Acer :: Anyway To Remove All The Bloatware
Aug 11, 2009
just got a new Acer 6530 laptop and it has SOOO much bloatware, a lot of things that i don't even need. I like how Dell had like zero bloatware. i like Acer's program that backups the whole system though. Does Vista have something like that?
Should i delete all the programs from Control Panel or is there a way for me to install a version of Vista (downloaded copy from a torrent site) and then use the key provided from the Acer laptop so I know it'll only install Vista?
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Apr 21, 2009
Which route should I take for my new SXPS 16 - Clean install Vista from scratch along with all the drivers and programs I want or just uninstall the stuff that I don't want?
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Nov 13, 2009
It was easy to get rid of the Acer games--most of those are trial versions anyway.
But what about these?
Acer Arcade Deluxe - Acer games have been deleted, keep the arcade for videos, music, pictures, or let WMP, Media Center handle these?
MS Office - trialware At some point I may buy MS Office. Do I need these as placeholders?
Activation Assistant
Excel 2007
One Note 2007
PowerPoint 2007
Word 2007 - haven't used, but have some old Word docs may need to open. M$ replaced Word with "Works Word Processor" in MS Works.
MS Office Live Add-in
Office Live Add-in help
Office Live Add-in workplace
Windows Defender - replaced by MSE--still needed?
Vista "My Stationary" - have one letterhead template created from MS Works. rest probably won't get used.
NTI Backup Now 5 - think these two were freebies from Acer "partners" for registering, and solicit you to buy the "full" version
NTI Media Maker 8
Software Informer - must've downloaded this, but don't know if it's reliable, and if it's a good idea to let third-party software update by itself...............
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Jan 14, 2010
if any bloatware removal guides exist for Acer machines? IE, which programs can I easily remove. We recently picked up an Acer (desktop) and it came LOADED with bloatware.
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Nov 2, 2014
Re HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC, Windows 8, 64-bit. I want to be able to safely remove a USB thumb-drive without shutting down the computer. There is no icon for "Safely Remove Hardware" as on other computers I have. I have not been able to find the program or its icon using "search" or "find". It is not indexed in the user guide.
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Apr 13, 2009
my seven week old son decided to vomit across my Acer 5920 laptop yesterday.
The laptop still boots but I can't login as some of the keys are stuck.
I've downloaded the service manual but I can't seem to be able to lift the keyboard off. There are four areas to prize open just below the speaker but I can't work out how to do it - do they push in or lift up?
Do I take out the tray it's sitting in or prize up each of the keys individually?
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Oct 12, 2007
how to remove the Empowering Technology application from windows start up programs? I tried configuring it from msconfig to no avail.
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Jun 11, 2009
My keyboard is not working and I need to remove it to troubleshoot. Does anyone have instructions to remove it. I had to use onscreen keyboard to type this.
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Apr 5, 2010
Just purchased a new Acer laptop: ASPIRE 5740-6378
This is the first laptop, I ever seen that has this much software installed by the manufacture Acer.
I have the following groups
Acer
Acer Arcade Deluxe
Acer GridVista
AcerSystem
Acer Welcome Center
Egis Software
Launch Manager
NewTech Acer Backup Manager
I just want to know which of these can I uninstall?
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Mar 15, 2009
I installed Windows 7 on my 5930G and now - even after uninstalling - I'm stuck with the screen that asks me to choose the OS when I boot my computer (original OS, Vista). What can I do to get rid of the screen?
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Feb 5, 2010
When I try to remove it, I can't. There are 4 mini holder on the top of the keyboard, after I push them, the keyboard lifts up a bit, but at the upper angles it is still stick to the chassis. No video disassembly guide is available...
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Sep 30, 2007
Has anyone got a process and/or pictures of how to remove the DVD drive from an Aspire series notebook? Most other laptops ive seen are just a slider or single screw but seemingly not that on this model.
Ive even gone as far as removing all the screws on the underside but it still doesn't loosen the drive.
I want to remove it to clean and check another model drive to see if its a drive fault or not and if there is a fault replace.
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Apr 26, 2008
I've got this notebook with an 80 gb hard disk but need to replace it with a 120gb & despite trawling the acer support site & the internet I can't find a guide on how to remove the hard disk.
I've managed to remove the base cover with 7 screws & can see the ram; fan; hard disk etc but can't see just how to get the hard disk out?
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Oct 17, 2014
i have the acer aspire e1-510 with linux, how do i remove linux and install windows ?
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Aug 27, 2014
I just purchased an Acer E511 laptop with windows 8 and am wondering if the acer recovery management program can be removed. I noticed that when I go into settings, change pc settings, I can recover using windows 8. Will this option be removed if I uninstall Acer Recovery Management? What's the difference between the two?
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Oct 17, 2014
i have the acer aspire e1-510 with linux, how do i remove linux and install windows ?
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Mar 6, 2010
I picked up a 9600m GT on ebay and need help removing the bottom cover. The full bottom panel needs to be removed as it is trapping the copper pipes from the heatsink. Can anyone direct me to a guide on how this is done on a 7720g?
