All models of the Sony Vaio VGN-P series are very similar. Only the make of the WWAN and on some that of Wifi differ, the Atom model might not be the same as well as the storage device. But these are just minor differences, therefore installing Windows 7 (or any other OS) is pretty much the same on any of them.
First of all, you should know the possible pitfalls:
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Update: Die Deutsche Anleitung ist in den Kommentaren.
The final version of Windows 7 has hit the roads and users which had tested Windows 7 beta get disappointed: It is no longer possible to change MUIs, display language of Win 7, anymore – it seems.
First of all, changing display language (“installing MUI”) has been a feature limited to Ultimate and Enterprise versions. The beta was “Ultimate”, therefore changing was neat and easy possibly through the regions screen.
For all other versions you will have to get the appropriate “lp.cab”, i.e. from the Language Pack DVD. Then, type this in a command prompt as Administrator (change path and language code appropriately):
dism /online /add-package /packagepath:D:\langpacks\de-de\lp.cab
bcdedit /set {current} locale de-DE
bcdboot %WinDir% /l de-DE
After that, remove the registry folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MUI\UILanguages\en-US. Reboot, bitteschön!
An error occured trying to open d:\de-de\langpacks\lp.cab Error:0×80070003 The System cannot find the path specified
… copy the lp.cab to C:\ (the root directory) and run dism from there. Remember that the command line shell must be run as Administrator.
Just a quick post about Windows 7 RC (build 7100, with latest patches, from the MSDNAA) having destroyed some MP3:
I’ve copied by remote desktop a few MP3s from my desktop computer to my notebook into the “music library”. The first files were uncorrupted, but after I have transferred the third one it had the right name but wrong content – namely those of an already present track!
Then, I have transferred it sucessfully again by copying it into the C:\users\me\music folder (i.e., not into the library by selecting it in explorer and pasting the files in its right pane). The fourth file took long to copy and – not even appeared in that folder. Very annoying.
In case you have installed one of these systems, you will notice the Bluetooth device – although inserted – does not show up in the device manager. And, searching for it by the hardware wizard will not help either, because these systems don’t ship with Bluetooth support enabled.
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