Don't bother. Sony is screwing everyone with a year old laptop or desktop by not providing updated drivers. I will NEVER again purchase another Sony laptop or desktop. Now I have a $3,300 paperweight due to the fact it must run Vista forever.

I don't know… I thought windows 7 support all drivers that are supported by Vista. It's just that Sony is not responsible if it doesn't work but win 7 should work w/ current drivers as far as I understand. In addition, it's saying that you don't get free upgrade to 7.

Upgraded the Sony Netbook from XP to W7. Had very little problems except for the Fn keyboard functions became inoperable, something to do with “Sony Firmware Extension Parser”. There is a work-around though, needless to say it wasn't Sony that provided it.

Hey! Sony people. I don't know where to send this so if i'm in the wrong site can you please forward this to the concerned division? Thanks. I recently bought (23 May 2009) my Sony VAIO CS26G here in Indonesia I've chosen Sony VAIO over Toshiba Satellite even if I paid twice the price because I know I can rely to this brand. But recently (24 Oct) I went to sony service center here which is very far to check on the noise I'm hearing when I open my laptop and according to the technician it's the cooling fan. Made in China, not so reliable according to him. In just 5 months I have to go to a service center? Better do something about this. I saw too many (around 12 or so) VAIO there to be fix most of it same problem as mine.
I hope I can get some consolation on this like include me to lower price upgrade to windows 7 OS. I noticed as I browse the internet that those who bought laptop with vista OS from 26 June 2009 to January 2010 are only legible to get a Windows 7 upgrade for $15. Is there anyway it can be adjusted so I can be included? I hate this Vista OS as if I still have my pentium 4 1.2hz with 1gb ram. This VAIO CS26G IS SUPPOSE TO BE FAST FOR I HAVE CENTRINO 2, NVIDIA 9300, 3GB RAM so why I feel like having pentium 4? As microsoft promised that windows 7 will be a lot like XP, that I like. I'm used to XP very reliable.
Should you give me the chance of having that upgrade lower price will I have no problem installing it? Will I still keep/use the rest of the bundled softwares?

Your Fanatic Sony Brand User,
Nestor Sunglao
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(I do have Sony Trinitron TV 21inch 15 years old and still functional, Sony camcorder, PSone, PS2, PSP, SonyEricsson Celphones K700i, K300i and W350,) soon I'll buy PS3.

Not entirely true. For example, I have an FZ series and all I needed was the nVidia 8400GT driver but Sony would not provide it stating my hardware configuration couldn't fully support Win 7. I still feel that's a false statement because the hardware will support it, but my driver needed updating. I do not equate drivers to hardware, rather more of a firmware. Without the driver, Win7 was severely limited because it would only run off the standard VGA driver, which means no Aero, sleep mode, display settings, energy savings, etc. nVidia would not provide the driver because these graphics cards are OEM, therefore leaving Sony solely responsible for keeping everything up-to-date. Luckily, someone did the legwork to find out the only thing needed was a simple mod to the standard nVidia inf file…after that, the driver update from nVidia's site worked fine. Almost all of my other drivers are Windows drivers, but I don't have many complaints about any of them. Most of the drivers from Vista will work with Win 7 (just make sure you're getting the right version, of course, i.e. 64-bit). I do agree, though, that Sony's support is absolutely horrible. It took me about 5 minutes to implement this solution, so it's not like it would have cost Sony a boatload of money in development/maintenance…all they're left to do is post the updates online. I have always been extremely happy with my Vaio and now I am even happier with it since Win 7 is so smooth (compared to Vista), but I will also never buy a Sony again. You shouldn't have to spend that kind of money only to rely on yourself for this type of support…luckily I have a niche for all things technical so the most time-consuming part for me was finding the right forums.

My Vaio is VGN-SZ79GN and it was running under Vist 32-bit very badly. I’ve upgraded its OS to Windows 7 64-bit, now is working very nicely, with just a minor problem. Its built in camera and microphone is not working. I need to get drivers for them, but I do not know how. Please let me know what to do.

I have had problems with upgrading my Sony VAIO ever since I purchased it. It would not upgrade to Vista without a lot of problems and PURCHASED software from Sony. When I asked about driver updates for the hardware that was in the machine when I purchased it, I was told that SONY did not support third party hardware. Now, when I asked to get infor on upgrading to Windows 7, I was told “You can't upgrade to windows 7″ with no explaination. So I have a top of the line paperweight that will have to run XP until it dies. With this kind of customer support I see no reason to ever buy a sony computer again. I will stick with Toshiba.

