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    I just bought Sony SR, what are some of the stuff I should do?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by firstwave, Oct 4, 2008.

  1. firstwave

    firstwave Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey everyone,

    I know Sony is notorious for installing massive amount of bloatware and stuff. I was wondering what I should do to improve efficiency and battery life.

    This is my first time owning a non Mac laptop and I was wondering what are some of the things I should do.

    Thanks
     
    firstwave, Oct 4, 2008
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Welcome to the world of Sony :)

    Well, I suppose you can do a clean instal if your happy with the procedure.

    Honestly:
    You need to know what you want to do.

    For example:
    On my SZ I get rid of all the trial and the Google stuff, then do a registry clean (CCleaner & Wisecleaner), however, the registry clean-up is not recommended if you don't know what your doing.

    Also: Have you made recovery discs?

    Now:
    If you could list your software and tell us (everybody here in the forum) what you want to do with your laptop, I bet it will be much easier to help you.
     
    DetlevCM, Oct 4, 2008
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  3. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    Follow the big Clean install on SR thread..
     
    sonoritygenius, Oct 4, 2008
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  4. firstwave

    firstwave Notebook Evangelist

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    With regards to the inaccurate battery life meter. Is it still an issue? Are there patches or workarounds I can do to solve this?
     
    firstwave, Oct 4, 2008
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