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Windows recovery backup error - Sony Vaio Recovery Center

When I'm trying to create a recovery backup, I get the following error: The disc could not be created.:boot.iso missing, oscdimg.exe failed. And recovery process halts. I am using Window Vista ...
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VGA-Out Stopped working on Sony Vaio Laptop

I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FE21M, with an nVidia GeForce Go 7600 graphics card. It has been happily working for a few years connected to an external display via the VGA-out, but has suddenly stopped ...
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Getting rid of annoying “VSN LogicUIWnd” window

Once in a while there a tiny empty window shows up. Its name is "VSN LogicUIWnd" and shows up in the task bar. When right-clicking on its icon on the taskbar it says "VAIO Smart Network". How do I get ...
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Restoring Sony Vaio PCG-GR214EP back to factory settings

I've been advised to restore my Vaio back to factory settings to sell. However, after disc two is completed, a message came up: An internal stack overflow has caused this session to be halted. ...
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Why is the same graphics card slower in a faster machine?

I've got a really weird issue. I have two laptops, both Sony Vaio. The first is a VGN-SZ1HP with the following specs: Intel Core Duo T2300 2GB RAM GeForce Go 7400 (128MB) The second is a ...
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Updating the Sony Vaio BIOS - how do I know if I have Microsoft BitLocker?

I've got a new Sony Vaio that wants to update its BIOS and then it asks me whether I have Microsoft BitLocker. I don't think so but I want to make sure and maybe you can help me? Could Microsoft ...
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Is disabling graphics driver and falling back to CPU for graphics processing a good solution?

I bought a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ50B notebook in Japan about 5 years ago. About a year ago I updated my operating system to windows 7, but I couldn't find a version of drivers for my graphics card for my ...
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Memory Stick Duo reader does not work in Windows 7

After I upgraded to Windows 7, the Memory Stick PRO Duo driver does not work; the card simply is not detected at all. I searched for the driver but could not find any. Does anyone has a solution to ...
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nVidia driver is not installed for x64 Windows 7 (Vaio VGN-SZ460N) [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Video drivers for VAIO on Windows 7 I just upgraded memory to 4GB for Sony Vaio VGN-SZ460N laptop and trying to install Windows 7 x64. All works fine with default ...
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Backing up MBR on laptop disks with recovery partiitions?

Most of the Linux distributions I use allow me to override where GRUB is installed, but I now need to install Ubuntu on some Dell Latitude laptops, and on the test install I did on my old Vaio ...
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Sony Vaio EB1E0E IDE Mode

I am trying to use SpinRite on my Sony Vaio EB1E0E, and for this I need to enable the IDE mode. However when I go to the advanced tab in the bios I only see the Vt-x enabling and disabling. Any ...
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Where do I find the Control+Up key on my Sony Vaio computer? [closed]

On a Sony Vaio, I can't find a "Control + Up key" required for moving an online task. Where do I find it?
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Weird Slowness on My Win 7

I have dual boot (Ubuntu and Win7) on my computer for 2 months. My computer is Sony VAIO VPCF22S1E. It has i7 CPU and 8GB RAM There is a weird slowness for a few months on Windows 7 OS. While using ...
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How Do I Disable “Bluetooth Headset and Handsfree Profiles” on Sony Vaio? So I Can Use Multiconnection Mode for LG HBS-700

I have recently purchased a LG HBS-700 Bluetooth Stereo Headset. It comes with a multi-connection mode so that two devices can be connected to the headset at the same time. However, both devices ...
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Sony Vaio dekstop wireless keyboard won't type certain keys

I cannot type certain keys, p, m, return, couple of others. I have made sure localization and keyboard settings are correct. I have removed and installed new batteries, also tried just leaving them ...
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Sony Vaio Wireless connections stopped working

After waking up my VAIO VPCEC laptop from standby, the wireless adapter seems to have stopped working on Windows 7. I cannot connect to the internet without an ethernet cable; the wireless networks ...
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Where can I find drivers for my Sony Vaio touchpad?

