Windows® 8 Upgrade Instructions for VAIO® PCs

Hello VAIO® PC Users!

We are pleased to provide you with these Upgrade instructions for the Windows® 8 operating system. Please read and follow these instructions carefully, to start enjoying Windows 8 on your VAIO PC.

• Things to know before you upgrade:

Click here for the list of applications that may not function as usual or will be removed upon installation of Windows 8.

• To enable video playback of your Blu-ray/DVD player under Windows 8, you will need to update your Blu-ray/DVD driver and software. There are a variety of free and fee-based options you can choose from which are available for download.

• Perform the upgrade:
• Step 1 - Prepare your PC before installing Windows 8
• Step 2 - Get a copy of Windows 8 from Microsoft or a local retailer
• Step 3 - Install the Windows 8 Operating System
• Step 4 - Install drivers, applications and utilities on your PC after installing Windows 8

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Now the first step you have to do is download this tool to check whether your PC supports Windows 8 or not. download it here:

 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/upgrade-to-windows-8 

After the download install it and run it and check whether your PC is compatible or not. Remove the application that it says "Not-Compitable". 

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Now go to sony official site http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/swu-download.pl?upd_id=8153&mdl=SVS151190X and download

SOAOTH-00110212.EXE file from it.

or if you are from MiddleEast-Asia then try this link http://www.sony-mea.com/support/download/520508

 install the program and run it. it automatically prepares your PC for windows 8 upgrade.

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 Note: For Upgradation You ought to have a high speed internet connection with unlimited access(not volume based) as you may have to download huge data. Also you have to unistall your Anti-virus before you continue.


Now buy a windows 8 disk from market(original or pirated) insert it to DVD drive and open it follow the steps as we do while formatting the PC. Stop at the process where it asks for Upgrade or Fresh installation Of windows. There you select Upgrade keeping all the application, files and folders. Carry on till the last installation process finishes.
When its done and your PC is ready for Use, Again click on The Vaio upgrade tool(located on desktop) that you downloaded previously in windows7. Complete the update process and you are done.

Hope You loved It!!
please do comment.

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 If your DVD is not reading the Disk, you have to make a Bootable USB. Read how to make USB bootable in my next post here.

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if any problem persists go to official page regarding this the link is as provided:
http://esupport.sony.com/US/p/support-info.pl?info_id=1194