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Thread ID: 106786 2010-01-22 21:51:00 How to remove junk on new $500 ACER Strommer (42) Press F1
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850992 2010-01-22 21:51:00 Friend of mine bought a mini tower at Stationary Warehouse and it is loaded with 60 day programs and other junk. Besides using Add/Remove Programs (WinXP), is there a free program that will get rid of the junk?

Yeah, I know ACER is not the best, but that is what he has.
Strommer (42)
850993 2010-01-22 22:11:00 www.pcdecrapifier.com feersumendjinn (64)
850994 2010-01-22 22:12:00 Probably best to boot with an O/S disk, format C and just load what he wants. Sweep (90)
850995 2010-01-22 22:18:00 Acers usually have a restore partition with the crap included, and an option to make restore dvd also with crap. :) feersumendjinn (64)
850996 2010-01-22 22:21:00 Whats wrong with using add/remove programs? If they've got removal tools use it. Or use Revouninstaller Speedy Gonzales (78)
850997 2010-01-22 22:32:00 www.pcdecrapifier.com

That's it. Thanks.

Sweep - yes, reformatting would be the best way but would take longer and I don't believe he has a WinXP disk, only the restore partition as feersumendjinn points out.

Speedy - pcdecrapifier is easier and quicker to use than Add/Remove.

THE CHOICE OF ACER. My friend's old pc was an ACER and I told him it was crap but he did not believe me and still does not even though the mobo in his 3 yr old Acer crapped out yesterday and never did perform well. He needed a replacement pc quickly for his business and went to DSE and Noel L's. The $500 Acer at Warehouse Stationary was the best deal so he got it.
Strommer (42)
850998 2010-01-22 22:38:00 How long has he had the Acer? One wonders why no Win 7. Sweep (90)
850999 2010-01-22 23:00:00 Alot of business users are quite happy to use xp, my dad (walky talky radio things technician) still uses ME I believe. It does what they need it to and means that computers last longer, as well as been less cluttered to run diagnostic programs etc on hueybot3000 (3646)
851000 2010-01-22 23:03:00 How long has he had the Acer? One wonders why no Win 7.

He bought it yesterday.
Strommer (42)
851001 2010-01-22 23:09:00 Oh well. Perhaps he wanted XP. Sweep (90)
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