The other day while I was clearing some space on my Sony Vaio PCG-71312L, I accidentally deleted the touchpad's driver. The mouse itself is fine, it's just that the scrolling is not working. I looked ...
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VAIO VPC-SA with i915 driver display blink/noise

I have a VAIO VPC-SA laptop, with an Ubuntu 11.4 installed. The problem lies in the strange screen blinking/noise which is mostly noticeable in grey gradients and causes eyes fatigue and pain after ...
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Laptop Components Re-Usable (Dead Motherboard)

I have a laptop (Sony VAIO VPCF132FXB) that has a dead motherboard. Long story short, there was some water damage. The hard drive is good, I believe the BluRay drive is still good. The power and ...
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Linux Mint Randomly Locks Up

I have a Sony Vaio in which I'm dual booting XP and Mint on. XP is painfully slow, and Mint likes to lock up randomly, to the point I have to power off to unfreeze it. The Windows issue is fixed by ...
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Celeron 2.7 (northwood) won't work in mobo with P4 1.8 (williamette)

I tried upgrading my Sony VAIO PCV-RX660 with a Celeron 2.7ghz CPU. It won't even boot. It turns on and a dummy (hdd/cpu) light comes on, but no booting or anything. If I put the P4 back in, ...
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My Sony Vaio laptop crashed during restoring it to its factory settings

Early this summer my computer caught a virus. My virus protection ran out a few weeks before so I was trying to get rid of it but it kept giving me pop up windows everywhere. I caved in and decided to ...
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Laptop running VERY hot

I've just bought a second-hand laptop, a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1HP/B, and it runs VERY hot to the touch. So hot, in fact, that I can't touch the bottom left-hand side of my machine for longer than a few ...
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Intermittent “Select Country” Pop up, unknown source

I'm pretty sure I have some sort of virus or just some program that wants to install itself. However, I can't figure out what it is and my Windows 7 AV (MSE) doesn't find anything on scans... Once in ...
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Can't install Sony Vaio VGN-NR180E video graphics drivers correctly

I can't install the video drivers on my dad's Sony Vaio VGN-NR180E (win XP home). I downloaded the video graphics drivers from here and it says that "video drivers have been installed succesfully" I ...
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when I type too fast on my Sony Vaio laptop, it interprets keystrokes as commands

I can be typing away, and all of a sudden a popup screen will open - not the same one every time - or whatever text I was typing will highlight and delete - this happens in word and on the internet, ...
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Use external speakers with laptop hooked to separate monitor?

I've have a laptop with a set of external speakers hooked up to it on my computer desk. The speakers use the standard 3.5mm audio (headphones) jack. The speakers work fine, but I've recently added a ...
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Recovering VAIO laptops

my new VAIO laptop windows doesn`t work very well ( crash dump very much ). i deside to recovering just drive C with my recovery DVDs that i make them from VAIO care. can i just recover drive C ...
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Is it possible to switch the sound card or motherboard of a Sony Vaio?

I have two Sony VAIO computers and my VGN-FZ240E model's sound card no longer works for some reason. Is there a way I could take the sound card or motherboard from my VGN-NR498D model and transfer it? ...
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Sony Vaio FX 112 LCD colours change to pink with lines

My sony Vaio FX 112 has the problem that its display turns pink when I move the mouse. Then it gets fine but after some time it again turns pink. A after a week's usage it totally changed to pink. I ...
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Change BIOS settings without display

The state: I have a Sony Vaio VGN-FE41M with a broken display (old laptop from my girlfriends mother) and broken vga port. Windows Vista boots up fine and the display shows a small part on the left ...
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Sony Vaio: Battery Level stuck at 80%

I have a Sony Vaio VPCF120FD laptop. The battery level seems maximum when it's plugged but when I click on the battery icon, it says the battery level is 80%, plugged in, and not charging. How can I ...
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Sony Vaio incompatible battery

I have had this laptop for over a year now and it has just come up with an error message that states: The installed battery may not be properly connected to the computer or may not be compatible ...
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Sony VPCL14S1E CPU changeout

