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| | Found this walkthrough which seems really thorough and well-written. It shows you how to do a clean install on a computer that had Vista factory-installed. The method shows you how to make a backup of the factory activation key that is used to do many computers at the same time at the factory, and is stored on your computer. You get a clean install without the bloatware, plus you don't have to call to activate. Haven't tried it yet, but as soon as I have time in my way-too-busy schedule, I can't wait to give it a try. Here is the link if anyone wants to read it over... http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=120228
HP Pavillion dv9500 Notebook
AMD Turion64 X2 Mobile TL-60 2.0GHz 2Gb RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
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| Let me know if this works. If it does, I'll "pin" it so all will see it.
Thanks.
ASUS A832nSLI-Deluxe, AMD 64X2 4400 OC 2.4GHz, 3GB OCZ,
Running: XP Pro, Vista Ultimate 32-bit, Vista Business, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
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| Sorry it took so long, I ordered an anytime upgrade disc using the link on the clean install site, and the first shipment got lost. They sent another without hesitation, which I received. I used all the procedures to back up my activation and clean install, and it worked beautifully. The only part one might have a problem with is figuring out which programs to run in the SWSetup backup to get back only the drivers you really need. I may have reinstalled some things I really didn't need, but it went so well, I might even do it a few times to try fine tuning the install. I also did a little research and got the suggestion to use device manager to find drivers for each item, which I may try next time. I can now reinstall as often as I like, no calls to activate...very cool, and I give this walkthrough an A++.
HP Pavillion dv9500 Notebook
AMD Turion64 X2 Mobile TL-60 2.0GHz 2Gb RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
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| Thanks for getting back. You'll see that I've already added that as a "pinned" post in this Forum.
ASUS A832nSLI-Deluxe, AMD 64X2 4400 OC 2.4GHz, 3GB OCZ,
Running: XP Pro, Vista Ultimate 32-bit, Vista Business, Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
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