HP Pre-Installed Programs


  1. EchoX860
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    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    HP Pre-Installed Programs


    Do I need these? I'm using the PC-Decrapifier, and I'm just wondering if any of these are important.
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  3. richc46
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    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    Welcome,

    Usually the preinstalled programs are not as good as some that you can find online. You may want to list the ones that you are concerend about, though. Some are probably trial software that you pay for later.

    Make a system restore point first. Uninstall one at a time and make sure there are no problems. Then unistall the next.
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  4. EchoX860
    Posts : 570
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
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    Here is what is installed.

    HP Software Update
    HP Advisor
    My HP Games
    HP Setup
    PC Alerts
    PC Dashboard
    PC Discovery
    PC Dock
    HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    HP MediaSmart DVD
    HP MediaSmart Demo
    HP MediaSmart Movie Themes
    HP MediaSmart Music/Photo/Video
    HP Odometer
    HP Remote Solution
    HP Support Assistant
    HP Support Information
    HP Update
    Homepage Protection
    Picture Mover
    Power2Go
    PowerDirector

    Any ideas
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  6. richc46
    Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
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    I would be reluctant to answer that question, since I do not have an HP and am not familiar with the programs. Most can be disregarded. If you upgraded from Vista, via a retail version DVD, you would not have any of them. You just have the pure OS. That is why it is called crapwhere, just slows down the system.

    Do this, read to see what each one does. Then decide. Make a system restore point and delete one or two. Use it a week, no problems delete 2 more. Problems use SR to get them back.
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  7. gladson1976
    Posts : 1,210
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (XP, 98SE, 95, 3.11, DOS 7.10 on VM) + Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx
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    EchoX860 said:
    Here is what is installed.

    HP Software Update
    HP Advisor
    My HP Games
    HP Setup
    PC Alerts
    PC Dashboard
    PC Discovery
    PC Dock
    HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    HP MediaSmart DVD
    HP MediaSmart Demo
    HP MediaSmart Movie Themes
    HP MediaSmart Music/Photo/Video
    HP Odometer
    HP Remote Solution
    HP Support Assistant
    HP Support Information
    HP Update
    Homepage Protection
    Picture Mover
    Power2Go
    PowerDirector

    Any ideas
    Actually the only ones I have installed on my HP laptop are NONE :)
    You don't need any one of those. But as richc46 suggested, its always wise to make a system restore point before you uninstall them all.
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  8. merkat106
    Posts : 474
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1
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    EchoX860 said:
    Here is what is installed.

    HP Software Update
    HP Advisor
    My HP Games
    HP Setup
    PC Alerts
    PC Dashboard
    PC Discovery
    PC Dock
    HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    HP MediaSmart DVD
    HP MediaSmart Demo
    HP MediaSmart Movie Themes
    HP MediaSmart Music/Photo/Video
    HP Odometer
    HP Remote Solution
    HP Support Assistant
    HP Support Information
    HP Update
    Homepage Protection
    Picture Mover
    Power2Go
    PowerDirector

    Any ideas
    Safely remove:
    Power2Go & PowerDirector only if you have other burning software
    My HP Games

    DISABLE:
    HP Update (all)
    HP Support (all)
    HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    HP Remote Solution
    HP Setup
    PC Alerts
    The rest of them too


    None of these affect system performance if disabled or take up a lot of space. You can disable them through msconfig (typed into search in start menu).

    Be sure you have created recovery discs and NOT remove that program EVER

    I own many HP computers, so I have experience with this
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  10. pxfragonard
    Posts : 339
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 7601 Multiprocessor Free Service Pack 1
       New #7

    merkat106 said:
    EchoX860 said:
    Here is what is installed.

    HP Software Update
    HP Advisor
    My HP Games
    HP Setup
    PC Alerts
    PC Dashboard
    PC Discovery
    PC Dock
    HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    HP MediaSmart DVD
    HP MediaSmart Demo
    HP MediaSmart Movie Themes
    HP MediaSmart Music/Photo/Video
    HP Odometer
    HP Remote Solution
    HP Support Assistant
    HP Support Information
    HP Update
    Homepage Protection
    Picture Mover
    Power2Go
    PowerDirector

    Any ideas
    Safely remove:
    Power2Go & PowerDirector only if you have other burning software
    My HP Games

    DISABLE:
    HP Update (all)
    HP Support (all)
    HP Customer Experience Enhancements
    HP Remote Solution
    HP Setup
    PC Alerts
    The rest of them too


    None of these affect system performance if disabled or take up a lot of space. You can disable them through msconfig (typed into search in start menu).

    Be sure you have created recovery discs and NOT remove that program EVER

    I own many HP computers, so I have experience with this
    "Be sure you have created recovery discs and NOT remove that program EVER" Which program are you referring to when you say "that program EVER?"
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