I'm not sure I follow your logic about the compatibility issue. Some things could work & others might never work. Sony told you it is not compatible but you do not believe them and now you want to blame Windows when it doesn't work.
The laptop you have is older technology and will not work with Windows 8. The more you install, the more problems you will have. Things that worked yesterday may not work today.
Either go back to the original configuration or get used to working with multiple problems.
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