AFTER orev's clean Vista install

First off let me say Hello and Thanks to orev for his EXELLENT Vista clean install guide, it worked perfect.

In the past I have always owned Toshiba laptops (good laptops in my opinion), but I recently bought my 1st HP laptop (DV9410us). I grabbed it at Office Depot for $699.99 and so far I really like it, but like all laptops it comes with too much BloatWare. As I was researching my new treasure I ran across this forum and orev's Clean Vista install WITH NO ACTIVATION guide.

After I got my restore disks created and tested, my SwSetup folder backed up and my Clean install completed and Activated it was time to get my DRIVERS and Programs loaded.

BUT how do I make heads and tails of what I do and do not need from the SwSetup folder. Some of the things in the folder are not really clear on exactly what they are. So my first goal was to get just the BASIC drivers loaded so when I looked at my Device Manager there were no problems. So between HP's website and the SwSetup folder I acomplished this with no problem.

I dont really need any of the software that comes with the laptop as I have my own programs such as OpenOffice, Nero, WinZip etc... BUT! altho my laptop seems to run fine so far with the basics there are still things in the SwSetup folder that I'm not quite sure if I need or not. I'm sure that most of the newer HP laptops come with pretty much the same stuff so I made a list of whats in the SwSetup folder and have identified what I could be 100% sure of, I am listing it here in hopes that others might edit (add too) the list so all of us will know what everything in the folder is. I hope that this list will help others and I hope others will be able to identify what I couldnt.

I have marked what I feel is NEEDED and NOT NEEDED for a BASIC install to get the laptop up and running smoothly, feel free to correct me if my information is incorrect.


SwSetup Folder Contents:

Adobe = Adobe Acrobat Reader / Software NOT NEEDED
Audio = Sound / Driver NEEDED
Chipset = Motherboard Chipset / Driver NEEDED
ESUVT =
HPASL =
HPGame = HP Games / Software NOT NEEDED
hpImgEn h=
HPUpdate =
HSC =
Inetsec = Norton Internet Security / Software NOT NEEDED
LSHSI = LightScribe / Driver NEEDED if your drive supports it
Misc2 =
MISC5 =
MMFlash = 5 in 1 Memory Card Reader /Driver NEEDED
Modem = Dial-up Modem / Driver NEEDED
MSCUVT =
MSWorks = Microsoft Works / Software NOT NEEDED
MVEDV = Muvee ver ver6 / Software NOT NEEDED
Off12 = Microsoft Office Trial / Software NOT NEEDED
QLB = Quick Launch Buttons /Driver NEEDED
QPW = QuickPlay / Software NEEDED
RealRhap = Rhapsody / Software NOT NEEDED
RoxioCB9 = Roxio Creator Basic ver9 / Software NOT NEEDED
sp34642 =
SUNJAVA = Sun Java Script / Software NEEDED
support =
sw_ver =
Touchpad = TouchPad / Driver NEEDED
TVTnr = TV Tuner / Driver NEEDED if you have the TV Tuner Option
UG0042 =
Video = Video / Driver NEEDED
WCAM1 = Web Cam / Driver NEEDED if you have a built in webcam
WHNS =
WLAN = Wireless Lan / Driver NEEDED
WLASST = HP Wireless Assitant NOT NEEDED
swsetup = Setup Text File NOT NEEDED

 

thats an excellent question. i ran into some confusion myself when i did a clean install of vista following the guide. it could use a list like you've compiled of the folders. TVTnr is for the optional tv tuner. MMFlash is for the memory card reader. Two things you should consider: Drivers/software on HP's website may be newer than the one in your SWsetup folder. you can finder newer video drivers at http://www.tweakforce.com/

also if you just start the setup file for the driver/software then clicking cancel instead of next to continue the installation you can see what it is.

 

I was going to start a list like this, but when they have updates, the folders change. Also, I haven't had the same free time to devote to it, as I'm now using my laptop and not playing with it anymore. Anyway, you can get very good clues to what everything is by looking in the .CVA files in each folder. They are text files, so you can view them in notepad.

 

Thanks for the quick replies, I have edited the List, I'll edit as I find out what each item actually is.

I'm still in the play mode since I've only had this laptop for a week, Plus I'm retired from the military and have alot of time on my hands at the moment.

 

Thanks for putting this together! Will be useful once I reimage once I get the laptop .

Also, are there any 'critical' ones that need to be installed absolutely before anything else?! Or can we go in any random manner?!

 

hey can someone tell me what MSCUVT is for in the HP's sw_setup folder..?? in the above u have not mentioned whether or not a person would requier it after a clean install...!! can anyone explain?

