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766050 2009-04-20 12:26:00 Format. The best tool for new PCs. :D

Only if you have an install disc that doesn't have all the bundled crap in it, you are 100 percent confident your OEM key will work with it, and have all the required drivers ready to rock n Roll.
Metla (12)
766051 2009-04-20 21:17:00 1. I have a retail copy of Windows Vista (Home Premium), which I have used to install Windows Vista Business, a trial of Home Basic and a trial of Starter.
2. Meh, drivers. Easily downloadable.
pcuser42 (130)
766052 2009-04-21 02:11:00 blah blah blah..takes more than a minute to load, ...
Any suggestion to speed it up please?

Holy cow , a whole minute. :banana:banana:banana

Turn it on, be patient,
Allow up to 3 minutes for Vista to load & the AV to do a startup scan.
Some (new) Laptops ARE slow anyway.

If you cant wait the one minute, you will need to install some flux capacitors, replacing your low ESR caps.
Perhaps upgrade from vista to Win95 or Dos. Dos loads pretty quick.
sroby (11519)
766053 2009-04-21 02:20:00 2. Meh, drivers. Easily downloadable.

Some manufacturers driver sites give a choice of 3-4 different drivers for
each 'hardware device' for that model PC/laptop. Can be a frustrating process downloading 4 different drivers for each device & using the old trial & error process to find which is the correct driver for that device.

Occasionly the correct driver is not listed, not often but does happen.:annoyed:
sroby (11519)
766054 2009-04-21 02:32:00 That's why I get the drivers from the manufacturer of the device, rather than the computer. ;) pcuser42 (130)
766055 2009-04-21 02:35:00 If you cant wait the one minute, you will need to install some flux capacitors, replacing your low ESR caps.

x2 for the Flux capacitors. This will allow your laptop to travel forward in time to after it has booted, making the boot seem instantaneous. Rubycon are the best.
Agent_24 (57)
766056 2009-04-21 02:57:00 That's why I get the drivers from the manufacturer of the device, rather than the computer. ;)

True, quite difficult on laptop thou ... "unkown device"
Even a google of the device instance ID/hardware ID number can be a wild goose chase.
If its going I take a note of the hardware types 1st, often if Im lucky there
is a driver dir on the C: :thumbs::thumbs:

Dont you just love it when the restore CD doesnt install any drivers, they all
have to be setup manually. Some Major PC/lappy manufacturers obviously havnt heard of HD imaging software.
sroby (11519)
766057 2009-04-21 10:21:00 That's why I get the drivers from the manufacturer of the device, rather than the computer. ;)

Simplest method is save all non-PnP drivers to flash drive using Driver Magician lite or Drivermax then restoring them on the reinstalled OS

:)

Blam
Blam (54)
766058 2009-04-21 10:39:00 True, quite difficult on laptop thou ... "unkown device"
Even a google of the device instance ID/hardware ID number can be a wild goose chase.
If its going I take a note of the hardware types 1st, often if Im lucky there
is a driver dir on the C: :thumbs::thumbs:

I have a copy of Unknown Devices (software) on hand, just in case. It gives the exact model number of any device it finds without drivers. :thumbs:
pcuser42 (130)
766059 2009-04-21 11:06:00 I have a copy of Unknown Devices (software) on hand, just in case. It gives the exact model number of any device it finds without drivers. :thumbs:

Driver magician does that as well, really useful tool, look into it some time.

Does backups, restores, updates etc

Also has an option to create a driver installation package without needed driver magician which is quite useful.

Standalone exe:)

Blam
Blam (54)
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