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    Removing Bloatware from Acer laptops

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by LeoNYC, Jan 7, 2010.

  1. LeoNYC

    LeoNYC Notebook Enthusiast

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    I read the following article (How To Remove Bloatware From Your Notebook)
    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4752

    and also went through the threads on this forum where people talked about removing the bloatware that folks recommended removing from the Acer Laptop. Since I am receiving my Acer Timeline 13.3" laptop with Win 7 tonight, I am curious to know what Acer software is safe to remove (in addition to the trial anti-virus software and other obvious suspects).
     
    LeoNYC, Jan 7, 2010
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  2. strider4216

    strider4216 Notebook Enthusiast

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    remove everything except launch manager and maybe webcam software I'd say...

    www.decrapifier.com try that
     
    strider4216, Jan 7, 2010
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  3. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    I removed absolutely everything on mine, except the device drivers, and made sure I have nothing starting up with Windows apart from the antivirus (and the touchpad driver if it's there).

    Simple, effective, and I haven't lost any functions on my laptop.
     
    Deks, Jan 7, 2010
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