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    DV5T Vets.. Exterminating Bloatware... Anyone got any suggestions?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Xythil, Oct 28, 2008.

  1. Xythil

    Xythil Notebook Consultant

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    Trying to get rid of the bloat.

    I found some stuff like Slingbox(dont even know WHAT this was doing on here) and other obvious things to delete.

    Anything I should disable through msconfig or completely uninstall that might not be so obvious?
     
    Xythil, Oct 28, 2008
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  2. gengerald

    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    I run Decrapifier and Startup Inspector on all computers, gives descriptions of things to keep/delete. Then run CCleaner.
     
    gengerald, Oct 28, 2008
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  3. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    Isn't it a Trojan?
     
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    What is "it"? And no.
     
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  5. S_P_Q_R

    S_P_Q_R Notebook Evangelist

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    I have in no way the ability to confirm the veracity of what's in this picture of the warning I received when I started to open the download of Decarpifier, I can only tell you what happened and show you the result in picture form.
     

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    Well, I use dev's download page and to my knowledge it isn't a trojan. It just rips out what ever is installed and verified in their database as bloatware, of course only when i allow it to.
     
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    reformat......
     
    Goshax, Oct 28, 2008
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  8. uncming

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    Fresh Install...that's the cleanest way possible
     
    uncming, Oct 29, 2008
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  9. Xythil

    Xythil Notebook Consultant

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    I cant do a fresh install
    They did not give me a Vista disk.

    They used 1/3 of my hard drive to load vista filled with bloatware on my laptop

    its quite the lame scam
     
    Xythil, Oct 29, 2008
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    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    I believe you can use a legal MS Vista Repair disk to do the reinstall. There are also instructions floating around about how to use your OWN files to make a reinstall disk. Google :)

    Also, you should be able to contact HP and for a nominal fee/free, they will probably send you a reinstall disk, I know Dell does this.
     
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  11. Xythil

    Xythil Notebook Consultant

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    They will send me an OEM disk with bloatware Vista.

    Not a fresh version of vista
     
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  12. Vehement

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    Better than nothing... =) [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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    Could you tell me how to use MS Vista Repair disk to clean install my laptop ?
     
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    Read the clean installation guide sticky, you will need to obtain a Vista install disc though.

    This way is much better and easier than uninstalling.
     
    flipfire, Oct 29, 2008
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  15. Xythil

    Xythil Notebook Consultant

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    What is the best way to get a Vista Home Premium CD w/o the lisense?
     
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    All vista cd's contain all the versions (basic,HP, ultimate). You just need to borrow ANY sort of Vista Install disc and just use your own key.
     
    flipfire, Oct 30, 2008
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    That's not the point of my post, I do know I can use Install disc to reinstall. My point is, how to do it with Vista Recovery disc, AFAIK I can't reinstall Vista with that disc.
    Sorry if I'm wrong.
     
    demoniac, Oct 30, 2008
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