Installing an OS on a new HP laptop.

Hey guys i just got a new HP laptop that came along with preinstalled software and has a 12GB (on an 80gb harddrive) of partiotion filled with these i guess. It said on the manual that installing a retail version OS might result in an unresponsive system... I would really like to know if installing windows xp professional over the windows xp home that came with the laptop, could cause some negative effects to it.

Also lets i were to return the laptop within 14 days, could i void my return to the retailer if they found out i installed a brand new os ?? TiA.

The first thing I would do with such a lappy (or desktop, for that matter) would be to killmbr, reclaim the entire hard drive and put a plain vanilla copy of Windows on it.

I just yesterday worked on a one day old HP laptop (he couldn't figure out how to turn on the wireless and the good folks at Office Depot hadn't a clue) and at startup the poor baby had 74 processes running.
When he left, not only was the wireless on (there is a switch on the front R/H side) but was down to 31 processes and McAfee was totally gone.

I don't understand what the manufacturers are thinking- why garbage up the performance of your product with unnecessary and rude crap?
Yeah I know, AOL, McAfee et. al. pay them to put their ads on your new desktop but even still....

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Originally Posted by Formula1

could i void my return to the retailer if they found out i installed a brand new os

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Almost certainly.
If you are uncertain about keeping the PC don't do anything till the return period is over.
Try to decide if you like it enough to bear the burden of self reliance re: maintenence.
The second you install a new OS you're on your own as far as they're concerned.
Not that they warranty the software anyway.

There should be no problem installing Windows XP or any other OS on it.

I would recommend since its a laptop getting a copy of...

TinyXP Beast Edition eXPerience

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eXPerience Presents...

Windows TinyXP Professional SP2 Beast Edition Unattended CD

This special 'Beast Edition' of TinyXP is designed to be hell fast!

Internet Explorer and Outlook Express have been removed from this
edition. Mozilla Firefox web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird email
client are included as replacements to Internet Explorer and Outlook
Express. The latest edition of MSN Messenger (v7.5) is also installed.

This edition of TinyXP includes Ethernet LAN drivers, Microsoft
Sidewinder drivers and Sound Controller drivers. All keyboard
layouts are included. All languages have been removed apart
from United Kingdom. The default Luna theme has been removed,
but this edition includes the XP Amp theme as default.

Most of the networking features are removed from this edition,
this is because this edition is intended as a gaming edition
that you can surf the internet with. It is NOT intended as an
operating system for use in a corporate environment to squeeze
a little bit more production out of the poor employees, however,
MS Mail and MAPI are included for compatibility. Also kept - 16Bit
Support, Disk Cleanup, the "core" of Internet Explorer, Task
Scheduler and you are still able to open ZIP files without the
need for any any third party program.

Services left remaining are: DHCP, DNS Client, Event Log, IAS,
Network Provisioning, Performance Logs and Alerts, Secondary Logon,
Shell Services, System Event Notification, Uninterruptible Power
Supply Universal Plug and Play, Windows Management Instrumentation,
Windows Time and Wireless Zero Configuration.

This edition also includes Wireless LAN and there is also support
for use on laptops. On this edition of TinyXP there are no minimum
RAM or hard disk space requirements.

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TinyXP Beast Edition Statistics:



Windows Performance Info...
Operating System RAM Memory Usage = 42Mb
WINDOWS Folder = 321.6 Mb
Running Processes on First Install = 13
Install Time for Windows = Seven Minutes

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Windows XP Pro Custom Added Features

Integrated Service Pack 2 (WindowsXP-KB835935-SP2-ENU.exe)
Registry Tweaks For Performance/Gaming/Internet

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Silent Installs

Mozilla Firefox Web Browser v1.5.0.4
Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client v1.5.0.4 (20060516)
MSN Messenger v7.5.0324

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Integrated Critical Post SP2 Hotfixes
(Windows Updates) up to 28th March 2006...

IE6.0sp1-KB905915-Windows-2000-XP-x86-ENU
WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86
WindowsXP-KB873333-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB873339-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB883939-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB884020-x86-enu
WindowsXP-KB885222-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB885250-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB885835-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB885836-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB886185-x86-enu
WindowsXP-KB886677-x86-enu
WindowsXP-KB886716-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB887472-x86-enu
WindowsXP-KB887742-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB887797-x86-enu
WindowsXP-KB888113-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB888240-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB888302-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB889527-v3-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB890046-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB890175-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB890859-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB891781-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB893066-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB893086-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB893357-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB893756-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB894391-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB894395-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896344-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896358-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896422-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896423-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896424-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896427-v3-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896428-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB896626-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB898461-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB898900-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB899587-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB899589-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB899591-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB900725-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB900930-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB901017-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB901190-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB901214-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB902400-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB903234-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB904706-v2-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB905414-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB905749-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB905915-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB908519-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB908521-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB910437-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB911927-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB912919-x86-ENU
WindowsXP-KB913446-x86-ENU

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Enjoy this beastly release from eXPerience

Build Date: 06.06.06

Release Date : Mid Summer 2006

File Size = 145.86Mb
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NOTE:

Keyboard " and @ keys swapped?, Solution


Control Panel > Regional and language options > Languages (tab) > Details (button).

Change it back to U.S. keyboard there and reboot to make it take effect.

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Thanks for the info guys. Yeah i just installed the os today, because the laptop would refuse to boot after i did a system recovery. So i could either return/replace it to the retailer after the deducted some of the money or go ahead and delete the partiotions and install windows.. I decided to go right ahead and install windows and delete the recovery partiotions. I found out the hardway on HP tech phone support that they dont warrant the laptop when OS is replaced. Fucking c*nts, no wonder this laptop was comparably cheap, with all the ads/offers they stuffed on it. If it comes time to replace this i'll have to make a good excuse if the evercomes, which i hope not..

BTW i saved over 25Gb of hard drive space by reinstalling windows.. Well i learned my lesson now, next time when i buy a laptop, wait and see if i like it, and never let the manufacturer or retailer know i installed a new os..