You can just go to control panel and uninstall the program..
PC Decrapifier just make it slightly faster..

You referring the Q drive as the recovery partition or the hidden partition ?

owh okay... the recovery partition.. its for dell as i recall.. when i normal time i cant access it ...

the microsoft visual C++2005 redistributable do we need that ? i got five of the 2008 and two of the 2005..

This post has been edited by and1nicky: Nov 6 2011, 12:54 PM

Normal time you can access it?
It should be hidden..

The microsoft visual, its normal, when you do Windows update or software installation, they install it..

nope i cant access it ->

owh okayyy thx dude

This post has been edited by and1nicky: Nov 6 2011, 12:53 PM

Q drive usually used by Microsoft Office
How many partition you have on your HDD, from the Disk Management ?

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Nov 5 2011, 10:07 AM

If you have create the backup disc then it's ok to delete the recovery partition. Otherwise, just leave it there you never know when you need it.

As mention by lee_what2004, Q partition usually use by Microsoft Office. from the Disk Management you should see 4 partitions, OEM, recovery, C and E.

my 15z is very noisy the fan runs on full speed even when i was idle / listening to music with only a few chat and email client going on

is my temperature normal? or is it advisable to get a notebook cooler

This post has been edited by lazo: Nov 6 2011, 09:28 AM


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The CPU is quite high...
If you run in Power Saver mode, how ?

owh okayy.. hmm its 14.65gb on the recovery part.. if i format my laptop will it still be there ?

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Added on November 6, 2011, 12:57 pmi cant delete tthe recovery partition .. =\ ... and formatting laptop do make it boot faster rite ?

This post has been edited by and1nicky: Nov 6 2011, 12:57 PM

hi all XPS gurus,

I am currently considering XPS15z. Would like to get some advise here. I need it mainly for usage of Autocad with no lagging problem. Can this model above handle Autocad application? The specs seems to be high though...

My last experience with an i5 proc, 2Gb ram & 1Gb GPU was not good as everything application went slow after the Autocad installation.

Yes, it will still be there, unless you delete the partition.

Format will make the laptop boot faster, until you start installing software.

You won't see much difference compared to the Core i5, since the Core i7 in XPS 15z is just Dual Core, a higher clocked Core i5.

Thanks, which means I should be getting at least a Quad Core 2.0. How about the graphics?

Graphic card shouldn't affect that much if you got the decent one, nVidia GT525M and above since they are GeForce card, not the workstation Quadro type..
If the AutoCAD is utilizing OpenGL, better avoid AMD graphics that utilize auto switching.

anyone experience some lag issues ? i did when watching movie or listening to music. a second lag issue. anyone ?

Can you run this for a while and see if got red bar?
http://www.thesycon.de/dpclat/dpclat.exe

mostly in green, only 1 or two in green

Did you run it when playing movie/music ?

i tried running foobar and watching a HD video in vlc .. it showed red bar when opened and then the red lines show every 25s.

Can you try disabling your network card, see if that helps reducing the red bar?

yea.. when im on wifi. it shows red bars the intervals 15-20s like tat when openning all the programs. but in the end all green bar.
without wifi on it just show red bar in the beginning . then the end also no more red bar

i tried with foobar and blueray in vlc