SONY VGN-C290E

• Color correction changes are not kept after resuming from sleep or hibernation
• Video distortion occurs after the system startup progress bar completes
• DVD caption becomes pink when playing a DVD movie using Windows Media Center
• The desktop configuration setting automatically changes to Extended Desktop mode after resuming from sleep or hibernation
• The screen turns black for a few seconds

• Resolves an issue where the computer is unable to connect to an access point
• Resolves an issue where the computer loses wireless connection

This driver also resolves the yellow exclamation point error that may appear in Device Manager next to "Network Controller" which indicates that a driver is not installed for that device.

• Addresses an issue with distorted dialog box messages
• Enhance performance of the InterVideo Decoder
• Addresses an issue with no sound during the preview of a DVD disc
• Addresses an issue where CPRM/AVCHD™ audio cannot output to S/PDIF and HDMI™

• Provides compatibility with the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system
• Addresses an issue where the performance of the drive is reduced when running on battery power

• Cannot create DVD-VR using the VAIO® Content Exporter
• Digest opening has no sound when creating DVD-Video
• Movie clips are put in the wrong order when dividing movies at the file boundary
• The Movie Screen of the movie edit window is always black with some graphics cards
• Incorrect navigation menu when importing 498 or more pictures and 15 or more movies
• Unable to create a DVD when using MP3 as background music for a menu

• Resolves an issue where the Click to DVD® software fails when loading a project file created using VAIO Content Exporter
• Resolves an issue where the error message "An error occurred while creating a disc, the output process has been stopped" occurs when creating a disc using VAIO Content Exporter from a movie file created with VAIO Movie Story
• Resolves an error that occurs when attempting to burn MPEG2 (352x480) video files to Blu-ray Disc™ media in BDAV file format
• Adds support for Sony® camcorders (HDR-SR11, HDR-SR12, HDR-UX20) using the AVCHD™ format
• Provides support for the AVCHD High Profile Codec
• Resolves an issue where the InstallShield Wizard for VAIO VP 1.2 update displays strange characters
• Resolves an issue where the error message "Some media files could not be written because the disc became full during writing" occurs while burning to Blu-ray Disc media
• Resolves an issue where the error message "Unknown Error" occurs when importing content from Memory Stick® media in a Handycam® camcorder
• Resolves access problems for long file path names
• Resolves an issue with import functionality with SD cards

NOTE: For computers that shipped from Sony with Windows Vista operating system pre-installed, this utility installs the originally shipped version of the Sony® LAN Setting Utility Update.

• Input & output
• Storage & media
• Network & wireless
• Software & applications
• System settings

• Improves computer performance
• Adds the Troubleshooting Advisor feature
• Adds the Self Heal feature

NOTE: For computers that shipped from Sony with Windows Vista operating system pre-installed, this utility installs the originally shipped version of the Sony® Utilities DLL.

• AVCHD™ video files may not play smoothly
• The default language of the installer is not set to English

• Improved user interface
• Improved response time when using the "Undo Cleaning" feature
• Improved VAIO Care notification system

• Updates the support phone number listed for Brazil within the VAIO Care software
• Improves the Self Heal functionality by allowing critical updates to be installed silently
• Improves the VAIO Care user interface
• Provides a link to the Sony® forum within the Contact Sony option
• Improves the performance of the VAIO Care application

• Supports Adobe® Premiere® Elements 2, 3, 4, and 7, Premiere Pro CS3, and Premiere Pro 2.0
• Supports exporting AVCHD™ hardware encoding using VAIO AVC Transcoder
• Supports importing and exporting 1920x1080 High Profile AVCHD files (08.1H new AVCHD camcorder video stream)
• Supports the Sony® MPEG2 encode setting
• Provides the High Quality SD to HD upconversion feature
• Supports exporting Click to Disc Editor project files
• Supports exporting subtitle files for TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 together with MPEG2 export using TMPGEnc encoder (TMPGEnc 4.0 XPress and TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 required)
• Improves functionality and performance for AVCHD file import and export (AVC/H.264 license required)
• Supports editing HDV files recorded with the professional HVR-V1 camcorder using the PROG.SCAN mode (feature only available with Premiere Pro)
• Supports editing recorded HDV/AVCHD files using x.v.Color™ mode with supported Handycam® camcorders
• Supports importing and exporting MPEG2 video files that use Dolby® Digital technology (Dolby Digital license required)
• Provides support for Microsoft® Windows Vista® SP2 (Service Pack 2)
• Provides support for exporting using AVCHD high speed software encoding
• Improves upconversion from High Quality SD to HD and provides support for 1920x1080 frame size
• Resolves an issue when using Premiere Elements 7, video drawing may become black during specific video transitions or when the video effect is applied to a DV-AVI clip

• The iTunes® library disappears when an iPod ® mobile digital device is connected to the computer
• Unable to play music files after importing SonicStage® songs.
• Internet Explorer stops responding after logging into AOL® Webmail

NOTE: For computers that shipped from Sony with Windows Vista operating system pre-installed, this utility installs the originally shipped version of the VAIO® Entertainment Platform Software.

NOTE: For computers that shipped from Sony with Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system pre-installed, this utility provides compatibility with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

• Unable to find the server list in VAIO Media Integrated Server
• System stability and functionality issues

NOTE: For computers that shipped from Sony with Windows Vista operating system pre-installed, this utility installs the originally shipped version of the Wireless Switch Setting Utility.

• Click to DVD® update version 2.4.10.09150 is installed on a computer that has Roxio® Easy Media Creator 7.5 installed
• After Installing Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 Deluxe
• After installing or uninstalling the iTunes™ program
• After uninstalling a CD or DVD burning program from the computer

WARNING: Do not install this update unless your computer is exhibiting the above issue.

• Sony Utilities DLL
• Battery Checker Utility
• Setting Utilities Series
• LAN Setting Utility
• Wireless Switch Setting Utility
• VAIO® Event Services

This utility will install the applications to enable Hotkey Functionality.