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    How To Get Rid Of Bloatware

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by byrond, Jun 19, 2007.

  1. byrond

    byrond Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey guys
    im about to get a dell xps m1210 with vista home premium, and they are no doubt going to pack it with bloatware i dont need or want.
    How do i get rid of it all?
     
    byrond, Jun 19, 2007
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  2. Padmé

    Padmé NBR Super Pink Princess

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    Go to your control panel and use Add/Remove. Simple as that.
     
    Padmé, Jun 19, 2007
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  3. blackmamba

    blackmamba Notebook Evangelist

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    Control panel>add/remove.

    But also, you'll need to defrag and clean out your registry too since uninstalling can leave behind unwanted registry keys.
     
    blackmamba, Jun 19, 2007
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  4. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    I don't think they put much bloatware on the XPS line... maybe an antivirus program and the google toolbar or something like that...

    You can do Add/Remove programs, as others have said (I think in Vista it's called Programs and Features, or something like that), or... Dell should give you the Windows and drivers DVDs, so you can reinstall the OS if you prefer.
     
    swarmer, Jun 20, 2007
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