What is safe to uninstall (HP notebook)

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    What is safe to uninstall (HP notebook)


    Here is what HP has preinstalled. I'm new to windows 7.
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    It's not as important to uninstall them right away as to turn them off at startup so they don't freeload on your Startup time, processor cycles, RAM and spy on you. Once you establish a Clean Boot you can wait to uninstall them later after you decide if it's something you want.

    Here are the steps to Clean Up Factory Bloatware - Windows 7 Forums

    Note that with HP you'll need to go into the settings of the useless HP Wireless manager (which adds a minute to boot time) to Allow Independent Wireless before turning it off so you can use Win7's superior wireless manager from the bottom right System Tray.

    There really isn't anything I've ever found in the HP preinstalled crapware that I keep. The bootable diagnostics and Recovery partition will run anyway from boot as long as their partitions are kept intact. I'd also make the Recovery disks so you have a path back to Factory Condition if you ever decide to sell the machine, but a more useful backup to use if Win7 ever becomes irreparable is a WIn7 backup image stored externally: Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup
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    Thanks, sorry I took so long. I thought the window would refresh on its on.
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    When I click HP connection manager it asks to install. Would this mean im using windows 7 wireless manager?
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    Is there an HP Connection/Wireless manager in the bottom right System tray now, or just the 5-bar Win7 connection manager?

    I would not install it if it's not already installed.
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    its just 5 bars
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    OK I would uninstall HP connection manager it in Programs and Features so it can't interfere as there's no chance you would want it in place of Win7's greatly superior wireless manager. Set a System Restore Point - Create first in case it causes problems during uninstall.

    While there I'd also uninstall whatever AV crapware was preinstalled and immediately install Microsoft Security Essentials.
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    Ok..I have a few left. What do you think about them? What about the quick launch, it doesnt control the volume/brightness/ and other physical buttons on the keyboard does it?
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    XxBRADxX said:
    Ok..I have a few left. What do you think about them? What about the quick launch, it doesnt control the volume/brightness/ and other physical buttons on the keyboard does it?
    Get rid of HP Quick Launch, HP Setup, HP Support Assistant, HP Documentation, and HP Games.
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    ok thanks just did it... their were 28 junk games installed
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