probably u using 32 bit operating system i fink and thats way u have succesful updating maybe but who have 64 bit they have problems mee too and i tried many times like user like admin, manual, auto..nothing it crashes allmost in the end.i start think that vaio laptops maded some freaky gy who not tested theese machines but throwed selling and we testing this problematic machines like test rabbits

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Hi

I'm new to this forum and new to using sony vaio, always used a Dell machine since the eighties. I purchased a ne F series laptop which was customised by me and picked it up on Saturday 10/12/2011. Worked my way through the startup guidance procedures and opened up Vaio Care.

System meassage says update available so clicks the update. The update downloaded Vaio Care disappeared from the screen, restarted Vaio Care and the same update meassage appears. Repeated the  procedure a few times then found this thread.

This a a brand new machine with no additional software or or applications loaded and still this meassage about an update pops up. Previouse posts sugested recovering back to the factory setting but I am at the factory settings.

As a first time user of Sony Vaio I am somewhat dissapointed that a brand new machine has a problem which has been ongoing for a long time without a solution.

For your information I am running Vaio Care ver 7.0.1.08040, on a VPCF23C5E laptop running Bios ver R2150V3.

Any suggestions from the forum as to how to resolve this problem would be much appreciated

Hello

I am a german from Stuttgart and had the same problems with update.

. In the german Sony discussion there are the same problems

(excuse my bad english)

My Sony is from Jan 2010 and there is no funky software

( Norton 360 Internet-security....)

See:

http://www.sony.at/discussions/message/713913#713913

I could not update vaio for two weeks

and surprisingly  at  10.12.2011   i could update in few minutes.!!!!

I think its a problem of Sony servers.

and not a  problem of the laptop

Just try update at an silent time

Its not a trick - its  a Sony

Hi all,

I've had the same problem as well for months now!

Cannot get this to work no matter how I try.

Has the Sony Ostrich still got it's head in the sand? Or is someone going to do somting about it????

I have to say this is extremely disappointing.

Sony made it clear to me in their last phone call that they are washing their hands of the problem.

What publicity medium would run this story and be one about which Sony would be concerned ?

Same problem. I swithced to a ac 1 yr ago because of similar problems that Sony don't respond to issues (this was over intermittent drop out of WiFi on a VGN-.Z21WN). Just got out my Vaio and did a full factory reinstall - thenWin & (about 300 updates) and then responded to Vaio Center update notification.  Mine tries to run the nVidia updates but fails and says try again.  SO if my experience is anything to go by don't waste your time toing a factory reinstall - and switch to a Mac!

Vaio update does not work for me either...