Well, it's up and running. But, as always, there's a but . . .
just found out. The Volume and Mute work on the Fn, so it's just the brightness and external monitor control that's an issue.
Darn laptop had my keyboard plugged in when I loaded it and I'm @#$%'d if I can get the Sony Fn key to operate on the PS2 generic driver.
I deleted it and rebooted. Same. Very frustrating. One Sony site showed a vast selections of firmware updates. I picked the model and the subject. I then picked the W7 option. It wasn't long before I was told it was only available for Vista. Oh, my . . .
Vista still runs okay and since Office will be a new install, only curiosity will have me putting my old Word Perfect back to see if it runs - a five minute install if it doesn't.
W7 however will be a pain if I can't get the Keyb under control. Screen will have to be adjusted the hard way. Sony keyboard still works correctly with Vista.
(Remember people putting stockings over the first Amstrad PCs cos the brightness wouldn't turn down enough. I modded mine, and then returned it cos it was junk. Someone got the only controllable one in the UK.)
Any tips on regaining my correct keyboard driver would be appreciated.