The GAK installed on the X60 T

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proaudioguy · #1 Post by **proaudioguy** » Fri May 04, 2007 2:22 pm

OK so my friend accidently started my tablet when they came in, and realized it was the wrong machine so he switched to his. I couldn't get a hold of him for a password, so I started the recovery process, and went to custom factory recovery. This is a list of the stuff you can choose NOT to install when restoring.

Access Help

Acrobat Reader

Diskeeper Home

Google Desktop

Google Picasa

Google Toolbar

Help Center for ThinkPad

Intervideo Virtual Drive

LeaderTech Registration

Maintenance Manager 3.0

Message Center for ThinkPad

Norton Internet Security Virus Definition

Norton Internet Security 2007

PC Doctor for Windows PE

PC Doctor for Windows

Presentation Director

Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkPad

SUN JRE 6.0

System Migration Assistant

System Migration Assistant Patch for Vista

ThinkPad Easy Eject Utility

ThinkPad Mobility Center Customization

ThinkVantage Access Connections

ThinkVantage Productivity Center File Plus

ThinkVantage System Update 3.0

TVT - Welcome Message Applet

Vista OOBE First Run

Vista- Lenovo Welcome

Vista-Gadgets Lenovo Essentials

Vista-OOBIE offer

Vista-Performance Manager Screen

Wallpaper 2007

What does all that stuff do?
What can I just get rid of without thinking twice?

Also I cannot believe how freakin hot the right palmrest gets. It's insane. It actually hurts my hand. Is there a real fix for this yet?

ewebb02 · #2 Post by **ewebb02** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:33 pm

I did a clean install from scratch (not using Rescue and Recovery) and this is what I re-installed:

Intervideo Virtual Drive
ThinkPad Easy Eject Utility
ThinkVantage System Update 3.0

If you do a "clean" install, I would suggest reading this blog... It's actually very well done and is what I used to do the "clean" install, with the exception of a few things he did not install.

http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jrob ... plets.aspx

I'd definately keep the Power Manager due to some of the battery conditioning it does and the more advanced settings.

proaudioguy · #3 Post by **proaudioguy** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:33 pm

Well so far my A31 1.6GHz P4m with XP Pro is WAY faster. We'll see how it goes after a few weeks when I can get all the gak off.

Can anyone tell me how to change the amount of video ram?

ewebb02 · #4 Post by **ewebb02** » Fri May 04, 2007 4:34 pm

And yes, that right palm rest is blazing hot.

You can make it a little better by reducing the transmit power on the properties of the card in the Device Manager...that helps some.

proaudioguy · #5 Post by **proaudioguy** » Fri May 04, 2007 6:19 pm

ewebb02 wrote:I did a clean install from scratch (not using Rescue and Recovery) and this is what I re-installed:

Intervideo Virtual Drive
ThinkPad Easy Eject Utility
ThinkVantage System Update 3.0

If you do a "clean" install, I would suggest reading this blog... It's actually very well done and is what I used to do the "clean" install, with the exception of a few things he did not install.

http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jrob ... plets.aspx

I'd definately keep the Power Manager due to some of the battery conditioning it does and the more advanced settings.

It didn't come with recovery or vista install disks. I'll check out the link!

Thanks.

FYI, I'm handwriting all of this.

ewebb02 · #6 Post by **ewebb02** » Fri May 04, 2007 10:29 pm

Ah... I have a RTM Vista DVD, so I could install that without getting a Recovery disk from Lenovo.

proaudioguy · #7 Post by **proaudioguy** » Sat May 05, 2007 9:19 pm

ewebb02 wrote:I did a clean install from scratch (not using Rescue and Recovery) and this is what I re-installed:

Intervideo Virtual Drive
ThinkPad Easy Eject Utility
ThinkVantage System Update 3.0

If you do a "clean" install, I would suggest reading this blog... It's actually very well done and is what I used to do the "clean" install, with the exception of a few things he did not install.

http://www.wintellect.com/cs/blogs/jrob ... plets.aspx

I'd definately keep the Power Manager due to some of the battery conditioning it does and the more advanced settings.

