TIP: rather than use a third-party program, go to the manufacturers (like NVIDIA, Realtek, Intel etc) site and get the latest driver from there. You can remove if you use a static IP. You can just remove it if you dont use. I *think* this is only needed for installing from (within) Windows. If you just boot from the disc you can remove. iirc Removing it improves performance for file transfers. Unless you really like seeing how Vista rates your computer, you can remove it.