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What can I uninstall? - Ximen_Benitez - 10-25-2008
Ok, I have this huge list of programs and I'm not sure which ones I can uninstall and not hurt something...
So to all you techies out there, can you help show me which ones I can get rid of? I mainly question all the ones starting with "HP" and other stuff that seems like bloatware.
The software programs I have I know I want to keep, it's just the weird name ones.
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Adobe Flash Player 9 ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player Plugin
Adobe Reader 8.1.2
Adobe Shockwave Player 11
Advanced WindowsCare Personal
AusLogics Registry Defrag
Autodesk Design Review 2008
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008
Autodesk Student Community Download Tool
Autodesk Vault 2008
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus
Bonjour
CCleaner (remove only)
ContentSAFER for Wizmax
CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite X4
CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite X4 - Extra Content
CorelDRAW(R) Graphics Suite X4 - Windows Shell Extension
Deltec IrDA Client 2.0
Dev-C++ 4
ESU for Microsoft Vista
FAM 1.0.0.0 RC2
ffdshow [rev 1723] [2007-12-24]
Foxonic 3.0 (build 0198)
Freelancer
Freelancer Companion 1.14
Google Earth
HP Customer Experience Enhancements
HP DVD Play 3.2
HP Easy Setup - Frontend
HP Help and Support
HP Quick Launch Buttons 6.20 D3
HP Update
HP Wireless Assistant
HPNetworkAssistant
IFSYS-8003 IrDA FIR USB Adapter
Inpaint
Java(TM) 6 Update 7
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 6
LEGO Digital Designer
MagicScore
Maya 8.5 Personal Learning Edition Documentation (en_US)
Messenger Plus! Live
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB929729)
Microsoft IntelliPoint 6.2
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files (English)
Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Microsoft Works
Microsoft WSE 3.0 Runtime
MIT MathML Fonts 1.0
Mozilla Firefox (3.0.3)
MSCU for Microsoft Vista
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB941833)
NVIDIA Drivers
OpenOffice.org 2.4
Paint.NET v3.35
PD Artist
Skype 3.8
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: Saga
StuffPlug 3
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
The Battle for Middle-earth (tm) II
Windows Live Messenger
Windows Live OneCare safety scanner
Windows Live Sign-in Assistant
Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin
WinRAR archiverThanks!
What can I uninstall? - kindred - 10-25-2008
You can uninstall them all... Keep the ones you use, chuck the rest in the bin.
Keep the Microsoft stuff, MSXML, Nvidia drivers, you know system resourse stuff that are not useless apps... heh
What can I uninstall? - Ximen_Benitez - 10-25-2008
What about all the stuff that starts with "HP" is that stuff that I need to use the internet and get help etc?
What can I uninstall? - kindred - 10-25-2008
If your Wireless or Ethernet internet connection is controlled by HP software then yes, it's needed.
If you cant tell or don't know it's safer to leave it on
Synaptics is your mouses driver, leave it, java you need ect
What can I uninstall? - Grail - 10-25-2008
in my oppinion you can uninstall:
Advanced WindowsCare Personal
AusLogics Registry Defrag
Autodesk Design Review 2008
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008
Autodesk Student Community Download Tool
Autodesk Vault 2008
Bonjour
CCleaner (remove only)
ContentSAFER for Wizmax
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 - Extra Content
CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X4 - Windows Shell Extension
Google Earth
Windows Live OneCare safety scanner
Windows Live Sign-in Assistant
LEGO Digital Designer
MagicScore
Maya 8.5 Personal Learning Edition Documentation (en_US)
Microsoft Works
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: Saga
The Battle for Middle-earth ™ II
What can I uninstall? - Dopamino - 10-25-2008
The only stuff you can ditch is the stuff you already said you want to keep. If you're trying to speed up your computer, do a disk defragmentation and if you have the money, install new RAM.
What can I uninstall? - Ximen_Benitez - 10-25-2008
' Wrote:in my oppinion you can uninstall:
Advanced WindowsCare Personal
AusLogics Registry Defrag
Autodesk Design Review 2008
Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008
Autodesk Student Community Download Tool
Autodesk Vault 2008
Bonjour
CCleaner (remove only)
ContentSAFER for Wizmax
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 - Extra Content
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 - Windows Shell Extension
Google Earth
Windows Live OneCare safety scanner
Windows Live Sign-in Assistant
LEGO Digital Designer
MagicScore
Maya 8.5 Personal Learning Edition Documentation (en_US)
Microsoft Works
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.4
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds: Saga
The Battle for Middle-earth ™ II
Heh, most of those programs I use quite often.
' Wrote:The only stuff you can ditch is the stuff you already said you want to keep. If you're trying to speed up your computer, do a disk defragmentation and if you have the money, install new RAM.
Yeah, I guess you are right. I want to install the RAM, am I'm sure I have enough money. But here's the slight problem.
I have two 512mb cards and two slots- totaling 1 gig of ram. If I want to up it to two, I have to buy TWO 1 gig sticks. Or I could buy a 2 gig stick and have 2.5 gigs. I think that would really help... just that's where it gets a little pricey. I'll have to look for prices on RAM, I haven't seem them lately.
What can I uninstall? - kindred - 10-25-2008
RAM is dirt cheap if it's currently used DDR2, older ram is actually more expensive than the current faster RAM
Go figure :/
What can I uninstall? - Grail - 10-25-2008
so uninstall the programs you dont use.
or better, dont have them running on background. because google earth for example dont improve your system if uou uninstall it. just dont have programs like msn running on background.
What can I uninstall? - Ximen_Benitez - 10-25-2008
Yeah, MSN, Skype, and Avira are the only things running in the background. And Avira bugs me. But I need antivirus...