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    Bloatware Removal On A New Computer Help!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by laptop129, Sep 5, 2009.

  1. laptop129

    laptop129 Notebook Consultant

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    I just got a new laptop and it has a ton of bloatware. I just wanted to make sure the stand Add/Remove Programs will be effective enough to get all the junk off. I hear PC Decrapifier is good and Revo Unistaller but I really don't want to be downloading all these programs along with my security stuff.
     
    laptop129, Sep 5, 2009
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  2. Good Spliff

    Good Spliff Notebook Geek

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    Fresh reinstall is the best way to go.
     
    Good Spliff, Sep 5, 2009
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  3. laptop129

    laptop129 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm uncomfortable with doing that so that isn't an option.
     
    laptop129, Sep 5, 2009
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  4. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Why don't you want to download applications that can help clean out the crap?
     
    kegobeer, Sep 5, 2009
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Have you read any guides on how to install an operating system?
     
    kegobeer, Sep 5, 2009
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  6. maozdawgg

    maozdawgg Notebook Geek

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    As you mentioned, and I've heard from others that PC Decrapifier is pretty good.

    And as you said above, you are also weary of downloading another program to clean out the bloatware. And IMO, and I think alot of other computer enthusiasts too, that no matter what you use any computer that comes with bloatware will never be as clean as if you wipe the HDD and do a completely clean install of an OS.

    I think learning how to do reformat and install a clean OS is a very valuable and useful skill to learn and it's not very difficult. The only hard part is finding all the working drivers for all the little bells and whisltes that laptops now a days all have (camera, fingerprint reader, etc. etc.)
     
    maozdawgg, Sep 5, 2009
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    Nebelwand Notebook Consultant

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    If neither reinstalling nor "downloading all these programs" is an option, we'll have to teleport all those offending bits off your disk. I hope you know how expensive that is :p
     
    Nebelwand, Sep 5, 2009
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  8. laptop129

    laptop129 Notebook Consultant

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    So the add or remove programs that comes built-in doesn't work?
     
    laptop129, Sep 5, 2009
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    Of course it does.
     
    kegobeer, Sep 5, 2009
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  10. EnterKnight

    EnterKnight Notebook Evangelist

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    The Programs menu in the Control Panel is all you need. Figruing out what is what in there is rather simple.
     
    EnterKnight, Sep 5, 2009
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  11. olyteddy

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    If you don't know what you're doing, I'd just leave it alone (unless you really need the 100 MegaBytes of hard drive it takes up)...
     
    olyteddy, Sep 5, 2009
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  12. Th3_uN1Qu3

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    It's not about the HDD space as it is about overall performance. Norton is the first thing that comes to mind.
     
    Th3_uN1Qu3, Sep 5, 2009
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  13. Hiker

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    Just use Revo uninstaller in advanced mode. It will automatically set a restore point. Make sure to only delete bolded entries.
     
    Hiker, Sep 5, 2009
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    Norton is just terrible, you need to get something better than that.
     
    Saisei, Sep 5, 2009
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  15. KING19

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    Clean Install would work better IMO

    Has you meantioned before you have the same toshiba laptop as me and it does have like 86 processes running with all the crapware installed and boot up time was very slow and so is the shutdown time as well.

    Anyways you can just uninstall all the crapware and use a registry cleaner to get rid of it complety after uninstalling it
     
    KING19, Sep 5, 2009
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  16. kanehi

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    Some new laptops has built-in feature programs that's difficult to re-install. I would also recommend Revo Uninstaller.
     
    kanehi, Sep 6, 2009
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