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    vpccb3c5e, clean install

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Kedest, Dec 21, 2011.

  1. Kedest

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    Just got a new Vaio (vpccb3c5e), but I want to install my own clean copy of win 7.
    But I want to keep this functionality:
    The fn-keys, of course (for setting brightness, volume and stuff)
    Settings for keyboard lighting and automatic brightness of display
    The setting panel in which I can set an application to either the intel or discrete graphics card
    The Web-button should start the default browser

    Which software from the Sony site should I download to get all of this? I want to minimize the amount of drivers I have to install.

    Also, will the drivers work normally on a clean ( so non-sony supplied) windows, or do I have to extract them from the sony installer (i read something about that, but I don't know if it still works that way)

    And a final question, is it possible to replace the OS behind quick web access button? With a chromium build for example?
     
    Kedest, Dec 21, 2011
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