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    Vista Companion DVD

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by illka99, May 29, 2007.

  1. illka99

    illka99 Notebook Geek

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    I've ordered the companion DVD a week ago and it arrived today. I'm still waiting for my version of Vista.

    Has anyone used the DVD? How's the experience?
     
    illka99, May 29, 2007
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  2. Tholek

    Tholek Notebook Consultant

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    I got the actual upgrade disk, not just the companion one. Does that have anything additional to the upgrade disk that I'd want?
     
    Tholek, May 29, 2007
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    human668 Notebook Consultant

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    I got 2 vista upgrade disks with 2 different product key. Hope I can sell one of those. The upgrade disk will uninstall all sony softwareand drivers. Then it will install vista on your pc. After that it will install the updated divers and software. The entire process takes a very long time up to 4-6 hours on TXs, due to the damn slow hard drive. Sometime if there are anything wrong during the upgrade process, you have to do it again. I recommand you to backup all data, format your hard drive and then install vista.
     
    human668, May 29, 2007
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  4. Tiggered

    Tiggered Newbie

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    Hi did the disk contain a Bios update? Was there a bios to go back to XP and was it a newer XP bios than the one you originally had?

    Thanks for your time in advance
    David
     
    Tiggered, Jul 30, 2007
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  5. MxMoney

    MxMoney Notebook Consultant

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    I used the companion DVD to do two installs. First, I upgraded to Vista over XP. After I got my new hard drive I did a clean install using the companion DVD. Make sure you have internet access during the install so after Vista is installed it does seek to update and the companion dvd needs the update from Vista online or it will start freaking out an rebooting your computer over and over. I watched mine reboot like 10 times before I got online and found additional updates that cleared the problem. The companion DVD is a great tool and my Vista platform is perfect. I would suggest Acronis Workstation or Norton Ghost to make an image. The whole process using the companion dvd can take a couple of hours than there is the time spent re-installing office and printers etc....
     
    MxMoney, Jul 30, 2007
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  6. SpyderMR

    SpyderMR Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is the Vista Companion DVD the same as the Vista Anytime Upgrade DVD? I ordered the VAU DVD and hope it works to do a clean install.
     
    SpyderMR, Jul 30, 2007
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    tbone7467 Notebook Geek

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    will this CD work for my VGN-S460?
     
    tbone7467, Jul 30, 2007
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  8. Synthesia

    Synthesia Notebook Evangelist

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    So this Vista companion DVD only installs Vista and the Sony Drivers? Not all the bloatware? Sounds like a great solution.
     
    Synthesia, Aug 30, 2007
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