Re: Getting Rid of Dell Bloatware.
- From: "S.Lewis" <stew1960@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006 21:09:54 -0500
"Clark Martin" <hpcm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Much has been said in this group about getting rid of the unwanted
programs
that come with Dell computers. I apologize if this issue has already been
covered. You should be able to remove unwanted programs by using the
Add/Remove feature in the Control Panel, but I've heard that sometimes
there
are program bits still left in the Registry or in other places.
I found the following written in a user review describing a Dell E1505.
Do
the instructions shown here make sense to you?
There are three sources for start up programs: the Startup menu, the
Windows
registry, and the services.
1) Click on the Programs, and then click on the Startup. Right click on
item
and then Delete.
2) Click on Run, type in regedit, and then enter. This will bring up the
Registry Editor. Browse into the location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, rename
the
Run key into something like RunCrap.
3) Go to Settings, then Control Panel, then Add/Remove programs. Remove
all
of the junk or trial version software such as AOL, McAFee, ....
4) Re-boot the computer.
Uhm, that's very *generally* the idea, yes.
Others prefer a complete format and OS install and then add the programs
they want.
Personal preference.
Stew
.
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