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Driver needed for XP for Sony Vaio VGN - NR 21S/S

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  • Started 8 months ago by g7920453
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g7920453
Posts: 1

HI,
I bought new "Sony Vaio VGN - NR 21S/S" and i installed XP professional from scratch. XP installed some drivers automaticaaly but they are not working fine. From where i can find drivers for "Sony Vaio VGN - NR 21S/S" for XP professional and NOT for VISTA?

The problem is official website VAIO is providing drivers only for Vista and not for XP. :(
What to do in this case? ? Do some body has complete set of drivers of this model for XP ?
PLease help.

Posted 8 months ago #
 
mysticgeek
mysticgeek
Posts: 250

You can go to Sony's site and find the driver for specific hardware and install it manually. Don't rely on the "auto update" feature.

What hardware devices are not working?

Posted 8 months ago #
 
ScottW
ScottW
Posts: 2824

My quickie research shows me this laptop is apparently designed for Spanish speaking countries. It comes with Windows Vista pre-installed, so it's no surprise that Sony does not provide XP drivers for it. If it were me, I would determine what hardware is installed, then go to the manufacturers site for each device and download the appropriate XP drivers and software. Windows XP should have drivers for common parts, and Windows Update will find WHQL-certified drivers for installed hardware. For everything else, you will have to go searching.

Use the BIOS and Windows Device Manager to determine what is installed. In Device Manager, anything that is missing a driver or isn't working correctly will have a warning icon. Good luck.

Posted 8 months ago #
 

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