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    Do I need these Stock W3V apps

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by tonydt1g3r, Jul 7, 2005.

  1. tonydt1g3r

    tonydt1g3r Notebook Guru

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    I just got my w3v a dead pixel that shines green in the middle I wonder why they even ship out defective products.

    Anyways besides that I love the notebook. I was just wondering about all these applications that come standard.

    Intel Proset Wireless
    High performance
    Sound Effect
    Wireless console
    Asus Live Update


    do I need all these? which ones should I get rid of or replace.


    And also for the video ram properties it says 64 mb its supose to have another 64 shared I was just wondering if its a setting and should it say 128mb, should I upgrade to a different driver?
     
    tonydt1g3r, Jul 7, 2005
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  2. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    you don't need intel's proset console... if you're using windows to configure your wireless... but you do need the drivers.

    "high performance" is really asus' powergear... i suggest you keep that.

    the rest you can close out.
     
    PROPortable, Jul 7, 2005
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  3. LiKWiD FuZioN

    LiKWiD FuZioN Notebook Consultant

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    Are you sure it's a dead pixel? Try to wipe the screen, dust sometimes appear as if they're a dead pixel...

    Anyhow, none of those softwares are needed for proper functioning of the W3V.
     
    LiKWiD FuZioN, Jul 7, 2005
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  4. tonydt1g3r

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    I am not sure if I am using the right terminology, but the pixel shines green, it can be easily seen when loading up XP when its black, or when I set my background to blue to something. I dont see it when the background is white. it just looks messed up to me.
     
    tonydt1g3r, Jul 7, 2005
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  5. RedRage

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    Sounds like it is a pixel that is stuck rather than a dead pixel. Sometimes it will fix itself after a while....some say that 'massaging' it could fix it
     
    RedRage, Jul 7, 2005
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  6. tonydt1g3r

    tonydt1g3r Notebook Guru

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    Ahh thanks for the correction redrage, I hope it goes away.
     
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  7. PROPortable

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    stuck pixels usually do come and go and you're right, sometimes you could "massage" them.
     
    PROPortable, Jul 7, 2005
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    My sister actually had an asus m5, and it came with a bright dot (not a dead pixel) and I think it was after 4 months and magically it disappeared... So weird. :eek:
     
    notebookgeek, Jul 8, 2005
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    While massaging talk dirty to it. Use abrasive words like you dirty dell or you fat compaq.
     
    Geared2play.com, Jul 8, 2005
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  10. madmike23

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    Now that's a good one! :D
     
    madmike23, Jul 8, 2005
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  11. macpk01

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    I just recivced my W3v and I was wondering which apps can we disable from
    start up or which ones do we really need?

    macpk01
     
    macpk01, Jul 14, 2005
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  12. Raging_Bull

    Raging_Bull Notebook Geek

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    sorry but how do you delete these programs?
     
    Raging_Bull, Jul 15, 2005
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  13. madmike23

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    Try going into Control Panel and click "Add or Remove Programs". Then click on the stuff that you want to uninstall.
     
    madmike23, Jul 15, 2005
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