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Hello,


My sister has a laptop. It is a Toshiba Satellite U400. Now it has Windows Vista HP installed. It is bought since last year and even if its new, I feel that the laptop is really slow. I mean it takes 1 Min and 34 Seconds just on the welcome screen. and I feel that its really hard to navigate on explorer because its a bit slow on opening explorer and some programs. The OS is Pre-installed and includes many programs that I myself consider those program useless. Now since Im already using Windows 7 for almost 8 months since it is released. I suggested my sister to upgrade her laptop by me. Im not used to formatting pre-installed laptops especially it includes some of Toshiba's program and utilities.


Toshiba Satellite U400
Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.4 Ghz
Windows Vista HP 32-bit
3 GB RAM
Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Family w/ 1GB RAM
300 GB HDD
64-bit Capable


Now I also want to make the new OS 64-bit so it will be faster but Im not too sure if 3 GB is enough for the OS. Also if ever I upgraded or format the laptop, The Recovery files that Toshiba created will be useless right? because The HDD has 2 partitions and one partition has all the Recovery files. So is it safe to format the Recovery Drive so it can be used for data files?


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QUOTE (Proton @ May 14 2010, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello,


My sister has a laptop. It is a Toshiba Satellite U400. Now it has Windows Vista HP installed. It is bought since last year and even if its new, I feel that the laptop is really slow. I mean it takes 1 Min and 34 Seconds just on the welcome screen. and I feel that its really hard to navigate on explorer because its a bit slow on opening explorer and some programs. The OS is Pre-installed and includes many programs that I myself consider those program useless. Now since Im already using Windows 7 for almost 8 months since it is released. I suggested my sister to upgrade her laptop by me. Im not used to formatting pre-installed laptops especially it includes some of Toshiba's program and utilities.


Toshiba Satellite U400
Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo P8600 @ 2.4 Ghz
Windows Vista HP 32-bit
3 GB RAM
Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Family w/ 1GB RAM
300 GB HDD
64-bit Capable


Now I also want to make the new OS 64-bit so it will be faster but Im not too sure if 3 GB is enough for the OS. Also if ever I upgraded or format the laptop, The Recovery files that Toshiba created will be useless right? because The HDD has 2 partitions and one partition has all the Recovery files. So is it safe to format the Recovery Drive so it can be used for data files?


If anything is needed please ask (I think this is enough lol)


As long as you backup the data you can always do a custom install even over top of a 32bit OS. (I believe you have to boot from the CD to do that)

Yes it is safe do reformat your recovery drive, you should be able to use the recovery drive for storage, without reformatting though. Files (though not everything ) would be moved to Windows.old on the c drive and you can just copy those where you want them. I would still suggest copying it all to a second physical drive.
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Ok. Can you please answer some questions about this?

Can the laptop run 64-bit Smoothly?

Which is better, Upgrading or Reformatting and installing 7?

If I fresh install windows 7, should I still install some drivers for the laptop (Touchpad drivers, speaker drivers)?

Is it ok to not install Toshiba components like Toshiba Tempro and such?

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64 bit should run fine.

Windows includes basic drivers sou you will need drivers.

You don't have to reinstall the toshiba software. I don't have any dell software on my xps, or hp software on my hp mini
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For the drivers, I should be able to know what the laptop needs right? like it will notify me if some drivers are missing?


In the picture below, IT is the laptop Im talking about. You see that white buttons above the keyboard, aligned with the speakers and below the screen? I think its called function keys (touch buttons) Now will it still work even if without the toshiba components?





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QUOTE (Proton @ May 15 2010, 07:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
2 last questions biggrin.gif


For the drivers, I should be able to know what the laptop needs right? like it will notify me if some drivers are missing?


In the picture below, IT is the laptop Im talking about. You see that white buttons above the keyboard, aligned with the speakers and below the screen? I think its called function keys (touch buttons) Now will it still work even if without the toshiba components?





Thank you very much for answering...smile.gif


they might, if they don't then you would need the toshiba software for them, I know my laptops function keys work w/o any drivers. Though they are not touch.
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OK Thanks for your help!


please don't close this yet until I say so. happy.gif

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