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    vista DVD from dell; clean or bloated?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by velman, Dec 27, 2007.

  1. velman

    velman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I'm about to order a m1530 from dell but I have some questions first.

    Do I get a dvd with a clean vista (as it comes from microsoft) or will I get one with dell logos and programs preinstalled?

    Does dell bluetooth support A2DP for music streaming?

    /velman
     
    velman, Dec 27, 2007
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    dicecca112 Notebook Consultant

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    clean disc. I have the blue tooth module but no idea how to check if it supports a2dp
     
    dicecca112, Dec 27, 2007
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  3. velman

    velman Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks!

    /v
     
    velman, Dec 27, 2007
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    yup its completely clean (at least for my XPS)

    they provide the programs and drivers on another disc
    you'll have the power to choose what to install if you do a clean install!
     
    sahaskatta, Dec 27, 2007
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  5. velman

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    ok, thats great. One problem less to solve... :)
     
    velman, Dec 27, 2007
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  6. frazell

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    1. Vista DVD is clean as has been said, never recieved a non-clean OS disk from Dell in my over 10 years of buying their stuff.

    2. Yes the BT module supports A2DP
     
    frazell, Dec 27, 2007
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    Yes it is a clean Vista disk but with the OEM DELL logos and stuff.... The only difference between this disk and the retail disk other than those OEM images are the OEM stuff required for Vista activation.... This includes those OEM certificates from DELL and also the OEM product key which decides the version of Vista to be installed on the system....

    But it is a clean disk in the sense it does not include any bloatware.... The DELL OEM logos are not bloatware ;)
     
    TuxDude, Dec 28, 2007
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  8. demented722

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    +1 here

    it is in fact a clean vista disk :)
     
    demented722, Dec 28, 2007
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    comes very clean of bloatware
     
    outkastland, Dec 28, 2007
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    Its clean .
     
    gridtalker, Dec 28, 2007
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