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    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by ALP3489, Aug 15, 2009.

  1. ALP3489

    ALP3489 Notebook Geek

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    im sure theres one on this site sumwhere, but im not sure how to find it, and if itll be the right one...

    im getting a new laptop, and i want to get rid of all the junk programs and crap that it comes with.....how do i do it?

    thankx for all ur help
     
    ALP3489, Aug 15, 2009
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  2. nickem

    nickem Notebook Consultant

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    I usually just reformat the computer when I get it but that requires an OS cd.

    might be easier way's but that's how I do it mate
     
    nickem, Aug 15, 2009
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Revo uninstaller.
     
    Hep!, Aug 15, 2009
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    ALP3489 Notebook Geek

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    hmm....

    if never done this before so slightly more detailed answers are also appreciated....

    and no, i didnt see an OS CD, but do i need it?
    should i stay at vista or upgrade to win 7? at which point i woudlnt need the cd?

    and is revo uninstaller save my drivers and OS? or do i have to backup the drivers on cd's? which is my primary concern...
     
    ALP3489, Aug 16, 2009
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  5. Serg

    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    Serg, Aug 17, 2009
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  6. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    PC decrapifier
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 17, 2009
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  7. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Contains malware.
     
    Hep!, Aug 17, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    bummer..... been a while since i have used it .....i clean install but i reccomend it to others


    thanks though
     
    The_Moo™, Aug 17, 2009
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  9. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    It's cool. I used to use it occasionally, but then I read somewhere it contained malware. I didn't really believe it, but sure enough, I uploaded it to virustotal.com and got about 40% detected as malicious. It wasn't a trojan.xpack false positive either, mainly advertising crap.
     
    Hep!, Aug 17, 2009
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