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    Discussion in 'HP' started by pmerkley, Jun 24, 2011.

  1. pmerkley

    pmerkley Newbie

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    Hey guys! So i just received my HP dv6tqe and I'm lovin it so far! But i want to get rid of all the bloatware and crap. I'd like to keep all the essential stuff but all the bull that's installed already is just annoying. Im not exactly super computer savvy so any help with this and any other starter guide-like things would be great!
     
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    dwalk1989 Notebook Evangelist

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    search "recovery" in the windows search bar (after pressing the windows logo in the bottom left) and run the recovery program.

    1. make recovery discs or flash drive if you haven't already
    2. in that same program, run the minimized system restore or boot up with the first recovery disc or flash drive and run the minimized system restore from there

    it will have all the drivers with no bloatware
     
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    WAldenIV Notebook Consultant

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    WAldenIV, Jun 24, 2011
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