Faulty Supplement Disc1:

I have a VAIO VGN-FW33G, paid and got the DVD's from Sony, and after following the Upgrade User Guide get:

This disc cannot reformat the hard disk drive and reinstall windows vista to the default settings.
See the intstruction manual supplied with the Supplement Disc utility, for more information

What now, where can you get help? I urgently need my notebook to work.

This is unacceptable Sony. Dont you check if your sofware works?????!!!!!!

hi all
i purchaseS the NW series vaio almost 2 months ago, knowing that i would be eligible for the free upgrade from vista to windows 7. however once i recieved the 2 DVD's in the post, i followed the instruction in the leaflet provided but after you have chosen if you want “upgrade” or “custom”, and the screen says it is expanding files etc (or something like that) halfway through 'this' section it just stops and goes back to the home page (install now, check online compatability). im really anoyed because i was really looking forward to windows 7. ive tried the installation 3 times now and the same thing happens every time. CAN ANYONE HELP ME PLEASSSSSSSSE?????
thanks
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Have same problem. i have VAIO VGN-FW41E…

i have the same problem … could you solve it ? i have also “base system device” driver error…

Yes,
I did a full restore back to clean Vista, and then did the upgrade immediately.
You have to go back to the Vista BEFORE any updates & s/w are installed.
Would have been nice if they put that in the upgrade manual.
Even then things do not go smooth, but you can get around that.

And to ATI:
pse throw away the stupid Catalyst & allow us to switch off hardware acceleration.
For gamers: Stay away from ATI because of incompatibilities caused by this to Games, Java apps etc.

i have complaint about sony service centre indonesia. I have sony vaio SR VGN-SR43G. i buy in 14 november 2009. 1 month i use, my laptop come not responding. i come to sony service centre at madong lubis street medan, they said my notebook must send to jakarta, 2 weeks. and i agree. then 2 weeks my notebook comes. but my notebook just recovered. i back to my house, cause sony service centre medan out of work time. then in house i see my notebook cover is broken. tomorrow i confirm to sony service centre medan. then they said my notebook cann't change, cause i brought to home. they siad “they prosedure”. but if they prosedure for sent is save, why my notebook broken??

i very disapointed..

Thanks dear insider.
But there still a problem for me and that's my internet connection doesn't go up more than 60kb/s,so can i resume downloading the upgrading packege or can i do it with another PC ?

Thanks dear insider.
But there still a problem for me and that's my internet connection doesn't go up more than 60kb/s,so can i resume downloading the upgrading packege or can i do it with another PC ?

I've just downloaded windows 7 on my VAIO laptop CS series and the scroller on the mouse pad has stopped working, it's getting really irretating does anyone know how to fix this please??

I own a VGN-SZ79GN notebook. Would anyone know if I can upgrade from VISTA business to Windows 7 without loss of any functions? Thank you!

I am using same but still searching for some drivers. The system saying it's already updated but some drivers are still missing.

I am using same but still searching for some drivers. The system saying it's already updated but some drivers are still missing.

I was getting the error that nvidia didn't find a compatible device on my computer after installing the windows 7 driver. Sony support didn't work as well. So I went to other sony sites in different countries. They always say that the computer is different and it won't work…but as long as you can find the equivalent specs (in this case the graphics driver) you can install it. Yes, windows 7 is able to get the original drivers, but I wanted an updated one….so I found it for my vaio vgn-z520 nvidia 9300m gs. Like I mentioned, you just have to find an equivalent graphics card model
http://www.sony-asia.com/support/download/36375...

You can email me if you have any questions, talo1019 at hotmail

i have sony vaio laptop model VGN-N37GH/B i install windows 7 in it. It support it but i cant find its drivers for mass storage controller memory stick driver & rest of few drivers from sony web site my “Fn” system is also not working what can i do to make it working

So should i download Windows7 or not? will it screw my VAIO laptop??

Hello. i'm Charbel
I have a new sony vaio VGN-FW21L :
Memory(RAM) 3068 MB ,
Processor : Intel(R) core(TM)2 DUO CPU T5800 @ 2 GHz
System type : Vista 32-bit operating system
And i'm asking to upgrade my laptop from vista to windows 7
someone know if does it work ???? please answer me !!
and form where i have to download the upgrade if it works on my laptop ?

i have installed windows 7 from the package that you provided for vaio user. then, i have found some problem, i have to inserted drive H all the time that i use computer because it showed that ” location is not available” The problem may be happened because i copy some program and put on drive H. Then, I don't know how to fix it. And I cannot use MSN. as well. Can you kindly suggest me about this?

