Bottom-line . . . look at the poll results above . . . Orev's instructions have worked for the overwhelming majority! It obviously did not work for everyone; at least, it did not work for on the first try. Perhaps, for some, it worked the second time--seems like there are alot of references to that possibility on this thread.
No one is required to do a clean install. Each to her/his own.
But me? Out of the box and after recovery discs were made, the dv9500t was sluggish on startup while using it--even after updating all drivers. I put my own must-have productivity software on, and other stuff like iTunes . . . some of it would not even load (like Office XP). iTunes continually crashed . . . and I saw no reason to simply lose 10GB+ to a partition with the HP recovery stuff that I could never burn a second time again.
Orev's post was simple and worked step-by-step. Since the clean install, for over a week now, I am loaded up, all software is working without a single crash, and the machine is fast--definitely faster than out of the box--and I have more usable hard drive. The proof for me is sitting on my desktop every time I use the new lappy.
Maybe a new poll? Show of hands? Who did the clean install, maybe even twice, and is thrilled with it? My hand is up!
Thank you, Orev, for some incredible help, and for the step-by-step instructions that moved me, certainly no expert--easily and quickly through the clean install process, especially after the first two days out of the box of fighting and tweaking my new machine and trying to load and run my productivity software.
Like I said . . . no one is required to do a clean install . . . but it is a great option, especially for anyone software and conflict trouble and speed issues in start up, like I was.
If I was hesitant at all, I would not do a clean install. But knowing from doing it, with a user-friendly map, I wouldn't hestitate again, especially after wasting two trying to tweak it out of the box with the HP configuration and bloatware.
Kudos and many more kudos to Orev and all those who have contributed to his tweaking the process outlined at the beginning of this thread!
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