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Proper Installation of Drivers and Utilties for Function (Fn) Keys Usage
VGN-S67GP,PCG-SRX55C,PCG-SRX55H,PCG-SRX55L,PCG-SRX55TC,PCG-SRX55TH,PCG-SRX55TL,VGN-S16GP,VGN-S16LP,VGN-S16SP,VGN-S16TP,VGN-S18GP,VGN-S18LP,VGN-S18SP,VGN-S18TP,VGN-S26GP,VGN-S26SP,VGN-S26TP,VGN-S28GP,VGN-S28LP,VGN-S28SP,VGN-S28TP,VGN-S36GP,VGN-S36LP,VGN-S36SP,VGN-S36TP,VGN-S38GP,VGN-S38LP,VGN-S38SP,VGN-S38TP,VGN-S44TP,VGN-S45SP,VGN-S46GP,VGN-S46TP,VGN-S47LP,VGN-S47SP,VGN-S48GP,VGN-S48TP,VGN-S53LP,VGN-S54GP,VGN-S54TP,VGN-S55C,VGN-S55CP,VGN-S55LP,VGN-S55SP,VGN-S56C,VGN-S56CP,VGN-S56GP,VGN-S56TP,VGN-S57LP,VGN-S57SP,VGN-S58CP,VGN-S58GP,VGN-S58TP,VGN-S59CP,VGN-S67GP,VGN-S67LP,VGN-S67TP,VGN-S68SP,VGN-S36C,VGN-S38CP,VGN-S45C,VGN-S45CP,VGN-S46C,VGN-S46CP,VGN-S48CP,VGN-S49CP,VGN-FE25GP,VGN-A19GP,PCG-GRZ10,PCG-GRZ20,PCG-GRZ20C,PCG-GRZ20L,PCG-GRZ20S,VGN-TX27GP,VGN-C31GH,VGN-C25G,VGN-C22GH,VGN-C11C,VGN-C11L,VGN-C12C,VGN-C12CB,VGN-C12GP,VGN-C13G,VGN-C13L,VGN-C14SP,VGN-C15GP,VGN-C15LP,VGN-C15TP,VGN-C21CH,VGN-C21LH,VGN-C22CH,VGN-C22MH,VGN-C23S,VGN-C24LN,VGN-C25L,VGN-C25T,VGN-C21GH,VGN-FJ76GP,VGN-B55G,VGN-FJ56G,VGN-FE15GP,VGN-S26GP,VGN-FJ68GP,PCG-TR5GP,PCG-GRX1P,PCG-GRX3HP,PCG-GRX3LP,PCG-GRX3P,PCG-GRX3SP,PCG-GRX3UCP,PCG-GRX3XCP,PCG-GRX5CP,PCG-GRX5LP,PCG-GRX5P,PCG-GRX5SP,VGN-SZ23GP,VGN-S48GP,PCG-NV7EL,PCG-NV7L,VGN-U8G,VGN-SZ11NP,VGN-SZ25GP,VGN-FS25GP,VGN-B100GP,VGN-B55G,VGN-B55L,VGN-B55S,VGN-B55T,VGN-B66GP,VGN-B66SP,VGN-B66TP,VGN-B77GP,VGN-B77SP,VGN-B88GP,VGN-B88L,VGN-B99GP,VGN-TX26GP,VGN-FJ58GP,PCG-GRT30P,PCG-GRV7CP,PCG-GRV7LP,PCG-GRV7P,PCG-GRV7TP,VGN-TX57GN,VGN-TX56GN,VGN-TX15C,VGN-TX16C,VGN-TX16GP,VGN-TX16LP,VGN-TX16SP,VGN-TX16TP,VGN-TX17C,VGN-TX17GP,VGN-TX17LP,VGN-TX17TP,VGN-TX25C,VGN-TX26C,VGN-TX26GP,VGN-TX26LP,VGN-TX26SP,VGN-TX26TP,VGN-TX27CP,VGN-TX27GP,VGN-TX27LP,VGN-TX27TP,VGN-TX28CP,VGN-TX35LP,VGN-TX36C,VGN-TX36GP,VGN-TX36SP,VGN-TX36TP,VGN-TX37CP,VGN-TX37GP,VGN-TX37LP,VGN-TX37SP,VGN-TX37TP,VGN-TX38CP,VGN-TX45C,VGN-TX45LP,VGN-TX46C,VGN-TX46GP,VGN-TX46SP,VGN-TX46TP,VGN-TX47CP,VGN-TX47GP,VGN-TX47LP,VGN-TX47SP,VGN-TX47TP,VGN-TX48CP,VGN-TX55L,VGN-TX56C,VGN-TX56SN,VGN-TX56TN,VGN-TX57CN,VGN-TX57LN,VGN-TX57SN,VGN-TX57TN,VGN