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Sep 21, 2009
I bought a new HD for my Acer Aspire 7520-5971 but I couldn't figure out how to remove the old one...
Here's a picture if it helps:
I did removed all the screws that are shown in the picture, but it is still attached to something.
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Sep 25, 2014
Its super irritating that the charms pops up when accidentily touching the mousepad to close to the edge. My PC is not a tablet and why this is activated in the first place is to me sstrange. I want to completly remove all edge guestures on my mousepad. I have tryed to install the last driver because someone said that the option was added in the new driver, but no luck.
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Jul 24, 2014
Its super irritating that the charms pops up when accidentily touching the mousepad to close to the edge. My PC is not a tablet and why this is activated in the first place is to me sstrange. I want to completly remove all edge guestures on my mousepad. I have tryed to install the last driver because someone said that the option was added in the new driver, but no luck.
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Sep 18, 2014
I just purchased an Acer E511 laptop with windows 8 and am wondering if the acer recovery management program can be removed. I noticed that when I go into settings, change pc settings, I can recover using windows 8. Will this option be removed if I uninstall Acer Recovery Management? What's the difference between the two?
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Jan 20, 2015
I have screen flickering problem with my Acer Aspire 725 with windows 8 OS. Flickering stops when i remove the power supply. I could see the battery plugged and unplugged symbol in Windows 8 continuously. Whether i should replace my battery or power supply adaptor?
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Jul 15, 2009
I've read the forum on remoing the bloatware and also several articles from 2007 that say Dell was giving the option of not having the addition programs installed on XPS systems. I saw no such option when I ordered so I was curious about this in regards to the studio xps 16.
My questions are how much bloatware is actually still being installed? How hard is it to remove and does it actually speed the computer up? Are there any other advantages to removing it such as less heat from not running as much/hard? And finally are there any programs worth keeping ie Dell dock etc...? Many opinions will be appreciated and thanks.
Sysyem config: t9550 cpu, RGBLed 1080, 4670 1gb gpu and 320 @7200 hdd.
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Mar 20, 2009
Does anybody use bloatware that come with Sony notebooks at all? The only one I use is Roxio Easy Media Creator as I find it usefull to burn DVD and it uses little resources. Other than that,
I don't use them at all. In fact, there is not even a trace of them when I do clean install
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May 12, 2009
what can and can not be safely removed the machine is a AR51E running Vista, is their a suggested list of what's good to remove to increase speed, machine only used for internet, office work and general saving of photo's and the very odd bit of gaming by my grandson.
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Apr 26, 2010
I bought a pre-configured model and don't have the CTO Fresh Start option, so I'm trying to deal with the various software "extras" Sony so thoughtfully provided. I've identified and removed some of the most obvious, but there are a number of Sony or VAIO things that I don't recognize or understand.
I gather that I don't want to delete the Sony Care Center stuff, but what is "PMB" or "Sony Home Network Library" or "VAIO Content Metadata ... stuff" or even "Windows Live ... stuff", etc?
Is there a list anywhere of the either (a) all of the bloatware that can be removed (i.e., uninstalled) or (b) what the various bloatware programs do?
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Aug 14, 2009
I ordered my SXPS 16 a few days ago. Is there really enough bloatware that it's that important to reformat once I get my laptop, or will simply uninstalling via the Programs & Features menu be sufficient to get rid of the crap I don't want?
Another question: When I get my free Win7 upgrade DVD in October, will it be advisable to reformat then (and can you reformat via an upgrade disk?) or will simply doing an upgrade install of Windows 7 be just fine?
I'd rather avoid the hassle of doing any reformatting, but if bloatware is that big of an issue, then I probably should.
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Aug 7, 2009
I've read all over the internet how some people, upon buying a branded laptop/notebook, immediately format and reinstall Vista in order to drop some of the bloatware that comes pre-installed, taking up resources.
How prudent is this practice with regards to DELL's laptops -
in particular the XPS 16? I imagine a lot of the bloatware can easily be removed using Vista's add/remove utility; however some people seem to have trouble completely getting rid of some DELL security software
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Feb 10, 2009
i just checked what's installed.. and it's just sony's "movie story" and other stuff like that, along with fingerprint reader.. etc. this doesnt really seem like bloatware to me, i checked through the list and i really don't notice anything that i'd consider bad (like trialware)
are those sony programs.. like Vaio Media Plus.. what people keep referrring to as bloatware? i read that people that choose fresh start still have some stuff preinstalled, i'm just wondering what it is exactly that they still have installed?
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Jun 7, 2009
sony video shared library - keep
viao location utitility - ?
adobe flash - ?
adoble plugin - ?
adobe reader - ?
battery check - ?
java 2 runtime environment - ?
settings utility series - ?
sony video shared library - ?
vaio event service (keep this this is the software for the Fn keys and stuff) - keep
vaio power management (i kept this, this is useful, it lets u power on and off different components on your laptop to save battery) - keep
Vaio wallpaper contents
vaio recovery center shortcuts & readme
vaio my memory center (i took it off.. useless) - remove
AoL software Suite
Vaio Documentation
Microsoft Works SE 9.0
Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Trial............
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