The first steps I would do before installing XP:
1. Read this through fully before starting.
2. Backup your system, I use Aconis True Image (you can use what method you prefer). I do this so I can go directly to Vista they way I optimized it and not to a clean image.
3. You can copy the wallpapers from C:\windows\web\wallpapers if you so desire and you must copy the c:\Users\Public directory for instant mode to function (you only need favorites, music, picture, videos the others can be deleted.)
4. Download all the required drivers listed below. You can install a nlite version of XP or a full version. You will have to be very careful if a nlite version is used. A full version S3 XP will find the SD card, Sony Card, Video Camera, etc on its own.
I just hooked an external DVD drive and changed the bios to boot from an external device first.
Required Drivers
• Intel System Controller Hub US15W Chipset
Http://www.kohjinsha.co.kr/upload/driver/SX_Chipset.zip
• graphics drivers Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 (Intel GMA500)
THere is a new driver for xp which is suppose to help fullscreen youtube. Works on the vaio P, just use the setup program.
http://jp.kohjinsha.com/support/content/supt/driver.html
6.14.10.1096
UPDATE-NEWER VIDEO DRIVER WHICH CAN BE INSTALLED NORMALLY
http://i-mbook.co.kr/download/Video.zip
Old driver
US15W above that are integrated.
Designed for the Atom. http://www.fmworld.net/cgi-bin/driversearch/drvdownload.cgi?COLOR=1&DRIVER_NUM=E1008986
This is loaded manually. Do the have disk method and go to the inf file.
• Wireless LAN Drivers Atheros AR928X
http://www.fmworld.net/cgi-bin/driversearch/drvdownload.cgi?COLOR=1&DRIVER_NUM=E1008939
WLAN_azure_xp_u100_nb.zip
• Marvell Gigabyte Lan Driver (manually installed) and notebook controller, I/O control can be downloaded here
http://webpages.charter.net/ibagci/xp%20sony%20p.zip
• Audio High Definition Audio Codecs
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsCheck.aspxLangid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
• Point Stick Sony Driver Alps in the driver's
http://74.125.47.102/translate_chl=en&sl=ja&u=http://vcl.vaio.sony.co.jp/download/EP0000173925.html&prev=/search3Fq3Dsony%2Bvaio%2Bp%2Bxp%26num%3D30%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26cr%3DcountryJP%26rls3Dcom.microsoft:en-US%26as_qdr%3Dw&usg=ALkJrhhZY4PbG_RvJEcJNSXJlohK_u1mPA
• Bluetooth drivers
ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/PUB/OS/XPDOWNGRADE/Z11/DRIVERS
download the broadcom bluetooth driver.
Net Framework2.0
required before further installs.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=ja
Windows update can download any additional Framework fixes.
VAIO original software utilities.
Updated from Tnkgrl's posts below.
Hacked the installers to work with XP by using Universal Extractor to get around the Vista check: http://legroom.net/software/uniextract
Here's what needs to be installed (after hacking the installers to work with XP):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5B33B5A8-5E76-401F-BE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en(Service Pack 3 - also install all the updates)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en (.NET framework 2.0 - also install all the updates)
I would install .net 3.5 as well since that appears to fix smartwii issues.
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNP530H&upd_id=4222&os_id=27
(GoBi Drivers)
http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNP530H&upd_id=4223&os_id=27
(GoBi Images)
- http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNP530H&upd_id=4373&os_id=27
(Notebook utilities - only the Event Service is required, setup.exe inside VES2 folder)
- http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNP530H&upd_id=4197&os_id=27
(Shared library)
- http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/swu-download.pl?mdl=VGNP530H&upd_id=4371&os_id=27 (SmartWi software - the Verizon software is also required, VZAM-Sony-...exe)
Optional if brightness key is not working. See post #7. I would recommend further reading of posts below.
Tool for adjusting brightness
http://cid-d0db45762fec04ac.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/%e5%85%ac%e9%96%8b/BrHotKey.zip
Brightness is controlled be Ctrl-Alt H or J from high and low. Place the exe or a link in the startup folder. Volume keys still work with the hotkeys.
Install instant-on mode but before trying you must place the saved directories from the c:\Users\Public onto your C drive.
Http://vcl.vaio.sony.co.jp/download/EP0000173249.html
You can add the wallpaper you saved previously.
Let me know if any links don't work.
Hope this helps. It is much faster than Vista, UpPDATE!!! Please see [B]post #7 from TnkGrl[/B] to get the WWAN and GPS function to work!!!!:D
To give credit where credit is due much of this was found from this japanese website with alot of good info. Just use google to translate.
http://74.125.47.102/translate_c?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.callt.co.jp/blog/mt/archives/entry/009368.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dsony2Bvaio%2Bp%2Bxp%26num%3D30%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26cr%3DcountryJP%26rls3Dcom.microsoft:en-US%26as_qdr%3Dw&usg=ALkJrhhY9t8k-fngzZJG3sYLOXOgSphSnQ
If post is off see my original at pocket.net
original link
