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| From | "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.laptops |
| Subject | Re: Vista installation choices for laptop? |
| Date | 2012-09-16 15:25 -0400 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <k35952$f1e$1@speranza.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <k33fpr$bhs$1@dont-email.me> |
"bubbas" <bub@theware.net> wrote in message news:k33fpr$bhs$1@dont-email.me... >I recently acquired a several year old HP laptop that used Vista as OS. >The main partition was corrupted, and I did a factory restore from the >recovery partition. The restore went ok, but I find the system runs >sluggish and it seems there were a lot of programs/ process installed that >maybe weren't needed. Here is where I have a question: Instead of using >the factory restore partition, could I have used any old Vista OS disc and >input the product key code on the bottom of the laptop? Would this work? >Effectively, it would bypass the "bloatware" included with factory restore >and I realize I would still have to install the laptop drivers separately >and hopefully Vista would accept the key on the bottom of the laptop. When people instal a new OS on a laptop, the most common handicap or delay seems to be OS-specific drivers for whatever is unique or non- standard in the laptop hardware. (Linux-experienced users often find Linux helpful in the search for essential drivers.) Much bloatware is conveniently removed by software from www.pcdecrapifyer.com (for which many thanks.) This presents a menu of what it considers bloatware, including some MS peculiarities, each of which can be checked to remove or keep installed. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada)
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Vista installation choices for laptop? "bubbas" <bub@theware.net> - 2012-09-15 23:08 -0400
Re: Vista installation choices for laptop? Marc Auslander <marcslists@gmail.NOSPAM.com> - 2012-09-16 11:32 -0400
Re: Vista installation choices for laptop? "Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> - 2012-09-16 15:25 -0400
Re: Vista installation choices for laptop? Couturier946 <Couturier946.5ji0pn@no.email.invalid> - 2012-09-26 03:41 -0500
Re: Vista installation choices for laptop? mike <spamme9@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 10:03 -0700
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