Mark Hittinger wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have the AR630E - a very slick laptop. I installed XP on the laptop
> by using nLite and including the newest chipset drivers from intel. I have
> been able to locate drivers and get most of the devices working.
>
> Unfortunately the sound and camera do not work for me. I have spent a lot
> of time fooling around with various realtek and sigmatel drivers trying to
> conjure up a working sound system with no success.
>
> Has anyone else gotten the sound to work on the AR630E under XP? If so do
> you remember what your recipe was?
>
> Later
>
> Mark Hittinger
> bugs@pu.net

You could have accomplished much the same by turning off all of the
Vista eye-candy, and set Classic folders.

Unless Sony has the missing drivers on the site for your notebook, you
are probably screwed. Sony has no interest in downgrading; Sony has not
much interest in upgrading, either.

Q