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Aug 8, 2007, 11:54 AM
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XP Drivers for Sony Vaio VGN N38E
Hi All,
I bought a Sony Vaio laptop last week. Wasn't too pushed on Windows Vista, so wiped it and installed XP Pro onto it. Now, the problem is that no XP drivers seem to be available for it. I'm looking for all drivers (display, audio, network, wireles...) available. Anyone know where I could get these? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Exact Model: Sony Vaio VGN - N38E Cheers. |
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Aug 8, 2007, 12:07 PM
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Aug 8, 2007, 12:16 PM
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On the bottom it says model is PCG-7Y1M, on the front of the laptop (corner of the screen) it says VGN-N38E. Cheers.
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Aug 8, 2007, 12:24 PM
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can't find the model name VGN-N38E but "VGN-N385E" at esupport.sony.com/US
here's some links... All Software and Drivers for Vaio model VGN-N385E -- http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu...ype=Everything try emailing Sony support -- http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/ema...pl?template=EN |
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Aug 8, 2007, 12:28 PM
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Excellent, I'll give that a shot. Thanks a million for your help.
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Aug 8, 2007, 01:32 PM
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You're welcome
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Aug 8, 2007, 02:02 PM
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Hi again,
Those drivers seem to be for Vista only, would you know if there are similar drivers for XP available? Cheers. |
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Aug 14, 2007, 12:13 AM
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RE: XP Drivers for Sony Vaio VGN N38E
Hi Playa,
I did the same (re-format to XP) on this latop. Did you manage to find the XP drivers? cheers, D |
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Aug 14, 2007, 12:34 AM
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It's ok, I've found some drivers:
ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/OS/XPDOWNGRADE/SZ4-SZ5/WAN The file: WAN_CARD_DRIVERS work fine. D |
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Sep 27, 2007, 03:06 PM
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i too would like to take vista off and put xp on.....any joy with the drivers?
i see the link above, and i grabbed the files, but before i go ahead and do it, did it work, and is xp working fine? cheers |
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Jan 30, 2008, 12:33 AM
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http://www.hardwareheaven.com/windows-xp-2000-nt-9x-forum/145702-sony-vgn-c240e.html
See if the info in that thread is similar to your problem. If it does the download link is in the thread and also below. Link To Download File PeAcE |
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Dec 29, 2008, 10:45 PM
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Re: XP Drivers for Sony Vaio VGN N38E
Hi,
I have had the same problem, but managedto find the drivers on sony's us website Sony eSupport - VGN-NR380E - Software Updates & Drivers they seem to be into the xp thing like us. |
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Sep 6, 2009, 03:06 PM
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Re: XP Drivers for Sony Vaio VGN N38E
Thanks for your link. But this is where I'm confused. Doesn't MS offer a downgrade from VISTA to XP? If so, shouldn't there be driver support for both OSes? Why the stress for us to locate these things ourselves? Anyways. Windows 7 is coming out, and I like that MUCH BETTER than VISTA. We'll see how it turns.
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