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    need help! donwgrade to xp, VGN N385E

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by andresm, Nov 20, 2007.

  1. andresm

    andresm Newbie

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    hey there, i ve recently bought a sony vaio VGN N385E laptop, and to be honest, windows vista SUCKS.

    i want to install win xp, but dont know where to find the drivers . does anyone know where to get them??

    thanks in advance!
     
    andresm, Nov 20, 2007
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    FakeToupee Newbie

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    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.
     
    FakeToupee, Nov 24, 2007
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