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    Wipe and fresh reinstall on ASUS laptop

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by burghblast, May 27, 2012.

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    burghblast Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just purchased an ASUS N56VZ-DS71. I'm hoping to format the hard drive and install a fresh copy of Windows when I take it out of the box, like I usually do with a new machine. However, I've seen a lot of discussion about ASUS bloatware, the implication being that some of it is safe to remove and some isn't. Will I run into anyone problems wiping the hard drive, installing a fresh copy of windows, and manually reinstalling the necessary drivers from scratch?
     
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    burghblast, May 28, 2012
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