-TX58CN,VGN-BX168GP,VGN-TX46GP,VGN-T27GP,VGN-A15GP,VGN-A49GP,VGN-C15GP,PCG-GRZ20,VGN-FS15GP,PCG-TR2,PCG-GRT25,VGN-UX58GN,VGN-UX57GN,VGN-UX57SN,VGN-UX37GN,VGN-UX27GN,VGN-UX17C,VGN-UX17GP,VGN-UX17LP,VGN-UX17TP,VGN-UX18C,VGN-UX27CN,VGN-UX27LN,VGN-UX27SN,VGN-UX27TN,VGN-UX28CN,VGN-FE18GP,PCG-R505MGH,VGN-T16GP,VGN-SR56SG,VGN-SR56MG,VGN-SR56GG,VGN-SR55GF,VGN-SR55MF,VGN-SR53GF,VGN-SR53SF,VGN-SR46MD,VGN-SR46SD,VGN-SR46GD,VGN-SR45M,VGN-SR45G,VGN-SR43G,VGN-SR43S,VGN-SR36MN,VGN-SR36GN,VGN-SR36SN,VGN-SR35M,VGN-SR35G,VGN-SR27SN,VGN-SR26GN,VGN-SR26MN,VGN-SR25G,VGN-SR25M,VGN-SR25S,VGN-SR16GN,VGN-SR13MN,VGN-SR13GN,VGN-SR12G,PCG-SR19G,PCG-SR19GKRT,PCG-SR19GT,PCG-SR9G,PCG-SR9GT,PCG-K74,PCG-K64,PCG-K64S,PCG-K66P,PCG-K66SP,PCG-K74,PCG-K74S,PCG-K76P,PCG-K76SP,PCG-K86P,PCG-K86SP,PCG-FR700,PCG-FR700H,PCG-FR700S,PCG-FR720,PCG-FR720L,PCG-FR720S,PCG-FR800C,PCG-FR820,PCG-FR820C,PCG-FR820L,PCG-FR820S,PCG-FR825CP,PCG-FR825L,PCG-FR825P,PCG-FR825SP,PCG-C1MAH,VGN-A29GP,VGN-FJ67GP,VGN-A11C,VGN-A15CP,VGN-A15GP,VGN-A15LP,VGN-A17GP,VGN-A17LP,VGN-A17SP,VGN-A17TP,VGN-A19CP,VGN-A19GP,VGN-A19SP,VGN-A19TP,VGN-A29CP,VGN-A29GP,VGN-A29LP,VGN-A29SP,VGN-A29TP,VGN-A39CP,VGN-A39GP,VGN-A49GP,VGN-A59CP,VGN-A59GP,VGN-A60GP,VGN-A70P,VGN-A19LP,VGN-A50B,VGN-A49CP,VGN-A13CP,PCG-K66P,VGN-T17GP,VGN-SZ13GP,VGN-FS38GP,VGN-B100GP,PCG-GRV7P,PCG-Z1GP,PCG-K86P,VGN-AR15GP,VGN-T37GP,VGN-S38GP,VGN-U8G,VGN-N17G,PCG-V505MP,VGN-A60GP,VGN-SZ17NP,VGN-S16GP,PCG-V505GP,VGN-SZ79GN,VGN-SZ79MN,VGN-SZ76GN,VGN-SZ75GN,VGN-SZ75MN,VGN-SZ583N,VGN-SZ483N,VGN-SZ453N,VGN-SZ433N,VGN-SZ58GN,VGN-SZ79SN,VGN-SZ75SN,VGN-SZ58SN,VGN-SZ57SN,VGN-SZ56GN,VGN-SZ55GN,VGN-SZ55SN,VGN-SZ48GN,VGN-SZ44GN,VGN-SZ43GN,VGN-SZ11NP,VGN-SZ12C,VGN-SZ12CP,VGN-SZ13C,VGN-SZ13CP,VGN-SZ13GP,VGN-SZ13TP,VGN-SZ14SP,VGN-SZ15GP,VGN-SZ15LP,VGN-SZ16CP,VGN-SZ16TP,VGN-SZ17CP,VGN-SZ17NP,VGN-SZ17SP,VGN-SZ18CP,VGN-SZ18GP,VGN-SZ18LP,VGN-SZ18TP,VGN-SZ21SP,VGN-SZ22CP,VGN-SZ23CP,VGN-SZ23GP,VGN-SZ23TP,VGN-SZ24SP,VGN-SZ25CP,VGN-SZ25GP,VGN-SZ25LP,VGN-SZ26CP,VGN-SZ26TP,VGN-SZ27CP,VGN-SZ27SP,VGN-SZ28CP,VGN-SZ28GP,VGN-SZ28LP,VGN-SZ28TP,VGN-SZ31CP,VGN-SZ31SP,VGN-SZ32CP,VGN-SZ32GP,VGN-SZ33TP,VGN-SZ34GP,VGN-SZ34LP,VGN-SZ35CP,VGN-SZ35SP,VGN-SZ36CP,VGN-SZ36TP,VGN-SZ37CP,VGN-SZ37SP,VGN-SZ38CP,VGN-SZ38GP,VGN-SZ38LP,VGN-SZ38TP,VGN-SZ42C,VGN-SZ42SN,VGN-SZ43CN,VGN-SZ43MN,VGN-SZ43TN,VGN-SZ44CN,VGN-SZ44LN,VGN-SZ45CN,VGN-SZ45SN,VGN-SZ46CN,VGN-SZ46TN,VGN-SZ47CN,VGN-SZ47SN,VGN-SZ48CN,VGN-SZ48LN,VGN-SZ48MN,VGN-SZ48TN,VGN-SZ412N,VGN-SZ422,VGN-SZ434N,VGN-SZ436N,VGN-SZ437N,VGN-SZ445N,VGN-SZ465N,VGN-SZ476N,VGN-SZ477N,VGN-SZ484N,VGN-SZ486N,VGN-SZ487N,VGN-SZ75TN,VGN-SZ77TN,VGN-SZ79TN,PCG-Z1XGP,PCG-GRX3P,PCG-Z1RGP,VGN-AR69GU,VGN-AR59GU,VGN-AR49G,VGN-AR38G,VGN-AR15GP,VGN-AR18CP,VGN-AR18GP,VGN-AR18LP,VGN-AR18TP,VGN-AR25GP,VGN-AR28CP,VGN-AR28GP,VGN-AR38C,VGN-AR38L,VGN-AR38T,VGN-AR48C,VGN-S54GP,VGN-TX16GP,VGN-TX37GP,VGN-B77GP,VGN-B66GP,VGN-SZ15GP,VGN-FS48GP,PCG-GRT25,PCG-GRT25L,PCG-GRT30CP,PCG-GRT30LP,PCG-GRT30P,PCG-GRT40ZCP,PCG-GRT40ZLP,PCG-GRT40ZP,PCG-GRT40ZTP,PCG-GRT25CP,VGN-S56CP,VGN-FS15GP,VGN-FS15LP,VGN-FS15SP,VGN-FS15TP,VGN-FS18GP,VGN-FS18LP,VGN-FS18SP,VGN-FS18TP,VGN-FS25GP,VGN-FS25LP,VGN-FS25SP,VGN-FS25TP,VGN-FS28GP,VGN-FS28LP,VGN-FS28SP,VGN-FS28TP,VGN-FS35C,VGN-FS35GP,VGN-FS35LP,VGN-FS35SP,VGN-FS35TP,VGN-FS38C,VGN-FS38GP,VGN-FS38LP,VGN-FS38SP,VGN-FS38TP,VGN-FS48C,VGN-FS48GP,VGN-FS48L,VGN-FS48SP,VGN-FS91L,VGN-FS93G,VGN-FS93L,VGN-FS93S,PCG-SRX55TH,VGN-FS35GP,VGN-FE35GP,PCG-FR700,VGN-FE38GP,PCG-Z1VGP,VGN-FE48G,VGN-FE45G,VGN-FE14SP,VGN-FE15C,VGN-FE15GP,VGN-FE15LP,VGN-FE15TP,VGN-FE17NP,VGN-FE17SP,VGN-FE18C,VGN-FE18GP,VGN-FE18LP,VGN-FE24SP,VGN-FE25CP,VGN-FE25GP,VGN-FE25L,VGN-FE25TP,VGN-FE27SP,VGN-FE28CP,VGN-FE28GP,VGN-FE28LP,VGN-FE34SP,VGN-FE35C,VGN-FE35GP,VGN-FE35L,VGN-FE35TP,VGN-FE37SP,VGN-FE38CP,VGN-FE38LP,VGN-FE44S,VGN-FE45L,VGN-FE45T,VGN-FE47S,VGN-FE48C,VGN-FE48L,VGN-FE38GP,VGN-A39GP,PCG-FR720,VGN-A17GP,PCG-GRT40ZP,VGN-FJ78GP,PCG-GRX1P,VGN-FJ55L,VGN-FJ56G,VGN-FJ57GP,VGN-FJ57LP,VGN-FJ57SP,VGN-FJ57TP,VGN-FJ58GP,VGN-FJ58SP,VGN-FJ60LP,VGN-FJ65L,VGN-FJ66C,VGN-FJ66GP,VGN-FJ67C,VGN-FJ67GP,VGN-FJ67SP,VGN-FJ67TP,VGN-FJ68C,VGN-FJ68GP,VGN-FJ68LP,VGN-FJ68SP,VGN-FJ75L,VGN-FJ76GP,VGN-FJ77C,VGN-FJ77GP,VGN-FJ77SP,VGN-FJ78C,VGN-FJ78GP,VGN-FJ78L,VGN-FJ78SP,VGN-FJ79TP,PCG-TR1,VGN-TX17GP,VGN-S28GP,VGN-C13G,PCG-SRX55H,VGN-BX143C,VGN-BX143CP,VGN-BX145CP,VGN-BX148CP,VGN-BX165CP,VGN-BX168GP,VGN-BX178CP,VGN-BX245CP,VGN-BX248CP,VGN-BX268