1. Sony Vaio Drivers Windows 7
2. Install Windows Xp Updates

My friend wants xp installed on his laptop as he actually hates vista with a vengeance. I don't blame him.Xp Installation doesn't recognise the sata hard drive and therefore will not complete obviously. The Sony Vaio website only has drivers for vista and absolutely none for xp, and i have been searching high and low for Windows Xp drivers with no luck whatsoever.I am quite aware how to attach sata drivers etc with nlite to create my own bootable windows xp disk as i have done this before with a hp laptop with a sata drive, but that was relatively easily compared to this.The graphics card for this laptop was very easy to get, but the sata hard drive i can not find the drivers for. I believe it's the actual chipset drivers i need but no luck there either as i need the actual /inf files to put in nlite.I have the Sony Vaio VGN-FW11M laptop with the PM45 Express Intel Chipset and a Hitachi Travelstar HTS542525K9SA00 hard drive, a Opticarc BD ROM BC-5500A Usb Device as on opticval disk drive.This is the link to the page which details what laptop i have,Is there any easy way to do this or anyway that anybody knows about as this is really annoying me now, as i have done this before.Thankyou. What you need:1. Get drivers for your HDD, i used, it should work for you too3.

Use nLite to create your windows CD with the drivers for HDD.-you will need 1 cd with windows XP-create a copy on your PC (copy paste the CD )-nLite will ask you for the directory of where you have windows XP-nLite will ask you then for what drivers you want to add ( here you put all the drivers found on that archive )-nLite will ask you if you want to add some more programs/drivers ( you can add if you want )-then he will ask you for an blank CD. And he will write you the new copy of windows XP with the drivers you add on it4.

Create Recovery Disk for your FW11J (in case something goes wrong)5. Reboot and install windows XP6. Those should work for you too; if not you simply search them by the chipsetProblems found with windows XP:1. Can't use the vol-/+ play pause fast forward fast backward keys.and no fn keys (but i'm working on it)2.

No sony programs (some of them really usefull )If you encounter any problems feel free to post. I will respond in short time ( i hope ), sorry for my english i know it's bad. What you need:1. Get drivers for your HDD, i used, it should work for you too3. Use nLite to create your windows CD with the drivers for HDD.-you will need 1 cd with windows XP-create a copy on your PC (copy paste the CD )-nLite will ask you for the directory of where you have windows XP-nLite will ask you then for what drivers you want to add ( here you put all the drivers found on that archive )-nLite will ask you if you want to add some more programs/drivers ( you can add if you want )When I add HDD drivers it do not ask me for a blank CD why is that?-then he will ask you for an blank CD.

Sony Vaio Drivers Windows 7

And he will write you the new copy of windows XP with the drivers you add on it4. Create Recovery Disk for your FW11J (in case something goes wrong)5. Reboot and install windows XP6. Those should work for you too; if not you simply search them by the chipsetProblems found with windows XP:1. Can't use the vol-/+ play pause fast forward fast backward keys.and no fn keys (but i'm working on it)2. No sony programs (some of them really usefull )If you encounter any problems feel free to post.

I will respond in short time ( i hope ), sorry for my english i know it's bad. What you need:1. Get drivers for your HDD, i used, it should work for you too3. Use nLite to create your windows CD with the drivers for HDD.-you will need 1 cd with windows XP-create a copy on your PC (copy paste the CD )-nLite will ask you for the directory of where you have windows XP-nLite will ask you then for what drivers you want to add ( here you put all the drivers found on that archive )-nLite will ask you if you want to add some more programs/drivers ( you can add if you want )-then he will ask you for an blank CD. And he will write you the new copy of windows XP with the drivers you add on it4.

Install Windows Xp Updates

Create Recovery Disk for your FW11J (in case something goes wrong)5. Reboot and install windows XP6. Those should work for you too; if not you simply search them by the chipsetProblems found with windows XP:1. Can't use the vol-/+ play pause fast forward fast backward keys.and no fn keys (but i'm working on it)2. No sony programs (some of them really usefull )If you encounter any problems feel free to post.

I will respond in short time ( i hope ), sorry for my english i know it's bad.