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    Optimized settings and bloatware removal on a new Vista Laptop?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Floyd Mayweather, Aug 11, 2007.

  1. Floyd Mayweather

    Floyd Mayweather Newbie

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    What are the most important things I need to change/remove on a new Vista laptop?

    Other than uninstalling Norton and installing Anti-virus/anti-spyware, of course.

    EDIT: And it's a Dell Inspiron 1720.
     
    Floyd Mayweather, Aug 11, 2007
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  2. taso89

    taso89 Notebook Consultant

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    Try Decrapifier ( http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/) for getting rid of the bloatware that comes with a PC. You could also just reinstall Vista completely, if you have the disks.
     
    taso89, Aug 11, 2007
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  3. qwazzy

    qwazzy Notebook Consultant

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    Rofl!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha Nice Proggy!
     
    qwazzy, Aug 11, 2007
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  4. hlcc

    hlcc Notebook Evangelist

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    just uninstall aol, earthlink or whatever ISP software, whatever music software, wildtangent and whatever crap from yahoo.
    takes about 20 min to do all that.
     
    hlcc, Aug 11, 2007
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  5. chyeah

    chyeah Notebook Consultant

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    i got 3 years of McAfee with the dell care. is that a good enough virus protection?
     
    chyeah, Aug 12, 2007
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  6. illmatic2609

    illmatic2609 Notebook Deity

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    Weird......my 1520 didn't come with any bloatware really. It came with pre-installed Vista Home Premium 32-Bit along with the re-installation disc.
     
    illmatic2609, Aug 12, 2007
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  7. chelet

    chelet Notebook Deity

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    Is this for real?
     
    chelet, Aug 12, 2007
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  8. taso89

    taso89 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes it's real.
     
    taso89, Aug 12, 2007
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