Starting Fresh

[wwoods]

OK, in the next week I will be getting my new system:

HP Pavilion HDX customizable Notebook PC

• Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
• Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme Processor X9000 (2.80GHz)
• 20.1" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
• 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
• HP Imprint Finish (Dragon) + Microphone + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam
• Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)
• 320GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (160GB x 2)
• LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
• Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner and 4 Altec Lansing speakers +the HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer

What I want to know is this, I know its gonna come with all the HP crapware on it, and I plan to blow it away and install a fresh copy of VistaUltimate 64.

What other steps could/can I take to make this a great running/stable system with a great performance score

Thanks

 

[SCSIraidGURU]

Cooling pad will help keep the temperatures down so you notebook won't reduce power vs temperature. Make sure you can get all the Vista x64 patches for a non-HP OS install. They slipstream all the drivers into the OS for your notebook.

 

[fieseler]

there are a few little fixes to vista you can do. Ill post the links to shawns tutorials i have found useful

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/75681-cpu-l2-cache-memory-setting-vista.html

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/115320-transient-multimon-manager-tmm.html

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/70567-shutdown.html

Step 2 here is really useful, havent tried others:
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/59886-hard-drive-speed-boosts.html

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/80980-internet-explorer-maximum-download-sessions.html

also in msconfig go to boot tab advanced options, check the number of processors box & set to two in the drop down box below it.