Problem with my laptop

dragon001 · 10-29-2009, 07:50 AM

Hey guys and girls. Am new to your forum here and i have a question i would like to ask i apologize if this is the wrong section.

Okay, coming up to Christmas last year i bought myself a Sony Vaio VGN FW31e laptop. OS Vista Home Premium 32bit and pre-installed software. I dont like Vista and want to install the good old Windows XP Pro Edition. I poped in the disc and it stated normal. Aften loading the drivers "Setup is starting Windows" i get a BSOD it always happens.

Any help would appreciated, best regards.

dragon001

P.S
Please reply if you have a solution for me thanks again

laptopfan76 · 10-29-2009, 03:31 PM

Ah the dreaded BSOD, more prevalent than anyone would wish, sorry to hear that your laptop computer operating system is afflicted This article is a great place to start in tracking down your specific cause, it doesn't go through the endless possibilities but makes effective and practical troubleshooting suggestions - pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1647
Mandy
HP

dragon001 · 10-30-2009, 01:59 AM

Thanks for your reply i'll check the site. And yeah Vista really sucks in my opinion very buggie i hate that account control thing that pops every time you luanch an app or something else. XP rules

Bodaggit23 · 11-01-2009, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon001

Thanks for your reply i'll check the site. And yeah Vista really sucks in my opinion very buggie i hate that account control thing that pops every time you luanch an app or something else. XP rules

Yeah, that pesky "UAC" stopping all those viruses and trojans from installing on your pc.

You're right, XP will let them right on through.

Anyway dragon, your computer manufacturer probably never meant for XP to run on
that hardware, so they probably don't have the correct drivers. Therefore, SOL.

G25r8cer · 10-30-2009, 09:15 AM

^^ Xp does rule versus Vista but versus Win7 is another story. Chances are that if you laptop came loaded with Vista then, there is no drivers for XP. I say your best bet is to buy yourself a copy of Win7.

kc-atl · 10-30-2009, 10:29 AM

You will have to do a clean install, but you must go into bios and set it up to do "OS install Mode" to limit the amount of ram during the install. This could be your problem..

G25r8cer · 10-30-2009, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kc-atl

You will have to do a clean install, but you must go into bios and set it up to do "OS install Mode" to limit the amount of ram during the install. This could be your problem..

What? Why would you have to limit the amount of ram?

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saba.jamalian · 10-31-2009, 08:31 PM

Quote:

You will have to do a clean install, but you must go into bios and set it up to do "OS install Mode" to limit the amount of ram during the install. This could be your problem..

Can you please explain WHY !? I cant understand :-?

kc-atl · 11-01-2009, 05:16 AM

saba, some of the older os's will not install with more than 512mb of ram. this is why there is an OS Install Mode. Vista/7 works fine with 3GB which is what i have. I had to use the OS Install Mode, a while back to do a clean install of XP. Aslo you need to make sure that you setup bios to boot from your cd drive first not the hdd.

saba.jamalian · 11-01-2009, 09:27 PM

kc-atl, thanks. Just one question, it is definitely possible to rechange the size of RAM to its normal mode after the installation, right? and will the windows recognize all of it?

10-29-2009, 07:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
dragon001 New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United Kingom England Posts: 3	Problem with my laptop - Am new sorry :) Hey guys and girls. Am new to your forum here and i have a question i would like to ask i apologize if this is the wrong section. Okay, coming up to Christmas last year i bought myself a Sony Vaio VGN FW31e laptop. OS Vista Home Premium 32bit and pre-installed software. I dont like Vista and want to install the good old Windows XP Pro Edition. I poped in the disc and it stated normal. Aften loading the drivers "Setup is starting Windows" i get a BSOD it always happens. Any help would appreciated, best regards. dragon001 P.S Please reply if you have a solution for me thanks again Last edited by dragon001; 10-29-2009 at 07:57 AM.

10-29-2009, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
laptopfan76 New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6	Ah the dreaded BSOD, more prevalent than anyone would wish, sorry to hear that your laptop computer operating system is afflicted This article is a great place to start in tracking down your specific cause, it doesn't go through the endless possibilities but makes effective and practical troubleshooting suggestions - pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1647 Mandy HP Last edited by laptopfan76; 10-29-2009 at 03:37 PM.

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G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,803	^^ Xp does rule versus Vista but versus Win7 is another story. Chances are that if you laptop came loaded with Vista then, there is no drivers for XP. I say your best bet is to buy yourself a copy of Win7. __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

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saba.jamalian New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iran Posts: 14	kc-atl, thanks. Just one question, it is definitely possible to rechange the size of RAM to its normal mode after the installation, right? and will the windows recognize all of it? __________________ S A B A

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10-30-2009, 01:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
dragon001 New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: United Kingom England Posts: 3	Thanks for your reply i'll check the site. And yeah Vista really sucks in my opinion very buggie i hate that account control thing that pops every time you luanch an app or something else. XP rules

10-30-2009, 10:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
kc-atl Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Atlanta Posts: 64	You will have to do a clean install, but you must go into bios and set it up to do "OS install Mode" to limit the amount of ram during the install. This could be your problem..

11-01-2009, 05:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
kc-atl Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Atlanta Posts: 64	saba, some of the older os's will not install with more than 512mb of ram. this is why there is an OS Install Mode. Vista/7 works fine with 3GB which is what i have. I had to use the OS Install Mode, a while back to do a clean install of XP. Aslo you need to make sure that you setup bios to boot from your cd drive first not the hdd.

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