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Restoring the VAIO UX

Learn how to restore a VAIO UX computer to its original state.

Download Drivers & Applications

Download drivers and applications for the VAIO UX.series computers. Available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7!

Download DVD Recovery Disks

Download and burn DVD recovery disks to restore your VAIO UX computer back to its factory software (available for select models)

Supermium – A modern Chrome browser for Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1

11OctoberArjan

If you are using an older computer, and chances are, if you’re visiting this site, you may be willing to get a modern browser on it. The browsers included with – or previously available to download for – computers older than Windows 10 are no longer able to open websites correctly (if showing anything at

Mypal 68 – A modern Firefox browser for Windows XP and Vista

5JulyArjan

When using an older computer with Windows XP or Windows Vista, such as the Sony VAIO UX computers we discuss on this website, you may have noticed that it is no longer really possible to browse the web on it. You will likely have seen error messages, or websites looked ugly / broken.While it was

VGN-UX90S Recovery Disk is now available!

4JulyArjan

Great news for users of the VGN-UX90S! You can now download the original recovery disk from the Internet Archive! This disk allows you to restore your UMPC to the original Sony software, as if it were brand new, and includes all drivers and utilities for this type of computer. Many thanks to user SonyGallery for

VGN-UX-92NS recovery partition is now available

17MarchArjan

Good news for users of the Japanese VAIO UX VGN-UX-92NS! Thanks to YouTube user @jasonnovak2121, you can now restore this computer to its original software using Norton Ghost.

Legacy Update – the new and easy way to update old versions of Windows

16FebruaryArjan3 Comments

A new method to update older versions of Windows is now available. This fixes the error 80072EFE, which you’ll likely see when trying to search for updates.

Named ‘Legacy Update’, it is a modification which restores installing Windows updates on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1. This has been confirmed working as of June, 2023.

Recovery disks are now available from the Internet Archive

8MayArjan2 Comments

You can now download the recovery disks for some VAIO UX models from the Internet Archive. This makes it easier to obtain a set and more VAIO UX models are now supported (previously only 380N, now 180P, 230N, 280N and 380/390N).

Microsoft has ended support for Windows Update on Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and (partially 7) in 2020!

17AugustArjan

By default, it’s no longer possible to install updates on any version of Windows that is older than Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 and the SHA-2-signing servicing stack update installed. On this page, I’ll explain how I found this out, what causes this problem, and what options you have left to update old versions

Origami Experience 2.0 download and review on VAIO UX

10AugustArjan2 Comments

In 2007, Microsoft wanted to stimulate the use of pocket computers, also called UMPCs or Micro PCs. However, the main issue with these little computers was their poor usability. Most Windows applications were designed to be used on a large monitor and with a keyboard and mouse, rather than on a tiny screen and with

Windows 7 VAIO UX / VGN-UX Drivers download

25JuneArjan

On this page, you can download the drivers and utilities for Sony VAIO UX computers running Windows 7. Windows 7 was not installed by default on any VAIO UX computer, but most computers could be updated if you had 1GB RAM and enough free disk space. After the debacle with Vista, many users were eager

Windows Vista VAIO-UX / VGN-UX drivers download

25JuneArjan

On this page, you can download the drivers for Sony Vaio UX computers running Windows Vista. Windows Vista is a less popular operating system to use on the VAIO UX. Even though a lot of newer models shipped with Vista Business out of the box, it ran very slow compared to XP. Therefore, a lot