New laptop, no idea what to do with it...

My parents just ordered me a new laptop. I don't know what model it is, but I think it is a Dv6000t. Here are the specs: Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo T5300, 2GB RAM, 160GB, DVD RW Dl. I've been looking around and it seem that the laptop would have a lot of "bloatware". I don't know what to do? Do a "clean install" (no idea what this is) or manually remove the programs. I'm not really tech savvy, the whole thing seem too complicate for my adolescence mind. What should I do?

 

Its not a big problem but, don't go uninstalling stuff you don't know about, have a local friend who knows about pcs help ya out

 

in reality is really simple, but its really complicated to explain without a visual aid. basically its reinstalling vista without all the "extra" software trials and other apps you dont need, making your notebook boot quicker and programs load faster, and giving you more hard drive space.

 

There is lots of great info on how to do a clean install on this board. just do a search and you will be alright

 

I recently purchased a dv6000z (same laptop just with an AMD processor instead of an Intel one) Fine machine. It did have some extra bloatware although nothing too annoying. (Relative I guess, I've seen machines with a ton of the crap that bogged down startup)

A clean install is one method of getting rid of the stuff though this would require you to have a backup of the OS which is an annoyance when buying an HP notebook (They don't care for giving you a Vista disc unless you pay extra). You can also just manually delete the stuff. It is not overly difficult as mtor said...though if you are hesitant about breaking something then you might want to ask a tech-savvy friend for help.

 

There aren't too many bloatwares. Use it for awhile and when you're comfortable using it, then you can take it one at time to delete unnecessary programs. If your Desktop icons are cluttered, you can just delete the ones you don't want

 

there is also a bloatware guide on this forum

 

I say use that adolescent mind and learn something new You probably have plenty of time to mess with it, and as long as you burn the recovery discs and have backups of your data, it will be a good learning experience. When you are done, you will understand a lot more about how it works. There's little you can do to physically break the machine, and software stuff can always be fixed (even if it's a reinstall).

Make the investment in time and effort now, and it will pay back to you in the long run.

 

I just got my laptop today, and immediately I notice the constant whine of the CPU. I tried the USB Hub, and that didn't work. RMClock did the trick, but I'm wary of running it at 100% the whole time. I was wondering if there is another solution for this?

 

Not really. It's a "feature" of all Intel's Core2Duo laptops. Learn to block it out...!

 

Be VERY CAREFUL about having "friends" tinker with your new laptop -- and make SURE you make your System Restore Disks before you do ANYTHING... My experience is that quite often folks THINK they know way more about things like cars and computers than they REALLY DO (this may be even MORE TRUE of some ****y teenager)...

And as your system is AUTOMATICALLY under a 1-year warranty even if nobody purchased an extended warranty, if someone does the WRONG thing to it, that could VOID the warranty and you might be stuck with one big paperweight.

Rather, I concur with Orev that especially since there's still some time left before school starts back, you read some of the lengthy tutorials on this forum (I think Orev actually authored one or two of them), learn all you can, and do what you think you want or need to do YOURSELF, but ONLY after you BURN THAT/THOSE Sytem Restore Disk(s) so if worse comes to worst you CAN always just pop the disk(s) back in the DVD drive and AT LEAST restore the system to how it was when it arrived.

And don't let ANYONE start taking your computer apart to, say, add a hard drive or memory or something unless you're SURE they know what they're doing (which means they either do it for a living, or you've SEEN THEM do it with THEIR computer and be successful)! One of my many mottos has always been "better safe than sorry."

Good luck!
Jeff

 

but what whine are you talking about? the fan?

 

See this thread

 

Is it alright for the computer to be at 100% the whole time? I heard the battery would be less, but I plug it in most of the time. I was wondering if it would affect the lifespan of the laptop or cause a problem in the future.

 

It is Ok and not ok at the same time. With rmclock you have the options to set a power scheme to power on demand, that will set your processor to run at half speed and it will increase when needed.

 

thank you for reffering us to rmclock!