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Own a M1330? This is a MUST!

post #1 of 11
6/1/08 at 2:00pm
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My 1330 is my second XPS after owning the Origional 9100XPS tank.

I have the fully built M1330 with the best factory options Dell offers. Running Windows Home Premium.

I was very pleased with my PC however, I didn't like all these extra features taking up room. (Media Center, Back-up HD, ect)

So, after a little thought, I did a complete format of my HD. I removed all the other Partitions and only loaded the OS.

After doing the updates, re-installing my McAfee Suite, Office 2007 and the other basics; This computer is NIGHT and DAY compared to what it was.
It was never a slouch by any means but I can't even explain how much better it runs now.

For anyone that doesn't need the silly stuff. I HIGHLY suggest you take the time to clean sweep your HD and reinstall from scratch.
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post #2 of 11
6/1/08 at 4:35pm
if you get rid of mcaffee itll be super nova compared to black hole
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post #3 of 11
6/1/08 at 8:44pm
Um... This should be the standard practice for EVERYONE with ANY new computer, not just M1330's. Who knows what the manufacturers load on there? You ALWAYS want to start with a completely clean slate.

For the most part, Dell makes it extremely easy to do this, because you can simply punch in your service tag ID # on their Web site and get a complete list of the latest versions of every driver you need. But BEWARE! I just wiped my new M1530 and installed XP Pro, only to discover that many of the drivers offered on Dell's web site are Vista-specific (because Dell doesn't offer the M1530 with XP). It took a little while longer to dig around on the web site and find appropriate XP-compatible drivers for all of the hardware, but now it's up and running fine.
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post #4 of 11
6/2/08 at 11:12am
Dont you kind of wish you had the option of buying a pc with a clean drive? For those of us who feel comfortable about installing an O.S. and not wanting all the extras that are installed. Even if they have to temp load an o.s. to make sure the system runs before shipping it. Then clean the drive before it's boxed. It's okay for the novice.
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post #5 of 11
6/2/08 at 3:49pm
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Originally Posted by adiemuss View Post
Dont you kind of wish you had the option of buying a pc with a clean drive? For those of us who feel comfortable about installing an O.S. and not wanting all the extras that are installed. Even if they have to temp load an o.s. to make sure the system runs before shipping it. Then clean the drive before it's boxed. It's okay for the novice.
Call me crazy but what's the difference between a clean drive or a drive with an existing OS on it?



If you are installing an OS you know how to delete the existing partitions when given the option...
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post #6 of 11
6/2/08 at 4:06pm
he means it should ship from DELL with ONLY an operating system on it, nothing else. None of the crapware like "AOL FREE TRIAL" crap and stuff like that. It would be nice to have that option, although its become normal practice for me to reformat the second that new computer is on my door step anyway.
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post #7 of 11
6/3/08 at 12:40am
This is why I personally stick to Latitude. Well, for clean OS and docking capability. My D820 had Quickset and Power DVD on it when I received it.
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post #8 of 11
6/3/08 at 9:52am
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Originally Posted by adiemuss View Post
Dont you kind of wish you had the option of buying a pc with a clean drive? For those of us who feel comfortable about installing an O.S. and not wanting all the extras that are installed. Even if they have to temp load an o.s. to make sure the system runs before shipping it. Then clean the drive before it's boxed. It's okay for the novice.
Boutique desktop PC makers like Falcon Northwest, Alienware, and even the Dell XPS desktop lines all do this... they install just the basic OS, patches, and drivers (and even give you a copy of the drivers they used in a folder on your desktop.

But even in that case, I would still go and re-install my own OS. Call me crazy, but a big part of the "fun" for me when getting / building a new PC is to see how fast it tears through a Windows XP installation.
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post #9 of 11
6/4/08 at 12:01pm
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Originally Posted by jayno20 View Post
he means it should ship from DELL with ONLY an operating system on it, nothing else. None of the crapware like "AOL FREE TRIAL" crap and stuff like that. It would be nice to have that option, although its become normal practice for me to reformat the second that new computer is on my door step anyway.
No I'm pretty sure he meant an empty drive because he mentions "For those of us who feel comfortable about installing an O.S."

Maybe he doesn't know how to delete existing partitions or something? I'm not for an option that will increase the cost of a computer. Dell has to install the OS to do QA testing. If they then have to nuke it I can see them charging us more for it. I'll just do the keystrokes myself.
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post #10 of 11
6/4/08 at 2:59pm
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Originally Posted by Jeff Flowerday View Post
I'm not for an option that will increase the cost of a computer. Dell has to install the OS to do QA testing. If they then have to nuke it I can see them charging us more for it. I'll just do the keystrokes myself.
I gotta agree with you here.

On top of that, the cost of a computer is actually partially subsidized by all of the AOL / Norton / adware garbage pre-loaded on computers. If it's a choice between saving $50 versus not-reformatting, I'll take the $50 any day.
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post #11 of 11
7/7/08 at 5:23am
i always reinstall a machine when i get it.
same with my 1330. loaded Ultimate on it myself.
most of the dell crap is a hog on resources (DLA etc)
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