Installing XP

sysbug · Jan 24, 2009, 12:01 PM

Hello friend,

Recently I purchased Sony Vaio model VGN-CS14 laptop with Vista home edition preistalled. Now I want to remove vista and instal XP Home Edition. I wanna make myself sure there won't be any driver related issue when i format my laptop and install XP. Can some one please advice?

Many Thanks!

**temeteus82** · Jan 24, 2009, 12:18 PM

Hi there and welcome to DriverHeaven!

Since the laptop came with Vista preinstalled you will encounter driver problems. Since Sony has intended it to have Vista they don't have any drivers for XP at all. So some of the features might not work at all in XP. So in the end I would recommend to use Vista on it.

sysbug · Jan 24, 2009, 12:47 PM

Hey...Thanks for the quick reply :-)

The major issue with my new laptop is that sometimes or more frequently rather, my laptop restarts itself suddenly after flashing error message on a blue screen like "Dumping memory..." for few seconds. I thought this could be due OS corrupted ( Vista in this case). Since I don't have vista OS with me and even creating recovery has been problematic and hence I thought giving a try by installing XP. Can you please suggest me what could be the problem? Hope there isn't any hardware related issue.

Many Thanks!

**temeteus82** · Jan 24, 2009, 01:14 PM

If the warranty is still valid I would send it back to the store for replacement. It would useful to know what the exact BSOD is ...

sysbug · Jan 25, 2009, 05:15 AM

Yes, the warranty is still valid...I discussed this problem with Sony Vaio technical representative...they kept my laptop under under observation for almost a week and reported they didn't get any such error. Servicing of sony in India has been very pathetic I must say...Does anyone has any similar exprerience with their laptop...If yes then what were the cause of such computer malfunctioning? This problem has become so frequent that I am consistently loosing data...Can someone suggest???

Many Thanks!

Gooey0037 · Jun 27, 2009, 09:44 PM

Could you not just back up all the drivers you need on it or prior to putting XP google them and see if there are one for xp you can use ?

Jan 24, 2009, 12:01 PM	#1
sysbug DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Installing XP Hello friend, Recently I purchased Sony Vaio model VGN-CS14 laptop with Vista home edition preistalled. Now I want to remove vista and instal XP Home Edition. I wanna make myself sure there won't be any driver related issue when i format my laptop and install XP. Can some one please advice? Many Thanks!

Jan 24, 2009, 12:47 PM	Thread Starter #3
sysbug DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: Installing XP Hey...Thanks for the quick reply :-) The major issue with my new laptop is that sometimes or more frequently rather, my laptop restarts itself suddenly after flashing error message on a blue screen like "Dumping memory..." for few seconds. I thought this could be due OS corrupted ( Vista in this case). Since I don't have vista OS with me and even creating recovery has been problematic and hence I thought giving a try by installing XP. Can you please suggest me what could be the problem? Hope there isn't any hardware related issue. Many Thanks! Last edited by sysbug; Jan 24, 2009 at 12:59 PM.

Jan 25, 2009, 05:15 AM	Thread Starter #5
sysbug DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Re: Installing XP Yes, the warranty is still valid...I discussed this problem with Sony Vaio technical representative...they kept my laptop under under observation for almost a week and reported they didn't get any such error. Servicing of sony in India has been very pathetic I must say...Does anyone has any similar exprerience with their laptop...If yes then what were the cause of such computer malfunctioning? This problem has become so frequent that I am consistently loosing data...Can someone suggest??? Many Thanks! Last edited by sysbug; Jan 25, 2009 at 12:01 PM.

Jun 27, 2009, 09:44 PM	#6
Gooey0037 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Alcester, Uk Posts: 25 Rep Power: 18 System Specs	Re: Installing XP Could you not just back up all the drivers you need on it or prior to putting XP google them and see if there are one for xp you can use ?