Sony Solid State Laptop And Windows Xp Prefessional.

[Bramleyboy]

My Sony is now 13 years old and I only use it if I am travelling. My problem is it will not allow me to input more than four letters of a password for internet connection. I can type anything with it but not that. Not being able to put in the password means it is useless!
Also, I want to use it in Spain to watch the 6 Nations matches on TV. I can get the matches on Filmon but how do I mirror the picture to a three year old, NON SMART tv? Any advice gratefully teceived as last year I missed all matches in February.

[Buenchico]

Well I'm certainly confused! I can't think of any reason why you should only to be able to type in 4 letters of a network key! What happens when you try?

As a workaround though, have you tried typing the password somewhere else? (e.g. in a Notepad document or even somewhere like the address bar of your browser). Then dragging your cursor over it, right-clicking and selecting 'Copy'. Then right-clicking in the password field and selecting 'Paste' (or using Ctrl C, followed by Ctrl V, if you prefer that method to copy & paste). Worth a try, perhaps?

The method for connecting a laptop to a TV depends upon what output sockets the laptop offers you and which input sources the TV accepts. Without that information it's hard to advise you!

[tamborine]

try this

http://blog.recoverwindowspassword.com/forgot-sony-vaio-laptop-password/

[VHG]

You can buy a new laptop for between £200 and £300 (Tesco has an excellent ASUS for £200 a week or so back).

You really should not be using XP any more. Microsoft are no longer supporting it and it is wide open to hackers and scammers.

Just buy a new laptop.

[HansUrbancka]

Perhaps a 'nasty' has got into your laptop.

Do you have an Anti Virus programme, along with the free edition of Malwarebytes.? Also, what Browser are you using.?

Hans.

[TTG]

Is there an option to unhide the password as you type (so you don't just see *)? The box might just be showing 4 * characters but actually allowing you to type in more characters without you realising it. On a 13 year old laptop I think the only external screen connection you will have is vga. The tv might not accept a vga connection only hdmi. You can get a vga to hdmi cable for less than £5. Once connected up, there should be a function button on the laptop to allow you to direct the screen output to the tv. Press FN and at the same time press the function button.