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JKX
JKX asked in Computers & InternetHardwareLaptops & Notebooks · 1 decade ago

windows 7 messed up my laptop?

i upgraded (custom mode)my laptop from windows vista home premium to windows 7 ultimate i like how it looks and works but, now buttons of my pc dont work the way they worked on vista example: the buttons for the volume dont work at all, if i insert a memory stick micro in the MS/MS Pro removable storage my pc doesnt read it and its like if that device doesnt exist¡¡¡ pls if someone could tell me how can i upgrade my laptop to windows 7 and get my pc work normally?

my laptop its a sony vaio vgn-fw351j

oh and when i want to upgrade to windows 7 with the option Upgrade instead Custom and error appears saying that i cannot upgrade a 64bit version to a 32bit version or a 32bit to a 64bit and my pc its a 64bit and i click upgrade to 64bit wtf??? pls any help would be great

btw i got back up cds so i've been changing my SO from vista to windows 7 and windows 7 to vista several times trying to figure out the solution

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  • Jack K
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It doesn't just all happen by Magic you know ... go to the Sony website and see if there are Windows7 Drivers for your laptop.

    When you get into a car it doesn't automatically just drive off on it's own to where you want to go ... you have to interact with it and at least steer it in the right direction .... that's what "divers" do for your hardware ... they tell the OS what's supposed to happen when you access a particular device .... it sounds like Win7 didn't automatically recognise your devices

  • Erick
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    As a poster above mentioned...you just have some incompatible drivers that aren't fully functional (yet) in Windows 7.

    I have a similar issue on my Dell Vostro - the mute button on my front media buttons panel does not work. In addition, my audio drivers had to be rolled-back since the current ones for XP/Vista caused some heavy stuttering in Windows 7.

    Check Sony if any other drivers happen to work for you, and if those don't work...you'll just have to wait until updates get issued. Technically Windows 7 hasn't been released, so there a lot of specific issues that are bound to arise.

  • litlfitz
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Windows 7 is still in it's infant stage and it will take some time to work all the quirks out

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