clean install - what drivers and software should i get?

[cesto]

hey guys, finally did a clean install using daemon tools (it was a long path to get to that point..whew)

anyway, now that i have a clean install, what software and driver recommendations should i get (the minimum)

so far it seems the fingerprint reader and the prointell wireless.

anything else?

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also, for some reason a new install is using about 20gig of HD space. that seems a bit large for vista. i cleaned out the windows.old and im lookin at 64.9gb free of 86.9gb.

anyone want ot chime in why? an possibly how i can get more space back?

thanks !

[krypto]

Can't help with the drivers, I'd suggest installing stuff as you find you need it.

How did you do a clean install using Daemon tools?

[cesto]

hey there.

i did a clean install with daemon tools by copying over the entire vista cd to a folder on the desktop from a shared drive (dvd drive on my main computer)

i then created an image file of the folder with folder2iso (i thikn thats the name of the program) and ran the image with daemon tools.

i then ran a cleanup of windows.old
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back to the orig post. i noticed there's a shock prevention program that lenovo has...is this worth installing or garbage?

[sxr71]

I tend to only install essential programs. So I only install the power manager and drivers for networking and graphics. I do not install Access Connections or most of the Lenovo included software.

[mamyel]

i just installed vista in my x60s and one thing that i found convinient is i just got that System Update SW. after i ran it for the first time, it handled all the drivers that were not detected by vista. it also gives you the option to get those other thinkvantage SW just in case you need it.