Jurgen Welz
jwelz at hotmail.com
Fri Mar 5 14:34:05 CST 2010
Dan: I read on geek.com that this is the case. Apparently Vaio's did not support hardware virtualization but Sony is focussing on enabling this on newer models. The older Vaio Z models are excluded from this re-enabling. Apparently this was done at the BIOS level as a security measure. The article regarding the XP mode ends with the line: 'don't by (sic) a Z series Vaio... at least not without rolling up your sleeves for some dep system hacking.' I can't think of anything that needs XP except some old CSTS (Construction Safety Training System) software that has been past due and promised for upgrade for over a year. We have a few old laptops that can run this as needed. This is not something I need on my laptop. I've been running Vista on my existing Sony Vaio and it was offered with an XP downgrade when I bought it. If he wants XP, I'll downgrade my existing machine for him. For the time being, Vista is running everything I need and I need a lot more than he does. The only problem I've had with 64 bit Win 7 on the recent Vaio Zs was getting the MS Presenter Mouse 8000 working with the internal Blue tooth. It works fine with the USB Blue tooth dongle but not the built in. I'm happy to say that it's working perfectly on my 32 bit Vista Z Vaio and hope there is some kind of patch to get it to work in Win 7 64 bit. I really like the built in Mic, Blue Tooth, and Webcam on the one I have. I'll be even happier also getting rid of my USB powered keyboard light, GPS dongle and maybe even the USB wireless modem stick. Much tidier in the brief case. Ciao Jürgen Welz Edmonton, Alberta jwelz at hotmail.com > From: dwaters at usinternet.com > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:26:25 -0600 > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: New Laptop > > Hi Jurgen, > > About two weeks ago I read that Sony VAIO's do not support XP Mode. This is > a hardware decision that Sony made for some reason, and there is no 'fix' > once you buy the PC. > > If he needs XP Mode (in Windows 7), you should probably look at something > else. > > Dan _________________________________________________________________ IM on the go with Messenger on your phone http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9712960