In-store Setup

College Life
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<p>So, I’ll be getting my laptop this weekend, which is all fine and dandy. I know the one I want, the accessories, all that good jazz. The store I’m going to offers in-store setup, which performs the initial startup, cleans out free junk, installs (one?) software you purchase, etc.</p>

<p>Now, I feel that I’m pretty computer literate, and I can manage my way around computers just fine. However, I was wondering if doing the in-store setup is worth the money I’d pay for it (it would be around $40.00). So, has anyone gotten an in-store setup for a computer? Is it recommendable, or is it best to just trust yourself with the setup?</p>

<p>I guess I’m just really excited to finally get my laptop for college, and I don’t want to risk messing it up. =P</p>

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<p>Don’t bother with that - they’re basically stealing your money. A clean install is really easy, you can find a guide for your brand laptop at [Notebook</a> Forums and Laptop Discussion - Powered by vBulletin](<a href=“http://forum.notebookreview.com%5DNotebook”>http://forum.notebookreview.com).</p>

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<p>Huh, I’ll check that site out. Thanks! =]</p>

<p>Actually, they have a simple free one as well. It’s not that extensive, but they set it up and make sure it runs well. They might do a couple of other things, but I’m not quite sure. However, since it is Vista, and I’m slightly worried about messing with Vista, is that worth the time to do it?</p>

<p>I’m mostly worried about the experience of the person doing it as well.</p>

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<p>I did a clean install on my laptop, and it took all of 30 minutes.</p>

<p>All I had to do was put the DVD in an boot from that, then install the drivers.</p>