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    Remove ThinkVantage software?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by juliusb, Jun 30, 2007.

  1. juliusb

    juliusb Notebook Guru

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    My T61 is slow as molasses (Vista, 2GB, 5400rpm, T7300, integrated, no Robson) compared to my old cheapo laptop, would uninstalling ThinkVantage help much? How would I then control the wireless, bluetooth etc? I also have this diskeeper program on there, is it worth it or does it slow me down more than it helps? Should I wait until they update them and they work well? Thanks.
     
    juliusb, Jun 30, 2007
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  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    disk keeper might be running constantly, which slows down your computer. you should set it to not automatically run whenever your hdd needs to be defragged.
     
    Harper2.0, Jun 30, 2007
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  3. furrycute

    furrycute Notebook Evangelist

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    Removing the Client Security seems to help quite a bit.
     
    furrycute, Jun 30, 2007
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  4. jeremy3721

    jeremy3721 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what the heck does the Client Security do?
     
    jeremy3721, Jun 30, 2007
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  5. furrycute

    furrycute Notebook Evangelist

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    I think it does some kind of security stuff, not 100% sure.
     
    furrycute, Jun 30, 2007
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  6. jeremy3721

    jeremy3721 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for clearing that up :)

    I am preparing myself for totally screwing up my system and starting over.
     
    jeremy3721, Jun 30, 2007
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  7. furrycute

    furrycute Notebook Evangelist

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    Just make sure you burn those recovery discs, and leave that hard disk recovery partition alone.
     
    furrycute, Jun 30, 2007
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  8. Playmaker

    Playmaker Notebook Deity

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    Seriously, ThinkVantage is a whore. It creates so many processes and services and takes up a huge load of memory.
     
    Playmaker, Jun 30, 2007
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    vi3tscorpian Notebook Evangelist

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    the diskeeper program is awesome tool but you have to go to administrative tool/services and set it to "manual" instead of automatic. in short, (almost) any process can be customized to your needs. the best way is to get to know your system better.
     
    vi3tscorpian, Nov 6, 2007
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