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    Quick Reformatting Question

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Hackez, Aug 5, 2007.

  1. Hackez

    Hackez Notebook Evangelist

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    Well recently I reformatted my dv9500t to remove all the bloatware HP put on it.

    I did backup the Swsetup folder before reformatting.

    My question is this:

    Upon reformatting most of the hardware is recognized immediately without having to install anything.

    My question is should I go ahead and install all the drivers anyway? Or am I alright just installing the drivers for the unrecognized hardware.

    I'm just curious if there will be any performance gain and/or advantages if I go ahead and install all the drivers regardless if the hardware is already recognized or not.

    I also noticed that ESU & MSCU for Windows Vista came installed on the Laptop by default and are also located in the Swsetup folder. I'm assuming these are important updates that I should make sure to install, my question is can I get them off of Windows Vista's Updater? Or are these hotfix's meant for this specific Laptop and not located on the update site.

    Thanks
     
    Hackez, Aug 5, 2007
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  2. Matt

    Matt Notebook Deity

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    It depends. In some cases, the HP drivers work better than the ones provided by Vista. Generally, I would download the latest ones off of HP website to be safe, but if both work, you should be fine.

    Also, if you get any BSODs, install HP's drivers. ;)

    Matt
     
    Matt, Aug 5, 2007
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