Bought the p-7811 FX today

This is my first laptop/ real computer i ever bought. I bought it for gaming however i know nothing about computers. I haven't unboxed it yet. Im gonna have to buy a router first to get my internet going. AFter i unbox it and turn on the thing what am i supposed to do?? I completely have no idea. ~_~ People told me to install drivers(?), do a clean install of vista(?), uninstall bloatwares(?), etc... CAN"T i just turn the thing on and start playing games?? (srry if i sound like a noob =) ) any advice would help ^^

 

You certainly can just turn the system on and start gaming, but if you want all the extra junk that comes installed removed, a fresh install of vista is usually recommended. The manual will show you how to make a restore cd and when you reinstall vista, it will also give you a option to keep a backup of your previous OS and drivers.

 

Enjoy the laptop, it's a beast! You don't have to do a clean install of Vista, but it's advised because Vista takes around ~40-50 seconds to start up, and after a clean install, it takes about ~20-30 seconds to boot up. I would recommend creating a back-up disc for your drivers, and etc. This can be found in your instruction manual on page 89.

If you don't mind the bloatware, and loading times being slower, be my guest, and start installing and enjoying those games.

As a side note, a cooler would also be a good investment, because the GPU gets very hot while gaming, ~82-85*C.

 

lol
ok.... fresh install is no need at all... just download revo uninstaller, unistall all bloatware u wont need and then use cccleaner... cant be easier than this..
(this will give u as closest as fresh install will be)
then... have fun my firiend!!! u r ready to go... computer will come with all drivers preinstalled... thats all u need to know
good laptop.. i cant w8 till november to buy it

edit: btw... this isnt an online game.. no noobs here, just ppl helping ppl

 

Unless you have a dire need for speedy searches, I recommend disabling "Windows Search" at startup. It's a resource hog and loves to thrash the hard drive. You still get search results, just not as fast.

Also, if you have your own malware prevention, I recommend disabling Windows Defender.

 

ty ty everybody im os excited for my new lappy^^

 

I got mine today, too.

Are you going to fresh install? Are you going to follow orev's guide on doing that without the activation code?

 

I'd get a P-7811 if I didn't already have a P-6831 with a T-9300 CPU. I'd much rather have the 7811, but I don't know who would want to buy my 6831. I'd sell it cheap as I just want to get rid of it.

 

Why? Just replace the factory screen with a 1920x1200 screen and call it a day. The 9800GTS is on par with the 8800GTS you already have and your processor is already superior to the installed one. The P8400 is just a bit cooler. Now don't get me wrong, the 7811 is definitely one awesome piece of kit, but IMO, there's no need to take a loss selling your current machine to get the 7811 when all you need to do is upgrade the screen on your 6831.

 

Its great to see that there is a guide to installing the OS. Ill probably use the guide but can u help me out and tell me wat activation code is? ~_~ Like i said im a total newbie at this

 

also approximately how long does it take to reinstall the OS??

 

If you're a newbie, the best thing you can do is just uninstall the programs you don't want. You really don't need to reinstall the OS. The first thing you need to do is make your restore DVD. Once that's done, uninstall any program you don't want. Then use MSCONFIG to stop anything from loading at startup that you don't want loading automagically. You may need to hit the Run keys in the registry as well. After following those steps on my laptop (6860), everything is running very well. If you need more thorough steps on how to do the above, let me know...

 

plenty of help can be found here

 

Very nice, didn't know that existed. Once I can add more, I'll have to bump your rep again!

 

w00t! maybe then i can get that 4th rep point....

 

okay so i just unboxed it and turned the thing on. I went to control panel, uninstall programs and tried to uninstall the bloats. However the icon didn't disappear even though it was uninstalled? what do i gotta do ? i dont wanna go through the hassle of reinstalling the whole OS

 

restart the computer, and check it again. if that didnt fix it, try this and see if that gets rid of it for you.

 

What icon didn't go away exactly? If it's something sitting in the system tray, it's loaded into memory and won't go away until you restart, as diablo85 suggests.

 

the computer comes with a restore dvd. At least mine did.

 

are you talking about the
big fix icon, or the camera icon? those are the only two that are still there on mine.. but i just close them out when i start up because it's really not a big deal to me.

 

if you go to start-->run-->type in msconfig-->and go to the startup tab, you can uncheck the respective boxes and they wont start up at boot.

 

Thank you devil, but i know how to use my computer. As i said, i don't mind them being there. However, you should note that when doing it that way in vista you must disable windows defender or you will be met at startup with a balloon that says "start-up programs have been blocked click here to fix etc.."