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    Bloat, Thermal, startup, etc. Qs

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by RemyArgo, Dec 18, 2011.

  1. RemyArgo

    RemyArgo Newbie

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    Hi,

    Four things regarding the HP 3105m:

    1) So after failing to locate HP Recovery Manager's Minimized Image Restore/M. System Image option, I'm attempting to remove all bloatware from this thing and it's driving me up a wall. (70 processes at startup!!!) I'd assume that since the HP 3105m is basically the HP DM1Z with a few changes, it'd include the type of support that the HP DM1Z boards rave about. Apparently not.

    Basically, I need some help determining what I can uninstall/delete without ing my system up.

    Specifically:

    -Microsoft Live Essentials 2011 (Live Mesh seems to be useful, though I'm still not sure what it is. The only other program that might be useful's the movie maker, though I can find my own indep. progs for that)

    -HP Wireless Assistant (a blurb on JackHarvert's website seems to attach some importance to this for bluetooth)

    -HP Support Assistant (the same blurb on JackHarvest's website seems to attach some importance to this for the fan speed; I'd assume that this'd be due to HP Thermal Assistant/Coolsense, which seems non-existent here [see below]

    -Catalyst Control Center (is this really necessary? How much RAM does this take [starts at startup])

    -MS Silverlight (I don't use IE)

    -HP Software Framework/Setup/System Default Settings (Huh?)

    -HP Quick Web Installer (again, huh?)

    -HP ESU for Microsoft Windows 7 (again, HUH?!)

    -Cisco EAP-FAST Module/LEAP Module/PEAP Module

    -Energy Star Digital Logo (I'm guessing that this is a keeper for no good reason)

    I've already removed and CCleanered Microsoft Office 2010, Bing Bar, Java Updater, and a few other items I know to be useless.

    I've attached 3 files (can't figure out how to actually post): Installed programs via Revo Uninstaller, Window Task Manager processes, and the startup programs via msconfig.

    2) Which programs can I bypass at startup without having to worry about functionality? I've disabled HP Wireless Asst (is this useful?), Adobe, and Bluetooth (unused, though I'd like the option). Is the Cataylst Control Center, Google Update, and RUNFBI (fbism.exe) necessary at startup?

    3) How do I locate Coolsense on the laptop? "Start -> HP" only leads me to "HP Documentation/Wireless Assistant/Support Assistant" The Support Asst. seems to be the usual method to access this feature, except my version, from what I've seen so far, only leads me to either the Help menu or websites. Basically, it seems useless (aside from the auto-update feature, which I should be able to figure out for myself...?) Again, since this laptop seems to be a result of HP's marketing drive, I'd assume that it'd have a lot of the same features as the HP DM1Z.

    4) Last- Is there a better freeware program out there than ArcSoft Camera Suite, or should this be sufficient/is this ok?

    Thanks!
     

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  2. MoabUtah

    MoabUtah Notebook Consultant

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    ESU is a Microsoft Hotfix package put together by HP, never understood why HP did this, if you use windows update you should get all of them.

    Quickweb is a lightweight OS that boots from the bios.

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    Software framework is what ties HP Support Assistant and all of its features together into one interface

    "The HP Software Framework provides a common set of software interfaces that centralize and simplify access to hardware, BIOS, and HP specific drivers that work with the Microsoft Windows Operating Systems."


    About the only thing that uses Silverlight is Netflix streaming service.

    Support Assistant does have some nice features.
    Wireless assistant does also
     
    MoabUtah, Dec 18, 2011
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