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    XP Downgrade Disc for FW Question

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hendra, Feb 4, 2009.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    I remember early on when Sony first sell FW, they offered Win XP Downgrade Disc if you choose Win Vista Business as the Operating System. Sony stop offering the option later.

    I wonder if anybody here managed to get the XP Downgrade Disc. Have you used it? Does everything work perfectly including all FN Keys, AV Mode and S1 button?

    I tried installing XP Drivers from Sony site but some FN Keys don't work. AV Mode and S1 don't work. Power Management looked funny. There are some options listed twice. Some options from VAIO Control Center do not apply to FW. It seems that Sony just slap the software from other models and use it for FW. So, there are some mismatched there.
     
    hendra, Feb 4, 2009
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