Arjan, Author at VAIO UX Plaza

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

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.

New hosting platform

16MarchArjan

2024 – This website has moved to a new hosting platform. It should be slightly faster now, but this has caused some downtime during the last few weeks. My apologies if you saw errors or were unable to use the site. If something is still not working properly, feel free to leave a comment here

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.

Vista drivers pack download link fixed

29DecemberArjan

Unfortunately, when migrating the downloads to another file host, I had forgotten to update the download link to the Vista pack and the old link became broken. This has now been fixed. The Vista pack should now be available for download once again.

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).

Meet the upcoming GPD WIN 3 with Sony VAIO UX-inspired design!

13DecemberArjan1 Comment

This article is *not* sponsored in any way. I’ve made it because I think it’s relevant for UX fans. Hello, folks! Today, I’ve got some cool news for you! The Chinese company GPD, known for its handheld gaming PCs GPD WIN 2, GPD WIN Max and GPD XD, will be releasing a new product called

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

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