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    Should I do a clean install when I first get the G74sx?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Forgedice, Jan 8, 2012.

  1. Forgedice

    Forgedice Newbie

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    Does a clean install help with cleaning out the blootware?
     
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  2. sarge_

    sarge_ Notebook Deity

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    Yes.
     
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  3. BrodyBoy

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    If you are comfortable doing that, it is the best way to ensure optimal, trouble-free performance of your new laptop.

    On the other hand, not everyone is comfortable with it or has the basic knowledge to do it properly ("driver? what's a driver?" where does it go?)..... In these cases, owners can go a long way toward a more-stable, better-performing machine by simply uninstalling all that bloatware.
     
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  4. JOSEA

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    Yes by definition a clean install will remove all asus related applications, if you want lighted keyboard you have to install an ASUS app. I removed a few programs such as Asus update, splendid, control deck, etc, disabled nearly everything starting up in MSconfig and have had minimal issues with mine in 18 + months of nearly daily use. A clean install is not a panacea.
     
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  5. SpicySi

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    I used to do clean installs with 98/XP, but with windows7 I have found that simply uninstalling the asus applications you don't want, updating drivers, checking msconfig, then running a good cleanup utility like ccleaner for the registry, you get a great result.

    There is a good guide floating round here somewhere describing what all the ASUS utilities do, I used it when I got my G73JH (I expect the SW comes with much the same).

    Why not try a good cleanup first, and if you are happy with the results save the new install for when you upgrade to a SSD hard drive (an essential upgrade one you are used to them on laptops!).
     
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  6. tijo

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    The bloatware guide is stickied in the main Asus section, easy to find.
     
    tijo, Jan 9, 2012
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