Dapper Dave wrote in
:

I found the solution.

After downloading several drivers that would not load because the
install app said they were either not for this model or not for
this OS, I found the answer he
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...rdware/thread/
0
b4956dc-9fc8-4e63-bbde-c50fd44cda1e or
http://tinyurl.com/yhz59rn

I found the Sony Alps Pointing Device Update 7.0.501.5 for Vista,
and it loaded successfully on this machine.

I suspect that the critical factor was that the update was for an
"FZ" model of Sony Vaio.


I still rely on a usb mouse. Never did master the mouse "touch-pad"
after all these years.

About your USB stick... does it plug into a different model 'puter
correctly? Win XP? The 64-bit might be a snag?

Best,

Andy