I have a dell inspiron 6000 laptop, which I have had for over a year now. I am fed up with all the stuff that they put on it, such as dell system restore and quickset and such like, and I don't even know what half of it is for!
What is safe to remove or not? I'm not keen on starting the whole thing from scratch like removing Windows cos of all my stuff on here...
2007-01-22 03:13:11 · 10 answers · asked by Violet De'ath 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Thanks everyone for your answers so far.
I know how to add/remove programs and all that, but I'm just not sure what I can remove that Dell have put on there. I'm quite happy with windows system restore etc and don't need Dell stuff but I'm worried that it will have an effect on the OS in case they've put some sort of lock on here or something?
2007-01-22 03:39:54 · update #1
I wouldn't remove system restore, it could be use full later. My wife's got a Dell desk top, had it 3 or 4 years now with no troubles. But be care full what you remove.
2007-01-22 03:30:55 · answer #1 · answered by Hi T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd keep some 'rubbish' on there. Such as the Dell System Restore. If you don't know what something is for, open it and read the help information, google it. Just find out. It could be useful and essential to the system.
2007-01-22 03:23:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is a awkward question,in theory you should be able to buy a new windows xp o.e.m disc and install it on to your laptop,as all the extras dell have put on will come on the recovery disc so thats out the question
but by using a fresh windows xp disc this will just install the basic windows xp operating system(plus sp2) and none of the dell crap
but before you do this like the other answer said,see if theres a uninstall option by going to control panel>add/remove programs and look for any of the add ons from dell
however i would be very carefull about removing the dell system restore as this may have a effect on the normal working of the laptop,seek advice from dell
it makes me think why dell want to put a restore option on their laptops when theres a decent restore option built into windows
i hav never bought dell and never will,if you take my advice,either go to http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=602,or build your own p.c,s,its much cheaper and you can put your own programs on it
good luck
2007-01-22 03:28:41 · answer #3 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to remove all the "rubbish" from Dell, you will have to start from scratch, especially since there is a special partition Dell puts on that allows a level of access for diagnostics
2007-01-22 03:16:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mictlan_KISS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
click start and go to the control panel. click on add/remove programs. remove whatever you want from there. i would keep dell system restore just in case you ever decide to restore in the future.
2007-01-22 03:16:40 · answer #5 · answered by rchilly2000 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if ur gonna delete SYSTEM RESTORE, and u accidentally delete somethin u didnt want to, SYSTEM restore can actually restore the file or program u accidentally deleted, so just leave it alone and remove anything on ur desktop as all these items will slow ur boot up time
2007-01-22 03:20:46 · answer #6 · answered by the.punkkid 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its not advisable to remove it as it may cause ur system to go haywired
2007-01-26 01:59:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend that you go to http://www.download.com and get AD-AWARE and SpyBot Search & Destory. Install, run, update and scan your computer with both programs.
These are cleanup tools. Ad-aware cleans files, and SpyBot cleans the registry,
You might run your Anti-virus scan.
Go to START and pick RUN. Type MSCONFIG and go to the startup section. Uncheck the programs that you do not need. Keep your Anti-virus checked.
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2007-01-22 03:16:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
control panel ..Add/remove uninstall the software crap that you dont want to keep Don't uninstall drivers or sound card software
2007-01-22 03:18:35 · answer #9 · answered by me and you 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call them and ask them not to, i have a dell and that worked
2007-01-22 03:16:17 · answer #10 · answered by Sandy 76767677676767987897rt987w 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