sony viao

[g.s.john]

Got a chance of getting a 2nd hand sony viao laptop about two years old which is running vista anyone got experance of this set up? i am currantly running a dell precision M70 with windows xp professional would there be any problems transfering progammes ect between the two.

 

[scud]

Got a chance of getting a 2nd hand sony viao laptop about two years old which is running vista anyone got experance of this set up? i am currantly running a dell precision M70 with windows xp professional would there be any problems transfering progammes ect between the two.

some programs may not work, but Vista has a "run in compatability mode" feature on the right mouse click that may get the awkward ones working...

easiest thing to do is just google your main programs to make sure they work under vista.

your saved data on the XP computer will transfer onto the Vista machine no problem.

IMHO though, Windows 7 knocks the spots off Vista, so change to that as soon as you can.

Vista vs. Win7 is a bit like Win95 vs. XP - many issues got sorted in the later version.

 

[Gonzo]

Only experience of a Vaio a few years ago is that the power socket was physically weak and did not like repeated insertion and removal of the plug. The socket was attached to the motherboard (or some other expensive innards) which was a PIA and expensive. Might have been fixed by now.

 

[g.s.john]

to correct my description it is less than a year old so that problem should be sorted

 

[scud]

to correct my description it is less than a year old so that problem should be sorted

if it's less than a year old, you might still be eligible under the sony upgrade scheme for Win7

?????

have a look through their website...

 

[g.s.john]

it is eligible all i have to do is prise it out of my daughter in laws hands

 

[The Foolish Fellow]

vaio

Bought an fw about 2 years ago since upgraded to 7 . Great machine.