new install of vista vs lenovo utility

[cesto]

hey guys. i should be receiving my x60s in the mail in a day or so. i've read other posts about this machine running slow and that people have had good success when doing a clean install of vista.

since i do not have an external cd/dvd drive im looking into alternatives. i came across the junk removal tool (blog found here: http://www.lenovoblogs.com/insidethebox/?p=63).

i wanted to know how using this utility compares to doing a clean install. would i experience a better increase in performance bydoing a clean install vs the utlity?

any input on this is most helpful.

thanks in advance ;]

[effe1968]

I suggest to You to male a clean install...
it's much better... then... You can install
system update 3.0... to have all the most
recent drivers You need... or You can
download them from lenovo web site...
specially if You consider that drivers You really
need are: intel chipset, acpi, video, finger
and some software as hd protection...
bye...

[smvp6459]

I'm not sure about Lenovo's Vista setup, but I found with XP that I could uninstall the programs I knew I didn't want and disable the services & startup items for programs I didn't use regularly and it ran as well as any clean XP install I have used. I can't imagine Vista would be substantially different in this regard. You might at least give this a shot before re-installing from scratch.

[cesto]

thanks for the replies guys.

decisions decisions.

i dont have an external cd/dvd drive so this coudl get a tricky (no thumb drive either).

dang i was hoping the new install wouldn't be necessary ;/

[s0larian]

I would defintely give the lenovo blog suggestion a try. If you deselect all the junk in the preload it should be like a clean install with a Windows retail CD plus the necessary drivers and patches. Nothing wrong with that I assume.

[cesto]

I would defintely give the lenovo blog suggestion a try. If you deselect all the junk in the preload it should be like a clean install with a Windows retail CD plus the necessary drivers and patches. Nothing wrong with that I assume.

that's an answer i was actaully hoping for. just because im searchign now and seeing how i'd have to get an external drive or a usb drive (dont' have one of those yet)..etc etc.

maybe just doing the utility plus a regclean maybe?

i wanted to do this before i started installing all the software i need..but i also want to give it the best start as possible so it can get max performance