You saved my alot of time thank you so much for sharing your experience.

i havent received my upgrade. where did it go? vaio bought in sept 2009 and sticker on destop pcg717 says upgrade offer expires 1/31/10.

I have sony vgnsz430n. I upgraded to Windows 7 and now my monitor does not work. I does work when I plug in a external monitor, but otherwise it is not working. Sound like this may be a problem for lots of Sony Vaio owners. Sony is really screwing their customers and will probably lose several.

I have discs(2) for upgrade Vaio. I waited hours only to receive notice the upgrade was not successful. I have no idea why it didn't work since I followed all instructions.

During installation f Windows 7 upgrade system has stuck on “setting up personalised settings for Microsoft WindowsMedia Player” Any advice?

Dear All, My Sony VAIO SZ-460n/C model purchased in USA, by my friend in Aug 2009. Now Don't have it bills.
I can read Serial no mordel no COA no..
Can I upgrade my Vist Bussines to Win 7 any version??

How can I get it?

same thing happened to me, let me know if you ever figured something out? Thanks.

Were you able to get driver for built-in camera and the memory card reader (Win 7 64-bit)? I also have an FZ VAIO with Vista Busines 32-bit, but I had trouble with those two components when upgrading to Win 7 64-bit. Other devices seem to be working fine. Please kindly share your knowledge. Thanks!!

I didn't have to do anything for the memory card reader…as a matter of fact, on Vista it would not read SDHC, but after installing Win 7 it does, so that was a great surprise! The driver is Microsoft version 6.1.7600.16385.

I have tried almost everything to get the camera to work, but with no luck. Everything in Windows says it's working properly, and when I test the camera with Skype, the green light by the camera turns on Skype says that it's working, but I get a black window and that's it…no idea what's going on, but it could be a codec issue. I've probably tried 4 different Ricoh drivers, but all have failed at the device manager level. If you find anything that works, it'd be great to know!

Well, Win 7 did not find driver for my memory card reader but I was able to use the old Vista driver for the camera. The camera is working okay when tested with Skype. It's showing as “SONY Visual Communication Camera VGP-VCC8″ under Imaging device if you check with the Device Manager. For the problem you have, I guess that you may have a VCC4 or VCC6 driver installed. You may need to use the VCC8 driver to make it work.

BTW, what's the description for your memory card reader under the Device Manager if you use the driver from Microsoft?

Could you please let me know how you modified the nVidea driver? I have the same problem upgrading to Win 7 on my VAIO desktop. And I'm with you, I'll never buy another Sony computer again.

Why are you such a nerd?

I downloaded the most recent driver package from nVidia's site and then modified the inf file (in notepad). I'll try to find the link with the exact directions on how to do it.

Ok, ITGuy83…you just reading these forums to pass the time? Cause that wouldn't be nerdy at all.

I thought I tried that driver, but could be wrong. I'll give it another shot and see how it goes.

You may want to consider trying to find a Texas Instruments driver for the memory card reader also. I know it's TI hardware and I do remember seeing posts about other people talking about that. If I find a good link I'll post it.

I had the same problem with my desk top all-in-one (VGC-LT35E). I learned that Sony treats it like a laptop. I had taken it in to Fry's for hardware problems and when he finished I asked about upgrading to Win 7 and told him about the “incompatibility driver” issue. He said this finding was common and that he was sure it would upgrade. I bought the upgrade, he installed it, and used the Vista video driver – works great! Sony had told me my computer was NOT upgradeable to Win 7. They don't seem to know what they're doing over there.

Check out this link:
http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/28528-nvidia...

That should resolve it for you and you won't have to modify the inf file yourself. Hopefully it works if you weren't already able to resolve it.

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I see a lot of people have different problems with the windows 7 upgrade. But Sony doesn't seem to post any help anywhere. The upgrade was provided as a part of the purchase of a laptop within a certain time before the awaited release, therefore it should be supported from Sony as well as the other software already in the machine at the purchase. I have a VGN-SR49 and some funcion keys stopped working as well as the switch keys. Not as big a problem as some others have, but especially the switch-keys were a part of what Sony themselves thought was special with this laptop. And now they don't bother if people can use them or not.
With the prize you pay for this high-profile brand, you should really expect a more pro-active support, i.e. that Sony themselves find out workarounds and posts them for everyone (or, actually, even mails them to all registered buyers). Now it feels like I bought it from someone in the street who takes the money and disappears.

