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    question on uninstalling hp software?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by times, Jun 25, 2008.

  1. times

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    which of these hp softwares can i uninstall and wont affect anything.

    hp active check
    hp asset agent
    hp active support library
    hp doc viewer
    hp help and support
    hp quick launch buttons ( the only buttion i use here is the mute,i guess since i use that button i cant uninstall launch buttons?)
    hp quickplay 3.2
    hp update
    hp user guides
    roixo activation module(i uninstalled roxio since i didnt use it so can i do the same for this)

    thats about it then
     
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I uninstalled all the HP BloatWare except for HP Quicklaunch Buttons
     
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  3. Envision

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    Even if you uninstall some of the bloatware programs, it won't help your computer that much. The only way to truly help your computer's performance is to do a clean install. So you should grab yourself an OS disk and reinstall.

    If you really don't plan on doing that you should keep Quickplay if you use it and the Quicklaunch buttons.
     
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    Why do you say that uninstalling HP bloatware will not help in increasing performance? The only artifacts left behind by a not-so-thorough uninstall of a program would be some files on disk (doesn't affect perf.), and some extra registry entries (not a big run-time hit). A perfect uninstall though, would not even leave these behind.
     
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    I uninstall, then clean up the file system, then clean up the registry.

    Of course I backup before and after. ;)
     
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    You obviously haven't gone through this process before then, because if you have you would know that no uninstall is perfect and their are registry entries left behind. Even if you clean up the registry, the damage has already been done.

    Ask anybody in this forum which is better and you will find that a clean install will win hands down.
     
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    Registry entries are not really that critical if left behind. I only clean them up to satisfy my obsessive-compulsive nature. Alas, in spite of it all, I am still a failed perfectionist.
     
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    A few registry entries left behind by around 10 relatively simple programs, is not going to noticeably impact registry file size and performance. It is the crud that you accumulate over years, by installing lots of "heavyweight" programs (think MS Visual Studio) that bloats the registry, and impacts performance.

    IMO, a clean install for removing a small number of registry entries that *may* have been left behind by the un-install, is overkill.
     
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    Test it yourself and you'll see the difference.
     
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    wot do you guys think about revo. i just started to use it and ive actually uninstalled the simpsons game which i could never do and a warning would always come up sayn something bout being connected or cant find so and so but revo uninstalled it. im not so keen on reinstalling vista from the recovery disc,if anything ill install xp if i actually do a reinstall lol
     
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