is it ok to fomat new compaq turion laptop?

I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating system
on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

thanks,

alex

~1Alex~ wrote:
I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating system
on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

thanks,

alex



The restore disks may have certain proprietary drivers from Compaq. Why
not just uninstall the programs you don't want? I do understand about
your desire to start with a 'clean slate' though.

Ari

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"spodosaurus" wrote in message
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~1Alex~ wrote:
I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating
system on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

thanks,

alex

The restore disks may have certain proprietary drivers from Compaq. Why
not just uninstall the programs you don't want? I do understand about your
desire to start with a 'clean slate' though.

Although, s/he may want to put 64bit windows on it.

MC

ModeratelyConfused wrote:
"spodosaurus" wrote in message
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~1Alex~ wrote:

I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating
system on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

thanks,

alex

The restore disks may have certain proprietary drivers from Compaq. Why
not just uninstall the programs you don't want? I do understand about your
desire to start with a 'clean slate' though.


Although, s/he may want to put 64bit windows on it.

MC



If there's proprietary Compaq hardware in that laptop, they may not have
released drivers for it for download at all, much less for the 64 bit
windows (will new drivers be needed or will there be a driver
'compatibility mode' sort of deal?)

--
spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

spodosaurus wrote:

....
If there's proprietary Compaq hardware in that laptop, they may
not have released drivers for it for download at all,

Really? Not on a driver/restore/recovery disk either?






much less for the 64 bit
windows (will new drivers be needed or will there be a driver
'compatibility mode' sort of deal?)

if you wanted to change a laptops OS you should have bought an IBM or Dell
"~1Alex~" wrote in message
...
I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating
system on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

thanks,

alex

John Doe wrote:
spodosaurus wrote:

...

If there's proprietary Compaq hardware in that laptop, they may
not have released drivers for it for download at all,


Really? Not on a driver/restore/recovery disk either?

Assuming the OP is able to dig them off the disk images on the recovery
disk. Are you going to talk him through that?







much less for the 64 bit

windows (will new drivers be needed or will there be a driver
'compatibility mode' sort of deal?)





--
spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

I have done this many times on older Compaq's. however as spodo said, and
the introduction of GPS, your going to have problems getting the stuff you
forked out the dough for, to work. Maybe after a year or so someone will
have posted the drivers or have a procedure to get it done. Laptop theft is
really high, and the more they try and address this, the more proprietary
junk is going to get installed and manufacturers want to make it as useless
to a thief as possible.

"~1Alex~" wrote in message
...
I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating
system
on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

thanks,

alex

"~1Alex~" wrote in message
...
I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating
system on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

thanks,

alex


There may be driver issues

"~1Alex~" wrote in message
...
I bought a new laptop, but it's loaded with stuff I don't want, trial
versions of this that and the other, etc.
I was going to just reformat and go from there, but
reading the lit that came with it, it said to never put an operating
system on it
except for the one on the restore CD because if you do, things won't work
right.

Is there any truth to that? It's a Compaq V2000, AMD Turion 64

Has anybody loaded a normal OS on one with success?

You might see if HP's support site has specific directions on either how to
install NOT from the recovery CD or an inventory of drivers needed.
I've never had a Compaq or HP notebook, but for the IBM ones I've had I've
always found the inventory of proprietary/unique drives at IBM's support
site.