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    Keep or Clean install?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by jooooeee, Feb 22, 2008.

  1. jooooeee

    jooooeee Stealth in disguise

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    I am looking at buying a Lenovo Thinkpad T61p is their any software that comes per installed that I should keep or should I just go ahead and do a clean install of Vista?
     
    jooooeee, Feb 22, 2008
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  2. TheCynical1

    TheCynical1 Notebook Consultant

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    My advice is: try it out for a bit first, then decide. ThinkPads do come with a bit of installed software, I went for a Windows XP installation and they included Norton Internet Security, a 60-day trial of Microsoft Office 2007, their usual ThinkVantage suite, and a couple other odds and ends. So far, I've just used it as is, but I've been considering going for a clean install.
     
    TheCynical1, Feb 22, 2008
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  3. diggy

    diggy Notebook Deity

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    Dump the ThinkVantage and if it comes with it dump the Norton software, or do a clean install. Your machine will thank you later.
     
    diggy, Feb 22, 2008
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  4. ScifiMike12

    ScifiMike12 Drinking the good stuff

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    Clean install is always best.

    1. Get rid of all the crap that you don't want (without having to uninstall and cleanup registry entries).
    2. Sometimes there's spyware/adware.
    3. You'll have the most up-to-date drivers after a good ol' reformat. ;)
     
    ScifiMike12, Feb 22, 2008
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  5. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Rescue and recovery allows you to put Windows on your machine with only the programs you want.
     
    ZaZ, Feb 22, 2008
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