What to do with this Sony Vaio
Thread created 11-02-2017 by psiveteran
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Upgrade is only free from Win 7 or 8.
What to do with this Sony Vaio
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You can actually upgrade that laptop for free to Win10 (expires 12/31/17): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/windows10upgrade
What assistive technologies are eligible for the...
What to do with this Sony Vaio
Thread created 11-02-2017 by psiveteran
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Great :thumbsup:
What to do with this Sony Vaio
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MakeMKV looks like it is the answer. I followed the directions from http://www.makemkv.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=224 which lists some prerequisites.
It's a little cumbersome but it works.
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What to do with this Sony Vaio
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I was afraid that might be the case for blurays. There's some workarounds here.. but seems a bit clunky: https://www.howtogeek.com/240487/how-to-play-dvds-and-blu-rays-on-linux/
You may just have...
What to do with this Sony Vaio
Thread created 11-02-2017 by psiveteran
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After backing up everything that I wanted to save I loaded up Linux Mint 18.2 Actually to be honest I've loaded and reloaded it a few times playing with the configuration and wanting to go back to...
What to do with this Sony Vaio
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:lmao: I know.. I even did a double-take when I suggested it. It seems to get thrown around here all the time in cases where it doesn't make sense.
OP let us know how it works out .
What to do with this Sony Vaio
Thread created 11-02-2017 by psiveteran
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I usually cringe at the "throw Linux on it" suggestions, but this might not be a bad idea here. Windows 10 may be pretty slow on this hardware -- even as fast as it is -- and it's not worth spending...
What to do with this Sony Vaio
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I like this suggestion, Don't throw money at old hardware thats rarely used.
What to do with this Sony Vaio
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I'd install Linux Mint (or plain Ubuntu) - dual boot it for now so you can try it. Netflix is definitely supported... not 100% sure about AMC/Hulu but easy to test. I have an old VAIO with similar...
What to do with this Sony Vaio
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Can you get Windows 10 for relatively cheap and update it to that?
It's ridiculous that Microsoft doesn't offer free OS upgrades like every other vendor.
What to do with this Sony Vaio
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So I have this Sony Vaio laptop in my home office:
Running Windows Vista Home Premium
Has a Blu-Ray drive
A dual threaded processor T6400
4 GB of RAM
17 inch LCD display
This is not my...
