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    Couple Vista questions

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Lionblade, Feb 9, 2009.

  1. Lionblade

    Lionblade Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I'm gettin my 7805/1u this Friday. I'm goin from xp 32 to vista 64. However.. I don't know much bout vista. I know I should get rid of them programs. Would yall recommend a fresh install or using pcdecrapifier to get rid of the gateway bloatware?

    My other question is.. what changes do yall recommend I make to the OS to optimize performance.. such as misc services. Just any general tips that I can utilize to optimize my OS. And if someone wants to confirm the dimensions of their 78xx lid, Id appreciate it.Thanx in advance. Take care.
     
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  2. gamadaya

    gamadaya Notebook Evangelist

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    I would recommend a fresh install, yeah. As for OS optimizations, I would go here. I would also go into your power options, and set it so that the hard drive never turns off, even when idling for a while. This caused problems for me when I installed a second drive, and for another person as well (we had the 7811 though). I turn off the aero interface and all those fancy bells and whistles as well, but that's not necessary. If you don't do a fresh install, then at least get rid of BigFix, or whatever it's called. But yeah, I would just do what blackviper says, as he's the expert on this. Except don't disable system restore.

    And turn off your screensaver.
     
    gamadaya, Feb 9, 2009
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  3. JohnWhoTwo

    JohnWhoTwo Notebook Deity

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    "And turn off your screensaver."

    Why?

    It makes pretty colors on the screen.


    Oh, not only BigFix but also Adobe Reader. If you need a pdf reader, Foxit Reader is just as good and only uses resources when you are using it.
     
    JohnWhoTwo, Feb 9, 2009
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  4. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I killed system restore. Pretty useless in my implementation.
     
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  5. gamadaya

    gamadaya Notebook Evangelist

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    The system restore has saved me a few times. If you know what your doing, get rid of it, but if you're not 100% confident, then keep it.

    And I take a staunch anti-screensaver stance for many reasons, the biggest being that the default screensaver almost fried my 7811l.
     
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    Killed system restore just because....... No screen saver
     
    flynnaire, Feb 9, 2009
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