topic Re: XP PRO upgrade on A417S Notebook in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/xp-pro-upgrade-on-a417s-notebook/m-p/31934#M101258 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There are no problems in upgrading to XP Pro – the struggle starts when you need to install the Sony applications. I have done this but didn’t need or want any of the pre-installed applications, just the utilities - no problem there as they are available on Vaio-Link.<BR /><BR />There are ways and means but it is not always straightforward. Have a look at this guide produced by James, a fellow CV member . <A href="http://www.xgsystems.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21" target="_blank">LINK</A> <BR /><BR />I assume that you desperately need one or more of the additional features that XP Pro includes?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:38:49 GMT rich912 2006-01-07T21:38:49Z XP PRO upgrade on A417S Notebook https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/xp-pro-upgrade-on-a417s-notebook/m-p/31931#M101257 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>My VGN A417S is now working fine having had a replacement HD and DVD drive. Anyway my Q? is regarding upgrade to XP PRO. Has anyone tried it and if so any problems? <BR /><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.com.mk/html/@3191CA7235A406D833094BA2DD1CF2FF/images/smilies/011.png" alt=":slight_smile:" title=":slight_smile:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:32:53 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/xp-pro-upgrade-on-a417s-notebook/m-p/31931#M101257 dave100 2006-01-07T21:32:53Z Re: XP PRO upgrade on A417S Notebook https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/xp-pro-upgrade-on-a417s-notebook/m-p/31934#M101258 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>There are no problems in upgrading to XP Pro – the struggle starts when you need to install the Sony applications. I have done this but didn’t need or want any of the pre-installed applications, just the utilities - no problem there as they are available on Vaio-Link.<BR /><BR />There are ways and means but it is not always straightforward. Have a look at this guide produced by James, a fellow CV member . <A href="http://www.xgsystems.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21" target="_blank">LINK</A> <BR /><BR />I assume that you desperately need one or more of the additional features that XP Pro includes?<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:38:49 GMT https://community.sony.com.mk/t5/pcs-accessories/xp-pro-upgrade-on-a417s-notebook/m-p/31934#M101258 rich912 2006-01-07T21:38:49Z