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    Bloatware removal guide for Acer?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by JTF2, Jan 14, 2010.

  1. JTF2

    JTF2 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello, just wondering if any bloatware removal guides exist for Acer machines? IE, which programs can I easily remove. We recently picked up an Acer (desktop) and it came LOADED with bloatware.

    Any help is appreciated
     
    JTF2, Jan 14, 2010
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  2. weinter

    weinter /dev/null

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    All the stupid Games Published by Oberon Media.
    In the Program Feature in the Control Panel you can see all the software publishers.
    Uninstall everything except Smart Power Manager, All the drivers and LaunchManager.
     
    weinter, Jan 14, 2010
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    pinksteady Notebook Enthusiast

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    To be honest it doesn't take that long to format a USB stick with Windows 7 and reinstall from scratch - you can be up and running in an hour or two no problem, with a *guaranteed* bloatware-free system.

    I'd recommend this method because even after I had uninstalled things like the McAfee trial, when I looked in the performance and system alerts there were errors popping up caused by McAfee references. Therefore I wouldn't assume trust uninstalling all the software is going to fully remove it and restore your system to optimal performance.

    Bottom line - installing from scratch is the only way to be sure.
     
    pinksteady, Jan 15, 2010
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    b78ace Newbie

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    There is a free program called decrapifier that will find typical bloatware and uninstall it.
     
    b78ace, Jan 16, 2010
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    shuhailnp Notebook Consultant

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    best is format it ,reinstall os and install new driver from acer download centre or from their respective sites...
    then u will see the real performance of ur pc
     
    shuhailnp, Jan 16, 2010
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  6. JTF2

    JTF2 Notebook Consultant

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    Well in terms of "real performance" I'm not that concerned, it's our family PC, doesn't even have a dedicated GPU (and in terms of upgrade, well I'm not sure, it's got a really tiny form factor, I don't know if you can even fit a video card in this case). It's a Q8300 2.5GHz, so it's quite faster than anything any of us are used to, it's even much faster than my laptop.

    Thanks for all the help guys.
     
    JTF2, Jan 17, 2010
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