Z61t recommended OS - XP Pro or Vista

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golfer393 · #1 Post by **golfer393** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:13 pm

I just bought a new Z61t off of ebay. The notebook came loaded with Vista Home Premium. The notebook has a CORE DUO T5500 1.66GHz processor with 2 gb ram and a 120 gb 5400 rpm hard drive.

I'm not a big fan of Vista from past experience (on a notebook) because of the extended startup and shutdown times.

Since this notebook isn't exactly cutting edge performance should I replace the OS with XP Pro? Are there any issues with this notebook running either OS that I should be aware of?

Thanks for your help.

cj3209 · #2 Post by **cj3209** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:23 pm

I use a T60p loaded with Vista Business and there is no extended startup/shutdown times if you know how to tweak vista. Try Vista Home Premium and google vista tweaks to speed things up.

I think you'll be surprised.

CJ

gpgofast · #3 Post by **gpgofast** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:21 pm

I am running Vista Business on my new Z61t. Do a clean install, there is an excellent guide over on Notebookreview.com. Also, 2GB of RAM helps a lot also. Boot up times are as fast or faster that any XP machine I've ever owned. I am running most of the Thinkvantage utilities on startup with no detrimental effects.

billp117 · #4 Post by **billp117** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:11 am

Vista Home Premium is a great program. XP is fast with 2 GB...but Vista is really fine with 3 or 4 GB. You also have all the AV features including compatibility with TV tuners.

Bump up your memory and perhaps think about a faster and larger HD. I wish Lenovo upgraded to Vista Home Premium instead of Vista Business...but hey, it was free when I got my machine.

Put the memory in first...it is really cheap.

MiamiC70 · #5 Post by **MiamiC70** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:35 pm

I have an OEM version of Vista Ultimate and a z61t with Vista Business. How hard is it to upgrade? I don't want to do a re-install and but want the media features of Ultimate as I have second server machine also with Ultimate.

billp117 · #6 Post by **billp117** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:53 pm

You should be able to upgrade...but you might be happier with a fresh install.

nhawlman · #7 Post by **nhawlman** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:26 pm

Do I replace the memory
or add to it?

what do I ask for?

Thanks
Nevin

billp117 · #8 Post by **billp117** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:39 pm

Depends on your memory installed. If you have both slots full, you need to replace one or two RAM chips. If you have two 1GB chips, pull one and replace it with a 2GB. If you go to

http://www.crucial.com

it will identify your memory being used and recommend replacements.

You only add memory if you have an empty slot...and that would be a 2GB module.

You can max the Z61t out to 4GB, but Windows Vista 32bit only sees 3GB. I went to 4GB and it works fine.

Good luck...Bill

nhawlman · #9 Post by **nhawlman** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:44 pm

Thanks.

Stand Back !!

Z61t recommended OS - XP Pro or Vista

Z61t recommended OS - XP Pro or Vista

billp 117 memory is how cheap?

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