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    HP software uninstallation

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by zaheer12a, Jan 1, 2009.

  1. zaheer12a

    zaheer12a Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently installed software for a HP printer and a lot of applications got installed on my Laptop. Most of them seen useless, but I'm not sure if I can delete them and still scan/copy/fax with my PC.

    The printer is a HP OfficeJet J4500

    Software:
    • HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    • HP Doc Viewer
    • HP Document Manager 1.0
    • HP Easy Setup - Frontend
    • HP Imaging Device Functions 10.0
    • HP OfficeJet J4500 Series
    • HP Smart Web Printing
    • HP Solution Center 10.0
    • HP Update
    • HP User Guides 0088

    NOTE: My Laptop is a HP Pavilion dv 9700 so some software could be pre installed.
     
    zaheer12a, Jan 1, 2009
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I would uninstall them all and see if the printer drivers stayed around. You can always reinstall. Generally, printer drivers do not show up in Add/Remove Programs. A combo device, with FAX, might want that one with the model number to stay, though.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jan 1, 2009
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  3. zaheer12a

    zaheer12a Notebook Enthusiast

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    Some of them could also be pre installed since I have a HP laptop. So I don't wanna mess that up.
     
    zaheer12a, Jan 1, 2009
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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    I have a HP laptop and not 1 HP program. You don't need ANY. All bloatware, imo.
     
    McGrady, Jan 1, 2009
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    I also removed all the HP from mine. Search on akajohndoe bloatware here and you'll find some of the posts
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jan 1, 2009
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  6. zaheer12a

    zaheer12a Notebook Enthusiast

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    Not even Quickplay? I usually don't buy Blu-Ray, but QP is the only program that can play those. Or am I wrong?
     
    zaheer12a, Jan 1, 2009
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  7. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, even quickplay. My laptop doesn't have a blu-ray drive but quickplay isn't the only blu ray player...
     
    McGrady, Jan 1, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Are they taking too much disk space? If not just leave them and use the printer for a while and see. Then check back again on these apps to see when was the last time they have been accessed. Then remove them from there.

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 2, 2009
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  9. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    On a new and bloated HP notebook pretty much any of the HP bloatware you uninstall can easily be reinstalled from C:\SWSETUP.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Jan 2, 2009
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  10. MaXimus

    MaXimus Notebook Deity

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    true u dont need any of that crap. uninstall everything and if the printer didn't work then just download its individual driver from HP without all that crap
     
    MaXimus, Jan 2, 2009
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  11. Jessica L

    Jessica L Notebook Enthusiast

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    I would get rid of all of it, and if there are any problems you can always re-install. There's a lot of useless bloat that's pre-loaded on systems.
     
    Jessica L, Jan 2, 2009
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  12. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Agreed...you don't need it...*Uninstall* :D

    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jan 2, 2009
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  13. zaheer12a

    zaheer12a Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the tips guys!
     
    zaheer12a, Jan 2, 2009
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