Delete software to make DV6tse faster?

Hi all, I just received my DV6TSE on Friday night and so far I like it. I have been doing some reading and a lot of people say that there is quite a bit of unneeded software that slows the computer down. I have the i5 processor and in general it does fine but it does boot up rather slowly and it could be a little faster in general. My question is: Do you all have recommendations as to what to (if anything) to delete?

Thanks,
AC

 

There is a bloatware guide located here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-...ut-box-guide-2-0-windows-7-a.html#post5496474

You can alternatively do a clean install of Windows 7 -- I think this would be a better method instead of manually removing the unneeded software (and is the only guaranteed way to completely remove what is not needed).

 

IMO, the only real way to significantly improve boot times are to: 1) choose the right firewall/AV solution. 2) switch to a decent SSD. More no.2 than no.1. The second gen i5 is a decent CPU. There shouldn't be anything installed from the factory, software-wise, that would give it too many issues.

 

Thanks! That helps alot.

 

A brand new HP 5330m out of the box arrived with... 98 running processes! Shocking and no wonder batteries don't last or machines lag.

 

The number of running processes, in the Windows OS, has steadily increased over the years with each new version. Nothing "shocking about this". Unfortunately, it is just the way it is. Users want features in their OS. This adds bloat and startup processes. Third-party developers do the same thing. Most of the processes are there to make the startup of their applications easier (faster) or are just updating/monitoring agents. 98 processes? I just don't see that as alarming coming from a store bought PC. Or just do the clean retail OS install. After the average user adds all of their custom crap, the number of running processes will be around 90 anyway. Either way, I stand by my opinion of the 2nd gen i5 being capable enough to handle most common tasks and users' OEM applications without bottlenecking.

 

This is not true of the dv6. In the original state mine actually booted slower than my old, 5400RPM C2D laptop. After I did a minimum image restore, the boot time dropped by a factor of 1.5 or so. I definitely plan to upgrade to an SSD at some point in the near future, but even without it, you can reduce the boot time by quite a bit just by getting rid of the bloatware (Norton appears to be the most egregious offender).

 

Norton and McAfee slow everything down. I don't have DV6T yet, but my current laptop sped up quite a bit after I replaced McAfee with Microsoft Security Essential.

 

Yea the amount of processes is a bit surprising when i first looked at it. My desktop with windows 7 when idle has approximately 40 processes. Yet the dv6 has 80-90 processes. I know laptops have more software, but the amount of increase is still staggering. I did a minimized system restore, uninstalled unnecessary programs, and stopped unnecessary start up programs. So even with the core bare minimum the procees count is still high.

But it doesn't really slow down performance so it doesnt really matter.

I dont think its fair to include Norton in that category anymore. I dont notice a performance impact at all with norton than with avast or even without any antivirus.