VGN-N250E XP help

Im using a sony Vaio VGN-n250E

Came with vista, vista sucks and doesn't run on our business network. So I put XP on there. But, Sony doesn't offer XP drivers for the machine at all, so I need some help.

The wierd thing is, i've done this once before, and got the lan, wireless, and audio working, thats all I need. But I had to reformat and I can't find anything that works for the life of me.

I know they use the same parts in different laptops, i've tried other laptop models but I just get the error "This installation wasn't meant for your model" blah blah blah.

Last time I remember going to a driver page where I could find drivers based off my intel model chipset number, it wasn't intels site though (their drivers don't work either) Anyway, the Chipset is "Mobile Intel(R) 945GM/GMS/940GML Express Chipsets or Intel(R) 945GT Express Chipset."

Any help? I need Lan, Wireless and Audio.

Whoever can help me, I declare King of the Intertubes.

 

Go to:
http://www.sony-asia.com/support/download/216766
It will show you compatible models, but they are all models sold in asia. The drivers will work for US and UK models of the same series.

The installers have Sony's model number checker built-in. As long as your model is starts with VGN-N2 or VGN-N3 most of the installers will work.

I said MOST because I found some of the installers have a bug in them, Sony made a typo in the install checker which looks for a "VGN-3" instead of a "VGN-N3". Another one looks for "VGN-N2&VGN-3" on on line which is a totally invalid model so that one won't work on a VGN-N2 series either.

I figured out how to get around all the model checking and typos, but too long to explain.

I hope this leads you on the right track.

 

Hello everybody I am new here
I bought a n250 E/B and I installed XP on it but I didn't buy a new Xp disk my old computer was xp so I installed it but when I installed it I couldn't intall the service pack 2 what can I do?