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    Reverting back from minimal install?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mintys1, Feb 28, 2012.

  1. mintys1

    mintys1 Notebook Guru

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    As title suggests, I want to know if I do a minimal install without all the bloat ware can I in the future revert back to the full install if I want to?
    What are the program's left out on a minimal install?...I know I want to keep my photoshop stuff etc...
    Thx minty.
     
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    Bobmitch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes...as long as you are using recovery disks or partition. You get three options when running HP recovery manager...Microsoft recovery...which will have NO drivers, minimal HP recovery...which gives you Win 7 and HP drivers...and Full recovery...to the condition of the machine as you had when you received it. Make sure to create your recovery discs before doing anything....good insurance!

    Same options with the recovery discs as well...

    Before doing this...make sure to backup your swsetup directory and if you have the 3D Envy...make sure to back up your Program Files (X86)\TriDef directory. Only full recovery will give you those back
     
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    Ok for now I have done a complete recovery from partition....I have backed up swsetup to my back up drive,so that when I get my ssd and clean install I will have my drivers. My question is how will I go about installing each driver from this drive? As most I cannot tell what they do?
    Sorry if this is a silly question...
    Thx minty
     
    mintys1, Feb 29, 2012
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    Bobmitch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Each folder will contain each driver. You are going to want:

    Intel Chipset drivers
    Intel Management Engine
    Intel Rapid Storage Technology
    Intel WiFi drivers
    Intel Wireless Display
    AMD Switchable Grapics Drivers (HP build also contains Intel graphics)
    Beats Audio Drivers (IDT)
    USB 3.0 drivers
    Gigabit LAN drivers
    Bluetooth Drivers
    Touchpad Drivers
    HP Mobile Data Protection Sensor

    That will pretty much sum up the hardware installs. Each folder should have a readme file that will tell you what you need. You also have a driver page for your particular model, where the most up to date drivers should be...just in case. I even recommend that you install the drivers in the order I gave you...this way the OS works properly.

    The HP software I would install...

    HP Support Assistant
    HP Software Framework (contains Coolsense)
    HP On Screen Display Utility
    UEFI

    That should cover that, unless you like the HP connection manager...then add that in, too. I find it very useless, since Intel connection manager or even Windows does a better job
     
    Bobmitch, Feb 29, 2012
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