 

Here's my list of the software:

Adobe
Acrobat reader 8.0
AdbeRdr80_en_us.exe

Audio
Sound drivers
setup.exe

Chipset
Intel chipset device software
setup.exe

ESUVT
Essential System Updates for MS Vista
disk1\setup.exe

Fingerprint_Demo
Fingerprint reader flash demo. This is just a Flash demo, not the fingerprint reader software
fingerprint.bat

HPASL
???
HP Active support library
collection of tools to help troubleshoot and maintain the computer
Installed a few services, doesn't make icons in start or on desktop
sp34642.exe

HPGame
HP Games
iasetup.exe, wwsetup.exe

hpImgEnh
HP Image enhancement
A batch file that just removes icons from the desktop
imgenh.bat, imgenh2.bat

HPUpdate
HP Update software. Check HP to see if you have the most up to date
drivers and HP software
setup.exe

HSC
HP Help and Support setup
hphasx86.exe

Inetsec
Norton Internet security
us\symsetup.exe

LSHSI
???
Something to do with LightScribe. Could be a driver, or just some promo material
setup.bat

Misc2
Ricoh flash media controller driver (SD Card slot reader)
setup.exe

Misc5
Fingerprint Sensor "minimum install"
ATMinInst32.exe

MMFlash
Adobe Flash player
setup.exe

Modem
modem driver
setup.exe

MSCUVT
Critical Updates for Vista
MSCU for vista
setup.exe

MSWorks
Microsoft works
us\setup.exe

MVEDV
muvee autoproducer 6
makes videos and slideshows
setup.exe

Network
Realtek network card driver
setup.exe

Off12
MS office trial
setup.bat

QLB
HP quick launch buttons
program the HP Quick Launch Buttons on the keyboard or use the default settings.
disk1\setup.exe

QPW
HP quickplay
setup.exe

RealRhap
realnetwork rhapsody
setup.exe

Robson
Intel(r) Diamond Lake NAND 'RHCI' Disk Cache Controller - 444E
Vista Intel Robson Technology Driver
setup.exe

RoxioCB9
Roxio Creator Basic 9
setup.exe

sp34642
HP active support library
setup.exe

SUNJAVA
Sun Java
setup.exe

support
???
tools\gnunicnv.exe

sw_ver
???

Touchpad
touchpad driver
setup.exe

TVTnr
TV tuner driver
PD300D DVD Encoder
dpinst_setup.exe

UG0056
HP user guides
setup.exe

VDFUpdate
Norton antivirus definitions update
setup.exe

Video
nVidia GeForce series video driver
setup.exe

VSAM
Verisoft Access Manager Finger Print Reader
setupiam.exe

WHNS
Wireless Home Network Setup
HPNetworkAssistant.exe

WLAN2
Intel PRO/Wireless drivers for the Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection and Adapters
DPInst32.exe / DPinst64.exe

WLASST
HP Wireless Assistant
disk1\setup.exe

 

The easiest why of clean install is to download the latest drivers from HP and set that aside on a disc and when you install Vista you can use these drivers, one by one. Vista recognizes new drivers automatically but just in case download the recent drivers from HP.

 

I agree... and plus, the hp site does an excellent job of marking what is "really needed" and what is not. Most of the stuff on their site is good, except for some of those hp help things... hp update, etc... That came on last night, and it crippled my computer... don't know how, but it did... bloat to the max.

 

Thanks for this. Gonna finally do the clean install after like a month of looking for vista. I finally got a hold off a Windows Anytime DVD off ebay. Had to pay $15 for it though since its unavailable here in Aust... worth it i guess.

I gotta add to the folder list: BTooth = Bluetooth drivers . Also i saw mine has WLAN and WLAN2 folders, not sure why theres 2 ill find out later

 

Quoting my self at post: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=175220

"ESU and MSCU are windows vista .msi patches in a exe package. HP install the packages but doesn't install the patches (msi) automatically , so you must go to the Program Files and under ESU and MSCU install them manually. Quite stupid from HP. Some msi will tell you they are not for your machine, you can ignore them.
You can copy the msi from Program files to another place to keep them for future use, and uninstall the ESU and MSCU, that takes quite a lot hard disk space (close to 100 mb). And install the msi from where you keep them one by one, just don't reboot the computer until you finish installing all ( ignore prompts to reboot now)"

Inside this exe are x86 and 64 bit msi patches.

 

Is it nesscessary to instal the ESU and MSCU folders? Doesnt Windows Update do those patches for you?

 

Quoting myself again:
"Uhmm, no exactly. Some of them you have to look for them at Microsoft site, because are related to specific problems, so you normally don't get them through Microsoft update.
Several are specific to laptops only, so there's little insterest for desktop users. That's why you don't get them throught windows update."

 

Nevermind i just checked my SW folder and neither ESU or MSCU were there

More folders to add on the list for DV2500:
WLAN = Broadcom 802.11 Network Adapter Driver (wireless lan)
WLAN2 = Intel PRO/Wireless drivers for the Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection and Adapters (wired lan)
SP35384 = Lightscribe Host program, enables lightscribe. (Its best if you download this from the actual lightscribe website as its the latest.)
MISC5 = For me this was the webcam drivers. Its best you replace this driver with Acer Crysal Eye drivers if you have a Chicony webcam

 

nevermind

 

did you already complete the clean install? If you can access the internet you should just get the drivers that are online. Thats the best thing to do IMO. Try not to get the drivers from the HP site as they tend to be a little older than the ones you would find in the Hardware manufacturer's website.

 

Thanks. Well, I went back and looked at my dvd backup of the SwSetup files again and the drivers that previously would not allow me to run the setup are working now. Maybe I needed an extra restart between one of the updates.

I haven't run into any more problems so far.

 

hi.. pls help me.. i have hp pavilion 6502au notebook.. my fingerprint reader is not working..i am not able to run mmflash.. is it connected to fingerprint reader..