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    win7 clean install: system update first or windows update?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rogerspass, Apr 15, 2011.

  1. rogerspass

    rogerspass Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. All, I'm just wondering if you do a windows 7 clean install. Should you do Lenovo system update first or windows update first? Thanks.
     
    rogerspass, Apr 15, 2011
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  2. MidnightSun

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    Generally, I would say System Update. You want to get the basic drivers in place first, before Windows Update finds some generic drivers to install instead of the Lenovo Thinkpad model-specific drivers that are downloaded through TVSU.
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 15, 2011
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  3. LoneWolf15

    LoneWolf15 The Chairman

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    I'd probably install SP1 right after Windows 7, before System Update. Then I'd do Windows Update last of all.
     
    LoneWolf15, Apr 15, 2011
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