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    Toshiba's softwares with Satellite model a100-0fh

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by .:Stan:., Jul 31, 2006.

  1. .:Stan:.

    .:Stan:. Notebook Guru

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    Wich softwares it's good to delete because at the startup I have 59-60 running processes. Can I re-install the windows with toshiba's cd without all their utillities?
     
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  2. JEAT

    JEAT Notebook Enthusiast

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    no.

    i have a retail version of XP Pro from school i use

    i just install the utilities i need after formatting

    theres part of my list

    the rest is crap
     

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  3. pbrane83

    pbrane83 Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    Jeat,

    I'm going to download XP Pro from my uni. Have you had any problems with your dvd rom since installing xp pro?

    William
     
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    JEAT Notebook Enthusiast

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    my DVD drive works normal i have no idea what DVD-ram is though

    never really looked into it, one thing i noticed is that the media key doesn't work when there is a DVD in the drive
     
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    Jeat is pretty spot on with his diagnosis. No you cannot install windows from their cd without all the utils. I went through and removed them one by one. Get rid of all the toshiba software except for the stuff Jeat listed. Still seems like a lot of start up processes. The beta version of windows defender has a software explorer tool which allows you to monitor all the progs that load at startup and disable them if need be. I also recommend getting a registry cleaning program to help with startup times.
     
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