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sony vaio vgn fw350j downgrade to xp need driver

by dinpratap Jul 6, 2009 12:17PM PDT

hi i want to down grade my vista to xp but i can not find any driver for that. i have sony vaio vGN FW35OJ vista but i like to change to xp can you please send me link for driver so i can change from vista to xp
thanks

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by Grif Thomas Forum moderator Jul 7, 2009 7:01AM PDT

You need ALL of the drivers for your computer, not just one or two.. Check with Sony. It .. Unfortunately, we're getting to the days now where some drivers will be extremely hard to find for XP..

Before doing the downgrade, make sure you have all of those drivers. Check the Device Manager on your Vista machine and write down all the various hardware drivers listed.. Although an XP driver may not have the same version number, it will usually have like manufacturer names and such.

Also be aware you'll need to purchase a full Windows XP SP2 or later disc for the installation. In addition SATA hard drives can cause some issues when attempting to install XP.. Research those items before making the leap.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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thanks

by dinpratap Jul 15, 2009 8:20AM PDT

thanks for your reply

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