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    going from Vista to XP

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by timberlinder, Feb 18, 2009.

  1. timberlinder

    timberlinder Newbie

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    i have an AR320 series that came with Vista. have had it for a year and half now and am not satisfied with Vista so I want to install XP on this laptop. I have a copy of windows xp pro that i have for my previous computers.

    the question i have is, all the drivers for this laptop is for Vista but how do i find the drivers for XP? for MY laptop? your help will be appreciated!
     
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    jonhapimp Notebook Virtuoso

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    they usually have them on the manufactures website, so SEARCH for them first to see if you computer will have the write enough drivers to run xp
     
    jonhapimp, Feb 18, 2009
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    Yep, check the website and see if there is an option for XP drivers. Look for the vital ones, like Audio/Video/Ethrnet/LAN/etc.
     
    ahl395, Feb 18, 2009
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    F!nn Notebook Consultant

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    agree with the above, they usually have them under the support pages.
     
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    hi, just curious, what exactly don't you like about vista?
     
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    Brawn - few things i dont like about Vista...it's not the end of the world for me. i don't do alot of "techie" things with my computer but just some things are annoying and if i were to go back to XP, would be less annoyed when using my laptop.

    start up is slow. my laptop specs are MUCH better than my work computer, which uses XP. even once vista is up, my hard drive is constantly running. wireless connection disconnects and sometimes is very difficult to reconnect. XP is just a better option for me.
     
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    i did check sony's support site but i am unable to find XP drivers for my model. i've done a little more research and it seems as though you may be able to find a few necessary drivers but not all, so if i end up installing XP, it may work but will either act funny or i will not be able to use it to the fullest.

    if someone that has experience with this that can confirm this, that would be appreciated.
     
    timberlinder, Feb 18, 2009
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    The startup differences isn't necessarily exclusively attributed to OS. For example, a Samsung NC10 with an Atom N270 boots up at 25 seconds optimized with XP, while an ASUS N10Jc also with an Atom N270 boots up at over a minute optimized with XP. Different computers have different load times due to longer BIOS and other load times.
     
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    Ch28Kid, Feb 19, 2009
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