Comments on: Reinstalling XP Tablet Edition

By: MacPaddy

MacPaddy — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:17:58 +0000

This link is for a thread of discussion precisely about using nLite to slipstream Tablet Edition 2005. Figured anyone coming by here from a Google search on this topic would find it useful.

http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/showthread.php?t=1867&page=3

By: henry

henry — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:29:35 +0000

by the way – a list of what options you have ommitted and retained would be useful for people like me trying to do the same.
thank you

By: henry

henry — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:28:26 +0000

hmm – as above – i’m just about to do the same thing, however, i’m using the M400 recovery disc, nlite won’t accept it.
do i have to use a normal win xp install cd?
and how do you exactly make a tablet version? what differs the tablet from the normal xp pro?

By: N_M_S

N_M_S — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:03:02 +0000

MAN, I feel like I’m the one posting this. I’ve got the same issue with the same tablet and it’s really slow (1 GB RAM DDR2, Intel CORE DUE 2, 2.0 Gh, 2.0 MB L2 Cache, etc…) a PC like this should fly

anuway, I tried the procedure you mentioned (before reading this post) but I didn’t manage to make it.

I found the I386 folder on my HD and another I386 folder under TabletPC folderand I have another WinXP pro SP2 CD. After combinig them all with nlite (along with the RAID driver) and installig windows, it’s normal winXP Pro with no tablet features. Can you pleeeeeeeeaser send me the procedure exactly!!

thanks in advance…

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:42:20 +0000

To David Coneff,

I went through the process of reinstalling my Tecra M7 OS and it made a world of difference. Although I can’t say I have the best procures, it might help you when clean installing your own computer:
http://www3.rdstokes.com/Blog/Tecra-M7-Review.html

Rob

By: Veronica

Veronica — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:41:18 +0000

I am trying find info on the tablets as I am looking to purchase one and am strugling – I would love to see one in action prior to outlaying the cost. can anyone offer me somed advice on what to look for and who to contact – I live in Auckland – Cheers

By: nix

nix — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:47:50 +0000

The M400 has the recovery partition as well as the option to make the recovery DVDs . While these are useful they are not the answer – for me anyway!

My last laptop was a Dell Inspiron 8600, before that I had a Compaq Evo n160. I’m not used to running so many drivers and extras and using up so much of my precious ram.

I love the idea of the Tablet PC but the overhead created by the drivers and processes is ruining the experience.

I totally understand what you are saying, David, after investing a premium in buying a tablet PC, why woul you want to be without it?

I used Windows Media Centre Edition to make an XP Tablet Edition disk. To get the thing to boot, you need to slipstream the SATA hard disk drivers which are available on the Toshiba site.

It’s the kind of task that requires a quiet weekend and a bit of patience. Email me if I can be of any help?

By: David Coneff

David Coneff — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:35:30 +0000

I’ve been meaning to trim down my OS installation as well (I have a Tecra M7), though at the moment I can’t handle the downtime since I use it for all my note-taking in school… though this is Thanksgiving Vacation . I’ll have to try out nLite.. I’ve heard about it before, but hadn’t thought to use it for this installation.

I’m curious as to how you re-imaged your M400, since to my knowledge, Toshiba doesn’t put a recovery disk in the package. The Tecra M7 comes with a recovery partition that eats about 10 Gigs, that can rei-install the OS and drivers. There’s an option to make 4 recovery DVDs from this, and delete it if you want to. I made the disks, but haven’t used them yet.

By: Graham Wegner

Graham Wegner — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:10:28 +0000

Even though my Acer Tablet PC is in the repair shop at present, I had been wondering why I spent so long at startup waiting for the OS and desktop to get going. Especially when my 2002 vintage desktop is up and ready to use in a fraction of the time. Now your post tells me a bit more about what is going on! My technical skills are a pale shadow of yours so ridding myself of excess apps could be difficult. Thanks for sharing how that can be done.