Upgrading to new computer
In a previous thread I had asked about upgrading my 2008 HP Pavilion desk top...it has Vista Home Premium and IE9. I checked with a Geek and was told that I shouldn't bother trying to upgrade "an...
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accsys wrote:SCR wrote:
Strollin has given you a very good definition of bloatware. I would add that before you dig in to it's a removal I strongly suggest that you create an image of your drive as it is now on a external hard drive. As you remove things do it slowly and not all at once.
As you are successful at removing each item create another image so you always have a path back should something go wrong.
I have never had an issue after removing the manufacturer installed software but you never know.
If you know enough to make images of the hard drive, it is easier to reformat the hard drive and reinstall the operating system IMHO.
Not by a long shot. An image also preserves all of your installed programs as well as any data on that drive. Reformatting and re-installing your OS may take about the same amount of time as restoring an image but then you need to reinstall all of your programs and recover any data that had been installed on that drive.
Not only that, but an image will preserve any tweaks you have made, any OS updates that were installed and any preferences you setup. Reinstalling the OS makes you start from scratch.