I am changing my processor to 9560 but cannot get the back off?? Any advice on how to remove the back (there are no screws) would be appreciated.
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Sony VAIO VPC-Z13-BGX with Windows 7 64-bit: Bluetooth problem

I have a problem with all Bluetooth devices freezing for 5-30 seconds. I went through all the Sony tech support steps of restoring the system, etc. to no avail. Sony sent out a technician with new ...
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Some of Windows 7 brightness sliders dissapeared

The sliders from Mobility Center and below the power plans list disappeared after some certain time/event, but Windows still can control the brightness of my laptop (VAIO VPCEB1J8E) through either by ...
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SD Card reader not working on Sony Vaio

This laptop (Sony Vaio VGN-Z31MN/B PCG-6z2m) has been installed with Windows 7 64 bit, all the drivers from Sony's VAIO site are installed, and everything in Device Manager both (a) has a driver and ...
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Sony Vaio webcam (VGP-VCC6) is no longer working (not detected)

I have a Sony Vaio laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium Version 2 with a 32 bit operating system. I have no idea what has caused my internal webcam (VGP-VCC6) to cease working, but my system can no ...
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Webcamera on my Sony Vaio PC

I recently purchased a new Sony Vaio computer, this one uses a AMD CPU, and has a "Sony Visual Communication Camera" camera. problem is I get a very bad FPS with this camera, and comparison to ...
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Ethernet and Wireless Driver problems on Sony Vaio VGN-NS20S

The Wireless driver isn't working on a ' Vaio. The Ethernet and Wireless drivers showed the yellow triangle with the exclamation mark in Control Panel. My can't seem to find the original CD, so ...
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Sony VGN-NR260E “External Device Boot”

[A LITTLE BACKGROUND] On all modern Dell computers pushing the F12 on bios boot will allow for a screen that lets you choose what boot option you need. For example if I want to boot off of a USB ...
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Sony VAIO PCG-K215M laptop screen

its an old laptop but when i boot it up on the laptop screen it loads the bois screen but when starts to load windows it turns off laptop screen, i reinstalled xp on it and and the screen works up ...
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HDMI 1080p Quality Issues

I'm having issues with a new 1080p monitor I purchased. The issue seems to occur when text is close together... the small space between the letters is a white colour when it should be something ...
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Physical HDD size

My father poses a Sony Vaio VGNTZ150N. The computer has a SSD drive and he would like to upgrade it to a larger drive. I cannot see the computer physically and I would like to advise him whether he ...
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Sony VAIO unknown device

My VAIO is VPCCW2HGX/B. I have installed Windows 7 64 bit. I have downloaded all drivers from sony's website and installed them. But there is an unknown device on device manager. Device's location is ...
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Can my laptop run dual 1080p (Sony Vaio - Nvidia 330M)

I am looking to buy a monitor to setup dual monitors for my laptop and was wondering if my laptop could handle 2 x 1080p. I have a Sony Vaio VPCF116FG which has a Nvidia GeForce 330M chip and 1GB ...
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Monitor weirdness/flickering with new Vaio PCG-3112L

I have a Sony VAIO PCG-3112L running Windows 7. It worked fine on one monitor, but now I'm using it with a 2 year old LG Flatron W2252TQ-TF. The colors are sorta off (although that might just be the ...
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Sony Vaio Sleep Mode

I have a problem with the sleep mode on Sony Vaio F Series and Windows 7 x64. If I wake it up by opening the lid and pressing power button everything works fine. However, if I wake it up on some ...
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Sony VAIO VGN-SZ240P Laptop Fan Control?

I have a VAIO VGN-SZ240P that I'm running WinXP SP3 on. In general it is a fine machine, but the cooling fan is quite loud. Does anybody know of a tool that I can use to view and manage the fan speed? ...
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Webcam on Sony Vaio on Win 7 problem

Anyone know where I can get a Win 7 32Bit driver for my Web Cam (Vaio VGN-CR11H/B) ? I changed operating system from Chinese Vista to English Win 7 Update: Windows 7 will not detect the cam, but I ...

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