New Vista install - Switching to projector fails

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mwillems · #1 Post by **mwillems** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:07 pm

Hi

Owner of a new Vista T60p widescreen here.

I got SO fed up with the bloatware, the delays, the crashes, the 80 tasks and the 1 GB used RAM at start that I bought a fresh Vista Business and re-installed from that!

FANTASTIC. Only 48 tasks and 600 MB used, and it is fast and tight!

Only ONE thing does not work: switching to projector (Fn+F7). I must be forgetting a driver. Which one?

Michael

gt5l · #2 Post by **gt5l** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 4:59 pm

are the other fn+keys workind (suspend, undock, batt...etc) if not it could be the hotkey driver, if it is only the lcd switch then I think it is the graphics driver

mwillems · #3 Post by **mwillems** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:52 pm

Mmm... It is only the LCD switch. And I loaded the graphics driver from Lenovo (one of the few non-MS drivers I added). SO I have the "AIT Catalyst Control Centre" running.

gerate444 · #4 Post by **gerate444** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 5:53 pm

I too have a new T60P with Vista and it sure has a long, and I mean long, bootup. Did you install an OEM copy of Business? Did you have to download any separte drivers? I see Newegg has Vista Business OEM for around 140.00. I may decide to do the same thing. Thanks Bill

mwillems · #5 Post by **mwillems** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:02 pm

Hi!

a) BLUSH. Vista is so much better without Lenovo bloatware. It DOES work - onluy I first have to actually connect a second display! So ignore what I said - it's perfect.

b) Yes, with a clean Vista it is SOO much better. Vista recognised almost everything out of the box - after updates even the widescreen video! Also wifi, ethernet, sound, etc. I added only a few drivers from Lenovo - very simple since WiFi and ethernet were working so I just garbbed the few things (like the fingerprint app - not driver the app) and a few minor other things

Went from 80+ tasks running to under 50. Went from 1.1 GB RAM taken by "stuff" to 600 MB. Went from frequent crashes and hangs to none. And went from delays (eg in booting or in going to logon web pages) to no delays. Definitely worth the $380+tax I paid. That I should not have had to pay. But whatever!

Certainly recommended. Vista without Lenovo is better, much better. And a clean install is the only way to do it properly.

Michael

#6 Post by **Kyocera** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:14 pm

Presentation Director is the driver you need.

gerate444 · #7 Post by **gerate444** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:17 pm

Just want to thank you for your reply! Anxiuos to know what you think after a week of the change. Bill

#8 Post by **Kyocera** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:25 pm

Are you asking me?

mwillems · #9 Post by **mwillems** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:52 pm

As for me, I am delighted I did this. Faster, tighter PC and many less tasks running. Will keep you all informed.

New Vista install - Switching to projector fails

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