CP,VGN-BX345CN,VGN-BX348CN,VGN-B99GP,VGN-T16GP,VGN-T16SP,VGN-T17C/S,VGN-T17GP,VGN-T17TP,VGN-T26SP,VGN-T27GP,VGN-T27LP,VGN-T27TP,VGN-T36SP,VGN-T37C/L,VGN-T37GP,VGN-T37TP,VGN-N37GH,VGN-N27GH,PCG-N505SF,PCG-N505X,VGN-N15L,VGN-N17C,VGN-N17G,VGN-N17L,VGN-N17S,VGN-N25LH,VGN-N27CH,VGN-N27LH,VGN-N27MH,VGN-N27SH,VGN-N37MH,VGN-S46GP,VGN-B88GP,PCG-GRX3HP,VGN-FJ57GP,VGN-FS93G,VGN-BZ16GN,VGN-BZ153N,VGN-BZ15GN,VGN-FE17NP,VGN-C12GP,VGN-UX17GP,VGN-SZ18GP,PCG-R505MP,VGN-AR18GP,VGN-TX47GP,VGN-SZ28GP,PCG-FR700H,PCG-FXA10,PCG-R505BP,PCG-TR1,PCG-TR2,PCG-TR2C,PCG-TR2L,PCG-TR2S,PCG-TR2T,PCG-TR3,PCG-TR3CN,PCG-TR3L,PCG-TR3S,PCG-TR3T,PCG-TR5GP,PCG-TR5L,PCG-TR5TP,PCG-TR1C,PCG-TR1L,PCG-TR1S,PCG-TR1T,VGN-Y18GP,VGN-FS18GP,VGN-TX36GP,VGN-FS28GP,VGN-FJ77GP,PCG-FR825P,PCG-K64,VGN-FE28GP,VGN-S58GP,VGN-S18GP,PCG-FXA10H,PCG-GR18C,VGN-A59GP,PCG-K76P,PCG-GRX5P,VGN-S36GP,PCG-V505MNP,PCG-V505P,PCG-TR3,PCG-FR820
Article ID : 326953 (modified06/19/2009 04:02:00)
Question:
Proper Installation of Drivers and Utilties for Function (Fn) Keys Usage
Answer:
For Windows Vista

 

Below are the basic drivers and utilities needed for the Function (Fn) Keys to work properly;

 

Please install the following in the order below:

 
1. Setting Utility Series
2. Sony Shared Library
3. VAIO Event Service
4. VAIO Control Center
5. VAIO Power Management

 

Note: System Reboot may be required after installation

 

Note: Please make sure also that all the basic/core drivers are installed before installing these particular drivers/utilities for the Function (Fn) Keys to work.


 

For Windows XP

 

Below are the basic drivers and utilities needed for the Function (Fn) Keys to work properly;

 

Please install the following in the order below:

 

1. SNC (Sony Notebook Control)
2. Sony Utilities DLL
3. Setting Utility Series
4. Sony Shared Library
5. VAIO Event Service
6. VAIO Control Center
7. VAIO Power Management

 

Note: System Reboot may be required after installation


Note: Please make sure also that all the basic/core drivers are installed before installing these particular drivers/utilities for the Function (Fn) Keys to work.

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