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    New Dell M1330 - uninstall bloatware or reinstall OS

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by digitalman1973, Feb 16, 2008.

  1. digitalman1973

    digitalman1973 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am expecting delivery of an M1330.
    Does anyone have a list of bloatware to remove? (other than ISP offers like AOL etc). There seems to be a debate on whether its better to just reinstall the OS. Is this relatively easy with Vista and M1330? Or do I have to install a whole array of drivers and other tweaks after I reinstall the OS.
    Thanks
     
    digitalman1973, Feb 16, 2008
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  2. mia4l

    mia4l Notebook Evangelist

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    I always play it safe and reinstall the os
     
    mia4l, Feb 16, 2008
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  3. K3VIN

    K3VIN Notebook Consultant

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    reinstall is the way to go.
     
    K3VIN, Feb 16, 2008
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  4. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    100 percent!
     
    vespoli, Feb 16, 2008
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  5. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    If I can assist, follow the Clean Install thread below and then consider the Tweaking thread afterwords They are hot linked so just click on one.

    Also, to ease your worry, they were both done using my M1330.
     
    Les, Feb 16, 2008
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  6. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    The best way to answer this would be:

     
    NAS Ghost, Feb 16, 2008
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  7. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    LMAO!!!

    I have always loved that response. Still makes my gut hurt.
     
    Les, Feb 16, 2008
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    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    /Runs to grocery store for bottled water
     
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  9. Amp34

    Amp34 Newbie

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    It doesn't take long at all to reinstall, about 30 minutes for me from inserting the disk to loading into my area.

    It also has the benefit of letting you stick a partition (or two) onto the disk so you can seperate your stuff from the OS and programs. That way you can reinstall whenever you like without having to worry about your data. :)
     
    Amp34, Feb 16, 2008
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  10. msjaneoly

    msjaneoly Notebook Evangelist

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    Definitely follow Flamenko's advice and clean install.
    Wonderful!!!
     
    msjaneoly, Feb 16, 2008
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    cvx5832 Notebook Evangelist

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    Definitely reinstall. It will teach you a thing or two about your system, too.

    Good luck. Tons of resources on this board.

    Regards,
    Paolo
     
    cvx5832, Feb 16, 2008
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