New laptop with a useless software.

Mel G

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Just brought new Lenovo G555, great laptop just loaded with a lot of useless software, so here is a question- without which softwares and programms Windows 7 cannot work? So I can delete all unwanted softwares/programms.

Thank you in advance!
 

My Computer

OS
windows 7
Any way you can make a list of them for us? :)

Bill
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
CPU
i7-5820K
Motherboard
Asus X99 A
Memory
16GB DDR4
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS 2GB Nvidia 960GTX OC'd
Monitor(s) Displays
24"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 1TB 840 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Black Drive
Seagate 2TB NAS Drive
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650w
Case
Antec DF-85

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
AMD A10-7850 Quad Core 3.7 GHz
Motherboard
MSI MS-7900
Memory
16 GB
Graphics Card(s)
MSI Radeon R7 250 OC Crossfired with A10 AMD Radeon R7
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster XL2370HD, ViewSonic VA1912wb
Screen Resolution
1920*1080, 1440*900
Hard Drives
128 GB SSD
512 GB SSD
500 GB HDD
PSU
Corsair CX500
Case
Rosewill THOR V2 BLACK
Keyboard
Logitech G15
Mouse
CMSTORM MS2K
Internet Speed
ATT U-Verse
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials, MalwareBytes
Browser
Firefox (lastest stable) with NoScript
Other Info
Just a humdrum little system.
Just brought new Lenovo G555, great laptop just loaded with a lot of useless software, so here is a question- without which softwares and programms Windows 7 cannot work? So I can delete all unwanted softwares/programms.

Thank you in advance!

Everything related about Lenovo Power Management, Restore Management, Webcam Management....and so on, shouldn't be uninstalled....

You can safely uninstall all trails softwares as Home Office, Games, Trial Security Suite ( if you plan to get free ones as replacement).
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
CPU
Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570K (Delidded)
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS
Memory
G.Skill "Ares" DDR3 PC3-12800 - 1600MHz (16Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Dual-RX480-O4G
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z w/5.1 sound system
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS 23"
Screen Resolution
16/9
Hard Drives
Internal:
500Go Sata 6Gb/s (x2)
500Go Sata 3Gb/s (x2)
SSD 60Go Sata 6Gb/s
PSU
In Win C 900W Series 80+ Platinum
Case
Thermaltake Chaser A71
Cooling
Custom Water Cooling Loop
Keyboard
Cooler Master QuickFire XTi
Mouse
Razer Imperator 2012 (4G)
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
IE 11.0.xxx Rtm
Other Info
"Raid0" with Intel Smart Response Technology (HDD/SSD)
+1 for PCdecrapifier. It's a great little program that will get rid of all the unwanted software with a new PC. You just tell it that it is a new PC and it will create a list of software and you select what you want to install.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Asus K60IJ
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200
Motherboard
HP Laptop
Memory
4gb PC-6400
Graphics Card(s)
Integrated Intel GMA 4500
Sound Card
onboard(laptop)
Monitor(s) Displays
16"
Screen Resolution
1300 X 766 with true 720p HD support
Hard Drives
320GB 5400RPM
Mouse
Microsoft 3000 laptop mouse
Internet Speed
15mbit+ down and 768kbit up
Other Info
1TB external Western Digital Essentials HDD
If this stuff sits in your program library, it does not really hurt. It takes a few bytes of diskspace of which you probably have plenty. It is much more important to watch that all those programs do not nest in the startups. Here you can disable everything (except your AV program). Disabling a program in the startups does not mean that the program will not work when needed. It just prevents it from noodling in the background eating RAM and CPU time.
For disabling you can use msconfig > Startup button, or more comfortably WinPatrol > Startup button.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU
from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays
2x HP w2207
Hard Drives
5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Keyboard
with trackball - no mices
Mouse
Trackball mice
Internet Speed
DSL 6000
Just brought new Lenovo G555, great laptop just loaded with a lot of useless software, so here is a question- without which softwares and programms Windows 7 cannot work? So I can delete all unwanted softwares/programms.

Thank you in advance!

Everything related about Lenovo Power Management, Restore Management, Webcam Management....and so on, shouldn't be uninstalled....

You can safely uninstall all trails softwares as Home Office, Games, Trial Security Suite ( if you plan to get free ones as replacement).

I agree. I have a Lenovo laptop and I left the Lenovo software alone. The laptop is still speedy.

Focus on disabling startups rather than uninstalling software.

Try this little portable tool:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/StartUpLite.exe
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ATX Custom Build 2012
OS
Windows 7 Enterprise x64 SP1
CPU
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz
Motherboard
Intel DH67CL desktop ATX
Memory
10 GB DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus EAH5450 series (Radeon)
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 226BW, Samsung Syncmaster P2450H
Screen Resolution
226BW: 1680 x 1050 & P2450H: 1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320 GB sata (boot), Samsung 640 GB sata, Seagate 2 TB sata (data)
PSU
Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition
Cooling
stock cooling with added intake fan
Keyboard
HP Wireless Elite Keyboard Wireless Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft Touch
Internet Speed
Comcast Cable business class <=18Mb {averages 12Mb}
Other Info
Optical drives: LG SuperMulti Blue, HP DVD 1260T
Other: Kensington Bluetooth Receiver
Network: Buffalo Wireless N USB, DLink N router/DLink Ethernet Switch/DLink Xtreme N wireless bridge
Printer: HP Photosmart Plus, HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus
PCs: HP dv6-3040us (7 x64 SP1), HP DM4-2165dx (7 x64 SP1), HP Pavilion zv6130us (7 x86), Apple Macbook Air (Lion)
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Wow, that surprises me. I was under the impression that Lenovo did not adhere to this bad practice. Obviously not.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows XP - Now Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit).
That's the probs with Laptops....They do need those Manufacturer's native Apps to run smoothly.

But depend of what you might expect from a laptop, you still can uninstall them and create your own power plan scheme, for exemple, but guess some card drivers might really need helps for laptop management
 
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My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Professional SP1 - x64 [Non-UEFI Boot]
CPU
Ivy Bridge Core i5 3570K (Delidded)
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS
Memory
G.Skill "Ares" DDR3 PC3-12800 - 1600MHz (16Gb)
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Dual-RX480-O4G
Sound Card
Creative Sound Blaster Z w/5.1 sound system
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus IPS 23"
Screen Resolution
16/9
Hard Drives
Internal:
500Go Sata 6Gb/s (x2)
500Go Sata 3Gb/s (x2)
SSD 60Go Sata 6Gb/s
PSU
In Win C 900W Series 80+ Platinum
Case
Thermaltake Chaser A71
Cooling
Custom Water Cooling Loop
Keyboard
Cooler Master QuickFire XTi
Mouse
Razer Imperator 2012 (4G)
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
IE 11.0.xxx Rtm
Other Info
"Raid0" with Intel Smart Response Technology (HDD/SSD)
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