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    its much difference between fresh install, and factory recovery?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by koca12, Apr 9, 2011.

  1. koca12

    koca12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    HI, i mean, i am nearly to get my xps l502x and i want to know is there are really necessary to do a fresh windows 7 install, or just to do the dell factory restore and unististall the innecessary programs.

    waht did u think?
     
    koca12, Apr 9, 2011
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  2. falcon64

    falcon64 Notebook Consultant

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    Necessary? Not at all. Recommended? People come down on both sides of the fence. I did the clean install, went from the 90+ processes running before even installing any apps, to just under 60 with all my apps installed. Boots a little faster, feels a little snappier, then I'm a bit of a "tinkerer" so I don't mind doing this stuff. If you've got the time and have downloaded all the drivers beforehand, IMHO it's worth the hour or two. It still performed well with factory config, I just prefer to start fresh...
     
    falcon64, Apr 9, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Of the new Dells I have purchases, I did not even consider a fresh install. Dells have some of the least bloatware compared to other manufacturers (HP has some of the worst/most bloatware). It really boils down to personal preference.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Apr 9, 2011
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