connection, even though I had checked the "Always reconnect" box. And that was after turning on SSID broadcast; with it off, I had to re-locate the network and re-enter my WPA key every time!

    It would also crash a lot more; I would often open the lid to see that Windows had restarted itself. One oddity is when I opened the lid, the WLAN light was on. I pressed a key to resume, and the light would go off, then come back on. This probably explains the wireless drop.

    I can't see this as a Vista problem though. I use Vista's power management on my desktop, and it works a treat there. I never turn it off; I just sleep it and when I come to use it again, I hit a key and everything works. Something must be up with Vista's interaction with the VAIO ACPI BIOS, or there's a dodgy driver.

    In any case, I'm rolling back to XP right now so I can regain my sanity. I'm going to wait and try again when Vista SP1 comes out, and Sony have released new drivers.

    Is this happening to anyone else?
     
    Bargearse, Apr 24, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well, I don't have a Sony but my Vista install has some major WiFi, USB, and printing issues as well. Most of my drivers were included with Vista, so I cannot exactly blame HP for these problems. It's MS's fault...and I'm also working to rollback during the weekend when I have time to re-install everything.
     
    Greg, Apr 24, 2007
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