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| Thread ID: 138481 | 2014-12-05 03:56:00 | Just bought an Acer Laptop - Too much bundled software | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1389582 | 2014-12-05 03:56:00 | Hi Guys I just bought an Acer Laptop to use as access to my desktop in another room. Pleased with it so far. But it does have a lot of bundled software and seems to take a long time to get to the Windows 8.1 Start screen. Can anyone suggest what programs I could safely delete ? Ag Acer Portal, Acer this Acer that. Ab this, Ab that. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1389583 | 2014-12-05 04:04:00 | Use this..... http://www.decrap.org/ |
bevy121 (117) | ||
| 1389584 | 2014-12-05 05:13:00 | Get rid of McAfee if thats on it. Its crap | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1389585 | 2014-12-05 05:17:00 | Get rid of McAfee if thats on it. Its crap Yes that was the second thing I did! |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1389586 | 2014-12-05 05:19:00 | Use this..... http://www.decrap.org/ Thanks but I dont trust programs such as that. (unless ten people on here have used it and recommended it) I'd rather do it myself manually. Besides which it does not mention Acer on the home page. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1389587 | 2014-12-05 05:33:00 | There is this site with some recommendations and a description of bloat (www.shouldiremoveit.com) | Tbird650 (6754) | ||
| 1389588 | 2014-12-05 05:35:00 | Use the format command ;) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1389589 | 2014-12-05 05:58:00 | And use the mcafee removal tool to remove the rest of it (service.mcafee.com) Thats what I do. Format the lot then reinstall the chipset drivers, and thats it. If windows installs the LAN and audio drivers, I'll use them |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1389590 | 2014-12-05 06:05:00 | And use the mcafee removal tool to remove the rest of it (service.mcafee.com)How important is the removal tool? I just uninstalled McAfee this afternoon on my new lappy, but didn't use that tool afterwards. | Jen (38) | ||
| 1389591 | 2014-12-05 06:38:00 | Revo uninstaller Portable, used in advanced mode will remove all the folders and reg keys left behind by the programs standard uninstaller. Free Portable download, bottom of page: www.revouninstaller.com Note: if using this, once the programs uninstaller finishes, DONT reboot if prompted other wise the advanced setting wont run. |
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