Are you able to play DVDs with the Intervideo Virtual Drive? I can't figure it out. I've managed to get the .cdi files created, then when I go to play the DVD it wants to use windows media, and then says it doesn't have a DVD decoder.

ewebb02 · #8 Post by **ewebb02** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:40 am

No, you have to buy WinDVD from InterVideo if you want to play DVDs in anything other than Media Player. It is a very good piece of software...

proaudioguy · #9 Post by **proaudioguy** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:13 pm

proaudioguy wrote:OK so my friend accidently started my tablet when they came in, and realized it was the wrong machine so he switched to his. I couldn't get a hold of him for a password, so I started the recovery process, and went to custom factory recovery. This is a list of the stuff you can choose NOT to install when restoring.

Access Help

Acrobat Reader

Diskeeper Home

Google Desktop

Google Picasa

Google Toolbar

Help Center for ThinkPad

Intervideo Virtual Drive

LeaderTech Registration

Maintenance Manager 3.0

Message Center for ThinkPad

Norton Internet Security Virus Definition

Norton Internet Security 2007

PC Doctor for Windows PE

PC Doctor for Windows

Presentation Director

Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkPad

SUN JRE 6.0

System Migration Assistant

System Migration Assistant Patch for Vista

ThinkPad Easy Eject Utility

ThinkPad Mobility Center Customization

ThinkVantage Access Connections

ThinkVantage Productivity Center File Plus

ThinkVantage System Update 3.0

TVT - Welcome Message Applet

Vista OOBE First Run

Vista- Lenovo Welcome

Vista-Gadgets Lenovo Essentials

Vista-OOBIE offer

Vista-Performance Manager Screen

Wallpaper 2007

What does all that stuff do?
What can I just get rid of without thinking twice?

Also I cannot believe how freakin hot the right palmrest gets. It's insane. It actually hurts my hand. Is there a real fix for this yet?

OK back to the original message. Can anyone tell me what all this stuff does?

Vista is giving me fits and I didn't install all of this list. Is there a tweak guid out there? How do I get rid of all this cancel or allow crap? How do I get it to work EXACTLY like XP Pro? I am seriously [censored] about this preload.

I read the article about optimizing the X60 preload on X41 tablets for similar reasons. How do we do it with this one? I am not buying ANOTHER copy of vista for $350. to do a clean install when it should have been provided in the first place.

ARE YOU LISTENING LENOVO?!

@RT · #10 Post by **@RT** » Mon May 07, 2007 11:49 pm

for me, I will keep only Lenovo utilities:
Access Help
Help Center for ThinkPad
Message Center for ThinkPad
Productivity Center Supplement for ThinkPad
System Migration Assistant
System Migration Assistant Patch for Vista
ThinkPad Easy Eject Utility
ThinkPad Mobility Center Customization
ThinkVantage Access Connections
ThinkVantage Productivity Center File Plus
ThinkVantage System Update 3.0

and get rid of all other third partiy softwares
Because they will really slow down your computer especially the Norton Internet Security (get other anti-virus such as NOD32, BitDefender, AVG, etc.)
but if you don't want those Lenovo utilities, it's up to you (i recommend to keep the Access Connections for managing wireless connection, very helpful). for me i think they're still useful.

proaudioguy · #11 Post by **proaudioguy** » Thu May 10, 2007 4:17 pm

OK so I've restored it again and this time I only kept Easy Eject.

The needed Lenovo drivers are installed regardless.

System Update was running all the time. Apparently it doesn't only run manually like it does on my A31. Vista even said it was slowing down the shut down process. I ditched it for now. Maybe when 4 comes out I'll try it again.

I may have also found another solution to the Cancel or Allow problem

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Window ... e1033.mspx

And to get rid of Defender
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Window ... c1033.mspx

It took me days to find this solution.

You can turn off Security settings alerts too.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Window ... 61033.mspx
I'll update this post as I find more useful info since there isn't relaly anyone with the answers replying here. I know if I had XP I'd have all the answers I needed by now. Vista is just too new.

Edit:
UPDATE: SO far so good. The computer is still not nearly as fast to boot as I would have hoped, but it's a big improvement, and operation after boot is working really well. It set me up automatically without Aero Glass, so I'm thinking Vista doesn't like my video card. It looks great IF it doesn't slow down the machine.

Does ANYONE know how to set the video ram size?

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