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HP Minimal Recovery only reinstalls drivers, activation SLP file and Coolsense so I would consider that a good reimport benchmark.
I wonder if BSOD analysts are seeing Coolsense crashes. I haven't seen any but I don't reimport anything. However it needs discussion about whether additional software which protects HD and overheating should be a Best Practice on Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7
Coolsense on my machine seemed to interfere with the OS temperature monitoring and the machine actually ran hotter with it installed. Additional testing on different machines might show whether this is an issue on all HPs running Coolsense or it is only manifested on my machine.
Driveguard sounds like a good idea, but how much additional protection does it really provide?
If people are walking around with their machine awake and accidentally drop it, then Driveguard might be a worthwhile thing to have running. The question is "How fast does Driveguard park the heads"?
Best pratices: Shutdown or sleep when transporting a laptop.
Bill I agree and have never really allowed ANY crapware back onto a PC after a Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7.
However recently I've been given some really high end HP's to reinstall and am wary of leaving out software that allegedly assures hardware safety like Coolsense and DriveGuard. If we had a long string of problems caused by them here then I'd feel better. But what if the new HP I reinstalled for my roommate's colleague at Morgan Stanley overheats and she calls them for replacement under warranty, they refuse once they learn I didn't reinstall Coolsense. These are the only cases where I've ever allowed crapware back in and it gives me real qualms which is why I'm asking.
Believe me I am with you on reimporting any crapware because I've yet to find one that is worth the overhead or problems it adds to the OS. But I am a Win7 guy and don't want anything on its back at all so it runs free and unthrottled.
I fully understand and your name is on the tutorial (or advice given).
I'd have to read the warranty to answer the hypothetical. My initial repsonse is HP would most likely honor their warranty regardless of whethr Coolsense was installed and running.
I decided to search Coolsense for issues, found this (only one, didn't dig too deep)
Does HP CoolSense actually do any significant? : windows
It seems to support my observation of Coolsense INCREASING temps.
no, that wasn't my post I post here, nowhere else
I don't know how much time you've committed to this, but have you observed temps with Coolsense running / not running.
I'm not going to ask if you threw the machine up against a wall to see how well Driveguard works.
Hi there
I can't really see the point of DRIVEGUARD. On a Desktop you aren't likely to be moving the computer and on a laptop the 2.5 inch HDD's are pretty robust. On an SSD it's pointless.
I would always try and uninstall every piece of software that isn't required for 100% working of the machine. Install the specific manufacturer drivers when needed - but anything else -- just AVOID -- eventually this stuff becomes adware / trialware and you will get email bombed with "special offers" etc etc.
Cheers
jimbo