Is this safe to do on a laptop?

[Dynix]

Hi,

Not sure if this should go here or in 'Windows & Other Software', but I feel its more relevant here

I just got a Sony laptop, and I have to say the amount of programs that come pre-installed is atrocious (sp?).

Is it safe to install a fresh copy of Vista, then just install the needed drivers (things like built-in webcam, touchpad, etc) for things to work (presume these can be downloaded from Sony's website)?

Cheers

 

[Dynix]

do you have your recovery discs or partition? if so if should be fine to do so and also download the drivers needed then save them to a seperate storage device first

None came with the laptop, having to do it myself now

 

[Dynix]

Just an update: formatted fine, installed a fresh copy of Vista and installed some drivers for various things and it seems to be fine (and a lot faster!)

Just a small problem with the graphics card (can't find the drivers for it, the ones that they provide are for 32bit, not 64bit) but I can live without that for a bit