From: Vincent Poy (vince_at_mail.MCESTATE.COM)
Date: Sat May 08 1999 - 01:30:14 EDT
On Fri, 7 May 1999, Donald Mak wrote:
> If you will be upgrading to Win98 then the best option is to do a fresh
> install of windows and just install the programs you want of the
> Customization CD and download the latest TP drivers. (The only things you
> really would lose are the bitmaps. Everything else should be on the CD if
> you want it.
Nope, that's not my problem... The thing is I already have a
TP385ED with all the stuff I want on it and I'm planning to get a 770Z
to replace it but since the OS is identical on both machines and my
Win98 is the Government version without the US DOJ stuff removed, I just
want to see if there was a way I can just copy everything over and still
have the stuff the 770Z ships with. So IBM does provide everything to
just install on top of Win98 to get a pre-load?
> In your case you probably already have Win98 so just uninstall what you
> don't want. Then use a good registry cleanup program to remove all the
> garbage left behind. MS products are the worst at leaving the registry
> bloated with trash that over time makes the system boot much slower...
Hmmm, what about merging two machines together?
Cheers,
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Vincent Poy <vince_at_mail.MCESTATE.COM>
> To: Bill Morrow <penzance_at_icanect.net>
> Cc: richard <rpritz_at_rcn.com>; <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 1999 2:19 AM
> Subject: Re: 570
>
>
> > On Thu, 6 May 1999, Bill Morrow wrote:
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > > > A question - there is a lot of pre-loaded software, much of it
> seemingly
> > > > useless. Any way to figure out what is installed and what it does?
> Some
> > > > uninstalls from add/remove programs, some doesn't.
> > >
> > > is there not a recovery CD with the 570..??and a preload software CD..??
> > > there should be..
> >
> > I thought the recovery CD basically would wipe the HD clean and
> > install the OS and all the pre-loaded software as how the machine is out
> > of the box. What does the preload software CD do? I never got one of
> > those with my 385ED (2635-5EU) so is it basically like everything IBM
> > loads on top of the barebones OEM Windows OS allowing you to install
> > everything like how the machines shipped?
> >
> > > in any event, i suggest you inspect the preloaded apps for those that
> > > you would like to keep..
> >
> > Is there anyway to actually save the preloaded apps, utilities to
> > like zip or CD-R and then reinstall it on another system?
> >
> > > > Or is it better just to reinstall win98, add the drivers from the IBM
> web
> > > > site and proceed.
> > >
> > > there are, most likely, some nice utilities that will disappear..
> > > unless there is a preload CD as supplied with the 770X and Z
> > > machines..
> >
> > Hmm, still trying to figure out what the preload CD is exactly.
> >
> > > > Another question - anyone have any feelings regarding win98 v. win2000
> beta
> > > > 3 v. win98 SE on a Thinkpad? (everyone one I've asked prefers win98
> to win95).
> > >
> > > be careful of win2000 beta..
> > > might cause erratic behavious when running with other apps..
> > > win98 seems better that win95B...
> >
> > Hmmm, that's true...
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Vince - vince_at_MCESTATE.COM - vince_at_GAIANET.NET ________ __
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