New Laptop...bios poor?

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:03:38 -0700 (PDT), Anthony87@gmail.com put
finger to keyboard and composed:

>I just bought a Compaq Presario F700 notebook computer. I knew it
>would come with alot of unwanted software, and I have a few questions
>I need help with.
>
>1. The bios seem very limited and poor...is there some sort of
>superior set of generic bios that I could install on my laptop to un-
>compaq it as much as possible?

FYI, there is a critical BIOS update here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/s...3629571&dlc=en
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5fjkno

It applies to both the F700EM and F700EF models.

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Release Date: 2007-12-14 Version: F.1F

PURPOSE: Critical

Fixes

Updates the fan control algorithm of the system to reduce the
likelihood of future system issues.

Fixes issue where the touchpad scroll function does not work on some
notebooks.
================================================== =================

BTW, your BIOS appears to be a Phoenix 4.0 BIOS.

- Franc Zabkar
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"The Seabat" <seabat@NOSPAMboardermail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:57:23 -0400, "Cathy" <nospam@invalid.swl>
> wrote:

> <<snip>>
>
> >>Thanks for your comments/advice. I will consider these things. have a
> >>desktop with dual boot Win 98SE/Win XP, which I like, but dual boot may
not
> >>be suitable for a laptop with Vista already installed on laptop for the
> >>reasons you said above. I think almost all makes of desktops and laptops
now
> >>only include making your own Recovery discs - no more original OS discs.
I
> >>guess less expense for manufacturers,
> >>
> >>Cathy
> >>
>
> Something to consider is using PC Decrapifier
>
> http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/features
>
> to get rid of most of the junk the OEMs put on new computers. It's
> free and easy to use. A no-install program and you get to select which
> crap you want to get rid of. Makes life so much easier!

Thanks. I'll check it out.

Cathy