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    Safe to uninstall?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by jcm4, Nov 1, 2008.

  1. jcm4

    jcm4 Notebook Evangelist

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    Here are a few items Revo pulls up that I'm not sure are crucial to the system or not. Can someone tell me if I can uninstall the following safely?
    Advanced Audio FX Engine
    Bonjour
    Quicktime (Will I still be able to use iTunes?)
    Dell Resource CD
    Intel Matrix Storage Manager
    Sigmatel Audio

    Thanks.
     
    jcm4, Nov 1, 2008
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    You can ditch the Dell resource stuff, unless you use it to troubleshoot and contact Dell. I would keep everything else.
     
    kegobeer, Nov 1, 2008
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    I agree the Dell CD resources can go, the rest you will want to keep. Bonjour is a part of iTunes.
     
    atbnet, Nov 1, 2008
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    I would keep Bonjour and quicktime since both of these are needed for itunes.
     
    David, Nov 1, 2008
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  5. jcm4

    jcm4 Notebook Evangelist

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    Alright, thanks for your help.
    What about the Cisco stuff? Anyone know about it?
     
    jcm4, Nov 1, 2008
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  6. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    What cisco stuff?
     
    Hep!, Nov 1, 2008
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    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Probably the Cisco VPN client stuff or a router?!!?! If yes, I would assume its better to have it.
     
    fonduekid, Nov 1, 2008
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    Ditto. You didn't list anything Cisco related.
     
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    what does bonjour do? I dont have itunes but only quicktime, will uninstall it affect my pc?
     
    HT_Flyer, Nov 1, 2008
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  10. jcm4

    jcm4 Notebook Evangelist

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    Woops, thought I had listed that.
    Cisco EAP+FAST module
    Cisco Leap module
    Cisco Peap module
     
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    Yep you better leave that else you might not be able to get online.

    Do you go to a university by chance?
     
    nizzy1115, Nov 1, 2008
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  12. jcm4

    jcm4 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm not at a university, but I'm at a boarding school. Why do you ask?
    Are these modules commonly used to connect to a school network?
     
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    Yes, they are needed for your school's network.
     
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    Ok, thanks.
     
    jcm4, Nov 1, 2008
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  16. Hep!

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    I'm pretty sure I uninstalled bonjour and iTunes still works BTW. I hated how they kept adding more and more things for iTunes to install, like that seperate support software for the iPhone, so I was always getting rid of it.
     
    Hep!, Nov 2, 2008
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  17. jcm4

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    But can you connect to other peoples libraries?
     
    jcm4, Nov 2, 2008
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    Are you sure bonjour isn't used for something else too? I have bonjour on my laptops and I have never installed Quicktime or Itunes.
     
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  19. Hep!

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    I don't know, but that feature is not important to me. I will check later.
     
    Hep!, Nov 2, 2008
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    Bonjour is used by a lot of programs - anything that needs to discover printers, computers, etc, on a local network. Some printers with network capabilities have this to make configuration easier.
     
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  21. Hep!

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    Yeah... for Macs... it's not needed for any of that on a PC.
     
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    There are applications that install this on Windows machines. If that wasn't the case, people wouldn't have this installed if they didn't have iTunes.
     
    kegobeer, Nov 2, 2008
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  23. Hep!

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    Yeah it must be needed, just like Safari is needed for... for what again?
    Apple is just pushing more and more of their software as a package. Granted you need QuickTime for iTunes since iTunes is really just a database system + frontend for QuickTime, but all of these other things are not required. Why is apple installing Safari with iTunes now too? Why does the apple updater (which also is unneeded garbage) push out completely new software?
     
    Hep!, Nov 2, 2008
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