You get Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook of course, PowerPoint) FREE! (online versions)Ĭ. Sync all settings between your Win8 devices through your account < my fave’ featureī. Create an account (this account is free and you can use it for a number of benefits)…Ī. Back Up your important work/personal files.Ģ. if your model qualifies for an official upgrade pack, lucky you.ġ. So hopefully this will be a big help to everyone who finds this post and shares/d the same predicament as myself.

I won't give a blow by blow account of every action I took as overall a lot of the process was trial and error. So I took the opportunity of the Christmas break.

I'm a freelance designer by trade so I really can't afford for my equipment to go crazy on me during work time.

I upgraded to 8 over the Christmas period as I knew I would have a lot of spare time for the first time all year. But, it is now on the computer flawlessly. flawlessly after literally weeks of tweaking, uninstalling - reinstalling etc. if not with a big old frustrated frown on my face lol.Īnyway the good news, for me at least, is that windows 8 has now been installed flawlessly on to my old VAIO. However, as this was a few years old model I kind of accepted/anticipated this would be the case. I found to be a little disappointing as considering what's inside, it's still reasonably powerful even by today's standards. which given its price tag at the time in 2008.

Vista to Win7 and finally to Windows 8.įirstly, there is no support for my model. I've progressively upgraded the OS as they came along. Guide for Installing Windows 8 on an unsupported Win7 VAIO + How to restore wireless Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so it is controlled via Windows 8 settings, without the need of installing VAIO SmartNetwork / VAIO Linkīought my VAIO VGN-AW11Z/B a few years back.

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