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    Bloatware effecting performance?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Hoogie, Aug 23, 2007.

  1. Hoogie

    Hoogie Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I have just bought an HP Pavilion DV2535ea and I am very happy with the system but have been really shocked by the amount of bloatware that came pre loaded on it. I have since removed all of the offending programs and installers (or at least I believe I have) but I still find that my system isn’t running as well as I would have hoped. Startup isn’t very fast and for quite a while afterwards the HDD keeps seeking, I have tried defragmenting the drive but this hasn’t solved the problem.

    Do you think the bloatware may have been responsible for this? I want to avoid reinstalling Vista unless I have to, do you think it would be worthwhile?

    Thanks
     
    Hoogie, Aug 23, 2007
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  2. chinmonkie

    chinmonkie Notebook Evangelist

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    i would recommend going to start>run>msconfig and clearing out the other programs you have running. If you are using vista you have to go ctrl+alt+delete run task manager and to go file>run and then type in msconfig

    i am not sure if bootvis works on vista yet but ill let you know if does *bootvis makes xp bootup in 30 seconds its a microsoft optimizing tool that was phased out early on... its said that bootvis is incorporated in vista i highly doubt that but i will read on for you man =)*
     
    chinmonkie, Aug 23, 2007
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    A shorter way of getting to the run prompt is by pressing the Windows key + R.
    Vista is the issue there - it is a very bloated and slow operating system. It is accessing the hard drive because it is optimizing itself. For the first few days it will be a bit sluggish as it 'learns' your habits.

    If you have a flash memory device lying around, plug that in and see if Vista can use it for ReadyBoost.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Aug 23, 2007
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