New Laptop

[Blairgowrie]

Hi Rog,

I just picked up an Acer 6920G laptop. Jabo has kindly helped me through some of the setup.

I think I have got everything squared away correctly and all the drivers updated etc. but could you take a quick peep at my dxdiag and confirm. Many thanks.

DxDiag.txt

[B16Enk]

Looks good Jim!

[Blairgowrie]

Thanks Rog.

[Blairgowrie]

Thought I would run disc cleanup and defrag. When I bring up disc cleanup, it shows some big files such as Hibernation File Cleaner (2.99gb), System error memory dump files (278MB).

Is it ok to include these files when I run disc cleanup?

[HH_RitterCuda]

if it is a new laptop google "decrapifire" it is a program that removes all the trailware that comes with a new laptop

Cuda

[JensenPark]

will it handle il2 though?

[Blairgowrie]

@ Cuda. Thank you sir. I will give that a try. Some of the bloatware won't unistall via Add or Remove Progs.

@ JP. It seems to run it ok JP. Has a 2nd class video card, a 9600GS. I have it running in excellent although it will play in perfect. Haven't tried a fraps in Black Death yet.

 

[Blairgowrie]

I have run decrapifier but it hasn't deleted anything I posted about earlier in this thread. The big files still sit in disc cleaner.

[B16Enk]

Hibernation file you will not be able to remove until you disable hibernation:

1. Right-click on the desktop and click "Properties"

2. Hit the "Screen Saver" tab

3. Then click the "Power" button under "Monitor Power"

4. Click the "Hibernation" tab, then uncheck the box next to "Enable Hibernation"

The system error memory dumps - delete these (curious as to why they are there though...)

[Blairgowrie]

Thanks Rog. I was able to find this on the Internet. I didn't realise it was Vista feature. Glad I asked before deleting it.

I think the reason the sytem error dumps are so large is because I bought the laptop on Clearance but with full warranty with a 30 day "no questions asked" store return policy. Apparently some other dude had bought this unit and returned it to the store after 14 days. I am beginning to think he may have returned it for a reason.

 

[B16Enk]

Well....

I would get XP on it if it were mine

[Blairgowrie]

I thought about doing that but I understand that invalidates the warranty. I am going back to the store tomorrow and will ask them about it.

 

[B16Enk]

Use Ghost or Snapshot (http://snapshot.de) to take an image of All Partitions.

Re image with XP, if you need to do a warranty call then repeat above of your XP, then restore the partitions backed up previously..

Of course if system is dead you won't have much joy doing that, but there are cheap adapters that will enable you to connect the drive to USB and put the old OS back..

Funny warranty that says you have to have the original OS though..

I sent an Asus EEEPC back for warranty repair, bought with Linux on and I installed XP.

They repaired it no quibble (actually came back with 2 SSD disks when it originally had one

[Blairgowrie]

If it had come with a downgrade option to XP I definitely would have taken it. Mind you, I am not having any substantial issues with Vista other than not being able to install Nero version 6 which is not compatible with Vista. Version 9 is about $100 Can and I can always use my XP desktop to burn discs.

I will ask them tomorrow about the warranty re Vista. I think it was Jabo who told me that when I suggested converting to XP. I think he also said some of the new stuff in that version of computer would not work with XP. But then I could be wrong about who said it. My memory sometimes plays tricks on me those days.

Not sure I am crazy about using Ghost or Snapshot to take an image. I made a couple of recovery DVD discs when I took possession of this computer. Wouldn't they do the same thing?

   

[Jabo]

I will ask them tomorrow about the warranty re Vista. I think it was Jabo who told me that when I suggested converting to XP. I think he also said some of the new stuff in that version of computer would not work with XP. But then I could be wrong about who said it. My memory sometimes plays tricks on me those days.

Nothing wrong with your memory Jim, it was me. I also pointed out that when in the past we had taken machines which were pre-loaded with Vista, and tried to re-build them as XP machines, we had big problems getting drivers for the internal components (this was a particular problem with laptops, but also to a lesser extent with desktops too)

Not sure I am crazy about using Ghost or Snapshot to take an image. I made a couple of recovery DVD discs when I took possession of this computer. Wouldn't they do the same thing?

Yes and no