Sony Laptop

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Flower wrote:
> I have a sony pcg-f590 laptop that has been upgraded the xp
> pro. Now it does not have sound and goes back to the startup
> screen when the screen saver comes off. Can this be fixed or
> should it be reformatted?

Look in Device Manager (Start -> Run -> devmgmt.msc). Something
tells me you're going to see a yellow exclamation point
displayed next to your laptop's sound card. You would need to
obtain an XP version of the sound card driver from Sony's
support site.

Here's a site that lists the XP drivers available for your
laptop. The one listed under Audio is what you need:

http://esupport.sony.com/perl/swu- [...] SelectOS=7


For the second problem, look in Control Panel -> Display. On
the Screen Saver page, make sure that "On resume, show the
Welcome screen" is unchecked. Also, check Control Panel, Power
Options. On the Advance page, make sure that "Prompt for
password when computer resumes from standby" is unchecked.

Good luck

Nepatsfan