Posts by johnjinsf

Well, it doesn't matter now. This morning I chatted with Sony Support online and here is the outcome : John Jackson > Can you please tell me if Sony have changed their plans and are now supporting XP Service Pack 3? Mat_ > I'm...

I think that you must have mis-read what I wrote. I never said that XP SP3 could not be updated onto a Sony VAIO - I wrote that Sony support informed me that Sony were not supporting the SP3 service pack. Thanks

Just as a FYI I emailed Sony on June 4th detailing a problem where the Intel Centrino Processor Technology Test Utility (ctcenu14.exe) does not run after XP SP3, with an error message of : The verification tool is not supported on...

I purchased my VGN-SZ330P VAIO in September 2006 and have remained with Windows XP and also have kept all the Sony software on the laptop, rather than wiping the hard drive and installing native Windows XP. I had some trouble over the...

Why do Sony bother to have a support department? I am interested to hear what fellow Sony VAIO owners think. This morning I emailed Sony Support to ask about the Intel Pro Wireless software. The last update posted on the Sony Support...

If any other VAIO user sees their XP Sony MP4 Shared Library disappear, I finally found an install courtesy of a posting detailing the users experience in undoing their Vista install and returning the VAIO to XP. You can find the XP...

I have a Sony VAIO, Model VGN-SZ330P still running Sony OEM Windows XP. I am trying to reinstall the Sony MP4 Shared Library. The copy on my VAIO "disappeared" last week when I was following some instructions given to me by...

Just wondering if any VAIO users who remain on XP have noticed that there have not been many updates to Software or Drivers for XP since Sony started releasing Vista updates. As an example : The original version of UPEK Protector Suite...

On 5/10/2007 I noticed that on the Sony Support site, there was a XP BIOS update for my VGN-SZ that had been posted on the site on 5/7/2007. I downloaded the file, PHBSYS-01041230-US.EXE, and then updated my system with that file. ...

After re-installing the original utility, the firmware upgrade went through without a problem.