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<blockquote data-quote="Jmac" data-source="post: 4361793" data-attributes="member: 545486">Well, if he had the recovery discs from HP (purchased from HP, not self-created), it would have the OS on 1 disc and the apps/drivers on the remaining discs, in which case you could pick and choose which drivers and apps you want to load (All drivers, no apps would be my choice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif )While I agree a fresh install will definitely be faster, I have to assume that the OP is not very computer savvy given the fact that he posted this thread and it will be a major pain in the *** for him to find drivers prior to installation given he probably doesn&#039;t know how to find out what hardware he has or where to find drivers for said hardware.&nbsp; Installing from the recovery partition is the easiest thing to do (and best thing for a non-computer-savvy person), even if it isn&#039;t optimal from an end-result performance standpoint.Or, if he wants a fresh install, he can order a set of discs from HP for about $40 for his laptop and then he can just install the OS and the drivers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jmac, post: 4361793, member: 545486"] Well, if he had the recovery discs from HP (purchased from HP, not self-created), it would have the OS on 1 disc and the apps/drivers on the remaining discs, in which case you could pick and choose which drivers and apps you want to load (All drivers, no apps would be my choice [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif[/IMG] ) While I agree a fresh install will definitely be faster, I have to assume that the OP is not very computer savvy given the fact that he posted this thread and it will be a major pain in the *** for him to find drivers prior to installation given he probably doesn't know how to find out what hardware he has or where to find drivers for said hardware. Installing from the recovery partition is the easiest thing to do (and best thing for a non-computer-savvy person), even if it isn't optimal from an end-result performance standpoint. Or, if he wants a fresh install, he can order a set of discs from HP for about $40 for his laptop and then he can just install the OS and the drivers. [/QUOTE]

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