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    New T400: some questions

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by JoshTrain, May 31, 2009.

  1. JoshTrain

    JoshTrain Notebook Enthusiast

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    My new T400 arrived earlier in the week and I have been debating over some OS and software issues.

    My T400 came with Vista Basic 32 SP1 and the standard Lenovo software installed. I have access to both Vista Ultimate 32 and Vista Ultimate 64 through school. I have a couple questions to ask:

    1.) From your experience, would you recommend Vista Ultimate?

    2.) Anyone have any advice on a vista upgrade versus a clean install?
    *note: I have to uninstall SP1 to upgrade to ultimate (w/o sp1)

    3.) Is it worth reinstalling the Lenovo software?

    Thanks for the advice

    Josh
     
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  2. MidnightSun

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    1.- It's good, but not worth the price. If you have access to it for cheap through your university, it is better than Vista Home Basic. I would go for the 64-bit version.

    2.- Upgrade install tends to mess things up. I would go for a clean install, despite the hassle of installing drivers and such.

    3.- I would recommend reinstalling some of it, most notably Power Manager and the hard drive Active Protection. The other stuff, depending on your needs, may or may not be necessary.
     
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