1rst moves w/ Vista preloaded T60???

[floete]

Most of the Vista stuff I've read here seems to do with loading it onto a notebook that doesn't have it already.

I, OTOH, have a T60 on the way that's coming preloaded w/ Vista. That being the case, are there any steps I should/can take when it arrives to trim its weight down to fighting size? Ideally I'd like a lean, meaning Vista machine ... though I probably don't have the tech savvy to get there if it's too complicated.

I do seem to remember, though, reading somewhere about steps to take right at the initial new-machine start up. am I correct?

And then the next thing I want to do is get rid of the bloatware, mainly the symantic stuff.

But at what point in all this would I want to make boot & rescue and recovery disks? (I'm assuming I should make the boot version, too, right?).

And I'm probably missing some steps here, too. Can anyone help me out?

Thanks!

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