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    Question about reinstalling?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by AJbigg, Nov 18, 2006.

  1. AJbigg

    AJbigg Newbie

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    Is there a big difference (may it be performance wise, etc...) between just removing all the unnecessary programs/bloatware and reinstalling a fresh copy of windows? Thanks.
     
    AJbigg, Nov 18, 2006
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  2. Hellmanns

    Hellmanns Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes :)
    Just uninstalling stuff will still leave lots of 'crap' on there. I suggest reinstalling (I plan on doing so tomorrow).
     
    Hellmanns, Nov 18, 2006
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  3. COINTELPRO

    COINTELPRO Notebook Enthusiast

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    It is like night and day 51 (before) versus 35 (after) processes running in the background using up your CPU and memory. Just check your msconfig and make sure only the necessary stuff is starting up into memory (I got 6 driver related startups only).

    I think Norton software is a piece of junk. It was slow down your browser trying to scan everything. It also runs in the background trying to scan everything. Just don't click on Active X controls when you go to shady sites, open strange emails, and use Windows update. Be careful of the programs you install, some are bundling their crap with open source codecs like Xvid-its legal because it is under a GPU.

    I get windows updates and image my computer so I don't need it. If I get something I just restore my image back up which will wipe whatever is on their. That is the best way (practice) instead of using programs to try to remove it.
     
    COINTELPRO, Nov 18, 2006
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  4. WeAreNotAlone

    WeAreNotAlone Notebook Deity

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    Big dif?= Yes..

    Fresh install best.. don't waste time trying to un-install, go hunting for loose files, registry entries....

    "Clean registry' being a "big" plus of a fresh install... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=registry+entries.&spell=1




    Little advice though..... on any "new" system run it for about a week or so before spending the time to do a fresh install to confirm the HARDWARE of the machine is not problematic in some way.

    Really sucks to spend the time to do a fresh install and the machine has to be returned.

    During the first two weeks run the various "stress test" or "burn-in" apps that are out there Prime95, SuperPi, HeavyLoad, etc...


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    WeAreNotAlone, Nov 19, 2006
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