Guide to installing W7(64) on Vaio VGN Z

[Metsn]

1) You need those also for turning on/off bluetooth
2) Yes, as those settings for S1/2 are in Vaio Control Centre.

[SirRobin]

And how did you installed nautis´ driver package for 64bit win7? deinstallation of the old driver or update and sign after installation?

[rodpalacios]

1) You need those also for turning on/off bluetooth
2) Yes, as those settings for S1/2 are in Vaio Control Centre.

1) But that could be done with W7 (somewhere in control panel) right? if I had no choise but installing them which one is best (Smart Network or SmartWi) considering that i don't use the wwan at all? I remember you mentioning SmartWi did not have an issue with bluetooth..
2) And what about Setting Utility? is it necessary?

Thanks!

[Metsn]

And how did you installed nautis´ driver package for 64bit win7? deinstallation of the old driver or update and sign after installation?

Complete uninstall including using Driver Sweeper and than installing and signing Nautis's package.

1) But that could be done with W7 (somewhere in control panel) right? if I had no choise but installing them which one is best (Smart Network or SmartWi) considering that i don't use the wwan at all? I remember you mentioning SmartWi did not have an issue with bluetooth..
2) And what about Setting Utility? is it necessary?

Thanks!

1) I guess so. Don't know where though. And you're right, I'm using SmartWi, because it doesn't have the Bluetooth issue.

2) If I remember clearly, the Setting Utility installs the actual settings for Control Centre. You can check, how many settings you'll have in Control Centre without Setting Utility. Don't miss event service though, that's very important.

I like to keep my system as clean as possible as well, these are quite essential Vaio apps though, so I wouldn't try to save some memory on them.

[rodpalacios]

I like to keep my system as clean as possible as well, these are quite essential Vaio apps though, so I wouldn't try to save some memory on them.

i guess i'm going a bit on the extreme spartan side here. i followed the installation guide till the shared library step and now I have the stamina/speed switch and Fn buttons working flawlessly. I generally don't use the S1-2 and eject buttons so I'm thinking on bypassing: Event Service, Smart Network, Control Center, Setting Utility, Fingerprint Soft (don't use it) and Power Management; and go directly to install: Alps touch pad, Memory stick and Memory card. Any thoughts? If this works it'll be the ideal setup for me. I currently have only one exclamation point in the Device Manager under Other Devices\Base system device

[Metsn]

Interesting. I would think that Speed/Stamina button will not work without event service...

[rodpalacios]

Interesting. I would think that Speed/Stamina button will not work without event service...

I even get the on-screen indication lables when switching between Speed/Stamina and the same for the Fn buttons (Volume, Brigthness, zoom, etc)

[Metsn]

Good for you then I just noticed, that if you use bad version of event service, it breaks the Stamina/Speed button function...

[rodpalacios]

i guess i'm going a bit on the extreme spartan side here. i followed the installation guide till the shared library step and now I have the stamina/speed switch and Fn buttons working flawlessly. I generally don't use the S1-2 and eject buttons so I'm thinking on bypassing: Event Service, Smart Network, Control Center, Setting Utility, Fingerprint Soft (don't use it) and Power Management; and go directly to install: Alps touch pad, Memory stick and Memory card.

Quick update. I installed: touch pad, memory stick and memory card drivers. All is working OK (knock on wood) and I don't have any unrecognized devices in device mger. Maybe the latest updates of W7(64) include the driver for the fingerprint sensor? it appears to work but I haven't tested carefully (i don't use it anyhow). I see this as an option for those who want a minimalistic install and are willing to sacrifice S1-2 and eject buttons. Now if I could only get the dedicated buttons to work without installing Event Service, Control Center, and Setting Utility that would be nirvana ... any ideas?

[SirRobin]

So what must be done to use brightness controls with the nautis´driver?