topic Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro in PCs & Accessories

VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

toorts — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:24:00 GMT

Hi,

I have done a fresh installation of Windows XP Pro with SP1a English on my vaio VGN-A117S laptop, but I have problems with the bluetooth device.

I have the orginal driver directory on cd from the pre-install XP-home English edition and I have downloaded the latest drivers for my laptop at the vaio update site.

I have installed all the drivers and in my device manager everything is listed as installed.

When I use the bluetooth/wireless button on the front of the laptop, windows says found new hardware UGX and I simply can't find the drivers for this device. I know it is the bluetooth.

I have not installed SP2 yet.

Does anyone have the same problem and if so what is the solutions?

Thanks for any response

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

kee-lo_ — Tue, 05 Oct 2004 14:35:43 GMT

Install SP2 - it has native Bluetooth support.

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

jammold — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:51:12 GMT

If you want - visit Vaio-Link and click on the SP2 information. Download any suggested updates for your VAIO, then follow the Microsoft link to order SP2 on a free CD - if you are on dialup it could take forever (SP2 is 75MB or more from Windowsupdate.com) - besides which if you ever want to reinstall SP2 you can from CD!:smileygrin:

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

kee-lo_ — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:59:52 GMT

That CD is in my toolbox :smileygrin:

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

jammold — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 21:57:23 GMT

KEE - how long did it take MS to deliver it to you? I'm still waiting . Faith assures me it is a synch, and she had no problems...:smileycool:

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

kee-lo_ — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 22:09:05 GMT

3 weeks

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

jammold — Wed, 06 Oct 2004 23:14:16 GMT

Oh well - guess I can wait...Still they do say it can take up to 28-days.

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 01:20:33 GMT

I waited around 28 days for the security CD a few months back, depends from where it's dispatched. The SP CD came from Germany this time.

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

jammold — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 01:56:54 GMT

GERMANY?

I thought MS having a Subsidary office in the UK would try somewhere a little closer to home first...

I can wait - after all it is free - MS must be desperate for people to obtain it.

Re: VGN-A117S and Windows XP Pro

kee-lo_ — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:17:16 GMT

Yeah there's one in the south and one in Dublin Ireland.