topic windvd problem for VGN-FW41M in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.be/t5/pcs-accessories/windvd-problem-for-vgn-fw41m/m-p/188672#M45130 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Winddvd disappeared after i upgraded from window vista to window 7. how can i get my soft ware back@ it came pre-installed with vista.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:53:55 GMT dionwuk 2010-12-31T16:53:55Z windvd problem for VGN-FW41M https://community.sony.be/t5/pcs-accessories/windvd-problem-for-vgn-fw41m/m-p/188672#M45130 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Winddvd disappeared after i upgraded from window vista to window 7. how can i get my soft ware back@ it came pre-installed with vista.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:53:55 GMT https://community.sony.be/t5/pcs-accessories/windvd-problem-for-vgn-fw41m/m-p/188672#M45130 dionwuk 2010-12-31T16:53:55Z windvd problem for VGN-FW41M https://community.sony.be/t5/pcs-accessories/windvd-problem-for-vgn-fw41m/m-p/188673#M45131 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">If you bought an UPGRADE Version of Windows 7, you will still have WinDVD installed.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">However, if you have bought a full version of Windows 7 and formatted your drive and carried out a clean install you will lose ALL the preinstalled software. Programs like WinDVD are only licensed by Corel to be used as part of the Sony Software Suite.&nbsp; They cannot be installed free on any other retail operating system.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">If you change the operating system, you will have to buy relacements for WinDVD and other programs.&nbsp; </SPAN></P><P></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">The easy way is to use an UPGRADE program.</SPAN></P><P></P><P><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.be/html/@8A5BDCECEE2E5AB683F2BDAA500F2036/images/smilies/035.png" alt=":slight_frown:" title=":slight_frown:" /></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:43:31 GMT https://community.sony.be/t5/pcs-accessories/windvd-problem-for-vgn-fw41m/m-p/188673#M45131 Blencogo 2010-12-31T18:43:31Z Re: windvd problem for VGN-FW41M https://community.sony.be/t5/pcs-accessories/windvd-problem-for-vgn-fw41m/m-p/1844208#M134718 <P>mine too &nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Thu, 27 Nov 2014 08:09:01 GMT https://community.sony.be/t5/pcs-accessories/windvd-problem-for-vgn-fw41m/m-p/1844208#M134718 thespano 2014-11-27T08:09:01Z