Patrick Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I was trying to install a new OS our desktop since it was broken, it's almost 3yrs, after a SP3 update. It has XP MCE '03 preinstalled on it but I decided to install XP Pro and Windows 7 on it after adding 3GB of RAM. My problem is whenever I try to install the drivers it tells me that they were not meant for the machine :ablow: so I went to Sony's site to find drivers that will be compatible with the OS that I installed but found out that XP MCE is the only OS that has drivers. No offense but XP is really old even though it runs fine plus it only uses 1.8GB out of the 4GB of RAM that I installed :eekout: . Is there any way that those drivers that were on Sony's site can be used on a different OS like XP Pro or 7? <_< I also used compatability mode on 7 but it tells me the same, the drivers aren't meant for the machine. :wut: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Is the problem coming from The media card that is installed, the flash card ports? Have you tired to use Everest or SIW to get actually hardware ID's then search for the correct drivers for them? What problems are you having exactly with the sytem?This may sound like the long way around SONY's options but I think it may be the way to go about it. Chipset/motherboard drivers, and individual hardware should have there own available packages available from their site per OS, or something compatible for XP Pro..and I thought that Widows 7 had something about the drivers not being a problem this go around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 look here: http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-list.pl?mdl=PCVRZ44GThose were the only drivers that they provided and it's ONLY for MCE which is really annoying.Forgot to mention that I am not connected to the internet with VAIO desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 In my experience the first thing I would say is that since you haven't installed MCE, you no longer would need the drivers for it. Neither XP Pro, nor 7 installed as <insert OS here> MCE. Therefore there package drivers would be incorrect for the machine. So now if you have hardware that still lacks proper drivers, you will have to install these drivers separately. First step would be to identify each one, make & model, and find them at their manufacturer site. After thi step is done your hardware should start to come online. I would address the network card issue first, transfer the installer over w/USB and then see if it works. I am not to sure about any incompatibilities in the '7 boot loader' either but it might be something to research dual booting of the two OSes. This may or may not cause a problem when booting the machine properly.. but thats just a 'thought' however..I have dealt with HP Media Centers using both Vista and XP.. and for XP its quite specific. Vista Ultimate isn't quite the same.. nevertheless the hardware drivers will be different per OS, so those drivers will more than likely not operate correctly anyway..Get Everest over to the machine, and go from there with the update to the network card...EDIT: The most important thing here is that you no longer will be relying on SONY for anything more than individual hardware drivers and software since you have altered the OEM product.. The Model of your PC should be used to reference nothing more than the hardware which was installed at the manufacturer from this point out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 @heath28m, Great advice.@Patrick744, The most important thing is to get the network card driver up and running. Once you have access to the internet. Do the Windows Update. Windows will make a good effort to id all the hardware on your computer and install the drivers like it did mine. If Windows is not successful in installing the missing drivers, go to each device and update it. If still not successful, then you need to manually id them by make and model and search the manufacturer's website (sub components) for the device drivers. For example, my wi-fi card in my Acer netbook is from Atheros. (It is also a fact that many times the manufacturers will not update their drivers because they want you to buy new products. This is a know fact when dealing with drivers for old graphic cards.) If you still can't find the device drivers, then disable them or just manually install the generic drivers from other manufacturers. The success rate for this one is slim but sometimes you get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Yeah, I forgot about the mentioning the Microsoft Update > Custom Updates thing..They most of the time will give you the drivers that will be most compatible with your OS/Hardware. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 @heath28m, Great advice.@Patrick744, The most important thing is to get the network card driver up and running. Once you have access to the internet. Do the Windows Update. Windows will make a good effort to id all the hardware on your computer and install the drivers like it did mine. If Windows is not successful in installing the missing drivers, go to each device and update it. If still not successful, then you need to manually id them by make and model and search the manufacturer's website (sub components) for the device drivers. For example, my wi-fi card in my Acer netbook is from Atheros. (It is also a fact that many times the manufacturers will not update their drivers because they want you to buy new products. This is a know fact when dealing with drivers for old graphic cards.) If you still can't find the device drivers, then disable them or just manually install the generic drivers from other manufacturers. The success rate for this one is slim but sometimes you get lucky.That's what I did and most of it works now, except for the audio. I'm planning on tearing it to every last piece and see what's inside of it since I only saw the motherboard when I added more RAM. Good thing it's broken since I learned alot from messing with the hardware. Thanks for the help @heath28m: I found most of the hardware drivers from every manufacturer's site and they were better than Sony's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 There you go..right there..LOL..You do have to watch because as your system become last GENeration.. some drivers will be more efficient if left at their current versions..but thats in time.. mine is sitting on some old drivers right now, but the system operates like it should, where as the most recent will not..What Audio card do you have?If its a AC 97 RealTek I have the current version before the crappy ones..the most current cause a severe issue.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted September 6, 2009 Author Share Posted September 6, 2009 I just found the audio driver btw on Creative's site. I think I'm gonna install some old windows OS on this machine so that I would be able to familiarize the commands when using command prompt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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