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    Just got a TZ 170n/b and so much bloatware....

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by UCSCalan, Jan 19, 2008.

  1. UCSCalan

    UCSCalan Notebook Geek

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    Just got a TZ at Fry's for myself and dude how much Bloatware is on this thing..... I thought my T61 Thinkpad's Thinkvantage was bloatware but this really crapware. LoL at napstar thought it died..


    BTW awesome look laptop (get to get it cuz my thinkpad only last 2 hours with extended battery)
     
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    bmwrob Notebook Virtuoso

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    That's not so bad, UCSCalan. My eMachines came with Napster, AOL AND Norton pre-installed, along with a bazillion other crappy apps. [​IMG]
     
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    Touge Notebook Consultant

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    The bloatware on the TZ makes the machine seem almost unusable stock. Def do a clean or semi-clean install... Stock my TZ took 3.5 mins to boot, after the semi-clean vista install instructions posted here it took 55 secs!
     
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    |SONY| Notebook Evangelist

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    who uses stock machines?

    Do a fresh install and you will be flying.

    Also ditch vista.
     
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