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    Clean install vs. Manual Config.

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by illini07, Aug 10, 2006.

  1. illini07

    illini07 Notebook Geek

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    I got my SZ280 today, pre-loaded with XP Pro and all of the typical Sony bloatware. My question is this - should I go through what apparently is a terrible ordeal of doing a clean install of XP Pro, or should I just manually delete the bloatware and clean out the registry?

    Thanks
     
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  2. funster

    funster Newbie

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    if it was me, i'd spend the extra time to do a clean install... saves you on guesswork and potential troubleshooting

    if it causes any problem after the fresh install, you can just call the manufacturer/microsoft and scream their ear out
     
    funster, Aug 10, 2006
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    M1CH43L Notebook Geek

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    I actually did a manual config, and suprisingly, it's way fast! I did msconfig edits, defragging, and of course uninstalling. But now I defrag my entire HD in under 5 minutes, and it's pretty dang fast. Best of all, I didn't screw up Media Direct.
     
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    chochocho Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Michael, can you tell me which of the msconfigs you edited?
     
    chochocho, Aug 10, 2006
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    archie88 Notebook Consultant

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    NuntiusLuminis Notebook Evangelist

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    What I did was uninstall obviously bloated junk, like AOL, that spyware thing, and the antivirus thing. There's Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, a trial of MS Office... a bunch of stuff.

    What you do is uninstall by Add/Remove Programs, go delete the directory in Program Files, do whole system searches using the search tool, and clean your registry with RegScrubXP afterwards (link in the optimizing guide).

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    ChoChoCho, disable everything EXCEPT:

    NvCpL
    Apoint
    igfxtray
    hkcmd
    igfxpers
    ZCfgSvc
    ifrmewrk
    EOUwiz
    SPMgr
    ISBMgr
    ImScInst
    TINTSETP x2
    IMJPMIG
    IMEKRMIG
     
    NuntiusLuminis, Aug 10, 2006
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