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I am having the same issues – card reader and Video camera not working when upgrading to Win 7 Ultimate 64… I have 2 questions -

1) how do you install the drivers if you find them? I've tried running the software from Sony and it appears that the drivers install, but I can't get the system to find them and I don't knwo where they are… Is there a way to manually install them?

2) Has anyone located the TI drivers? The Win 7 compatability checker indicates that there is a Free update available for TI, but I cannot locate it…

john frederick is completely correct about sony.They are not upgrading video graphics.Nvidia sees you own vaio and it will not download latest video driver.Real bullshit,no doubt.I will never buy sony again for same reason

Hi DHuge, Could you please send me the details like how to upgrade the drivers/software. I have FZ35 with Windows Vista Home premium.

I would like to upgrade/purchase my Sony Vaio FZ35G's OS Windows Vista to Windows 7. Any idea where can I get it. FYI, I have downloaded Windows 7 Release Candidate and installed on my system without any troubles and I had used it for 9months and now its gonna expire. I like the Windows 7 OS and wanted to upgrade from my slow Vista. Ur help will be appreciated much.
Thanks for your help in advance

Why on earth we can't make a clean installation in the first place!?
1. Unable to find or run the drivers even if I try to install same windows version comes with the product!
2. It takes about a day to re-install the operation system from recovery dvd's with all those unnecessary softwares that I will never use; and
3. it takes another day to clean those unwanted softwares to uninstall.
I really hate it.
I bought my vaio 6 months ago and I'm already looking forward to changing it, swear I will never again buy another vaio!!!

sony sucks 3 months and upgrade not arrived!

anyone can find webcam companion on sony-asia.com in downlod section of their prefer model

eith name: WebCam_Companion.EXE

SD card reader too

GraphicsDriverNVIDIA.EXE file to begin the installation.

of your NVIDIA graphic card driver on sony-asia.com

most of drivers windows 7 ultimate made itself like battery checker

one utility software is having conflict with win same which ishows battery is in not connected properly & recommend u to check your battery

i upgraded my sony vgn sz430n laptop with vista business to windows 7 pro and now my display on the laptop can only be seen with a bright light. the laptop has nvidia geforce 7400 video card. where do i find updated drivers please

i have sony vgn-cs390jcq ,I installed win7 but Fn system doesnt work,pl help me what to do to solve this problem

I installed win 7 to my sony vaio vgn-cs390jcq but now Fn sistem doesnt work,pl help me to solve this problem

I still could not fix the problems caused by installing windows 7. No memory slots and no webcam. Is Sonny really a partner of Microsoft? My Vaio is a PCG 5L3L and I'm really disappointed with this situation. With the Vista software, it was too slow and now, it does not work properly.

I still could not fix the problems caused by installing windows 7. No memory slots and no webcam. Is Sonny really a partner of Microsoft? My Vaio is a PCG 5L3L and I'm really disappointed with this situation. With the Vista software, it was too slow and now, it does not work properly.

Please provide me the
1.Sony VAIO VGN-N27GH
2.Sony VAIO VGN-SZ79GN/B

Drivers for Windows 7 32bit version or any other website address which have the complete drivers.

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Here are the drivers that were originally installed on my Sony Vaio VGN-FZ430E for Vista. They are gone when you upgrade to Windows 7 and the Sony web site does not have them. To install go to the device manager and do a driver update, manually select your device, point to the driver directory and select the Camera, in my case it was the VGP-VCC8. The zipped file is at http://www.basslakeca.com/ricoh.zip

I have a VGN-FW I upgraded it with Win 7. It will not work with Mobile Intel 45 express display adapter drivers. Will work with basic driver but win 7 keeps reinstalling the bad drivers. Sony ? Intel ? I am typing this from a MAC which i also use for Win XP when necessary. Never have these upgrade issues.

i just got my vaio and when i say i just got it i mean i got it yesterday. so one would expect nothing to go wring with it. all i did was upgrade it and bom its screen wouldn’t work anymore. the upgrade was automatic and i am so disappointed in vaio that i can’t even put it into words. my mom has 2nd hand dell and that has had no issues and i get a vaio and within a DAY its nt working. how messed up is that

please any one help in getting webcam drivers for sony vaio vpceb12en