Dell Vista Laptop Reformat and Bloatware Removal Guide

[leoni]

Hehe I don't know the figures of that but I see where you are heading and I'll follow your excellent lead Sir

[bubbatex]

IMO, this has more to do with making your laptop run better w/o bloatware than it is about the 10gb of recovered disc space. I don't care about that 10gb - I want a lean, clean running machine.

[idown]

Is there a way to reformat a Dell Inspiron E1705 without the CDs that came with it, I ask because I am a college student and unable to get them from home. on the computer i have a recovery partition, but i've been unable to figure out how to reformat the computer without the CDs.

Thanks,
Idown

[leoni]

bubbatex; yeah that makes it even more valid to follow this reformat and removal guide.

I have now mastered up enough courage for it

[bubbatex]

Is there a way to reformat a Dell Inspiron E1705 without the CDs that came with it, I ask because I am a college student and unable to get them from home. on the computer i have a recovery partition, but i've been unable to figure out how to reformat the computer without the CDs.

Thanks,
Idown

Can't you just burn new ones from the recovery partition (I could on my Toshiba and my Vaio, but I don't have my Dell yet)?

bubbatex; yeah that makes it even more valid to follow this reformat and removal guide.

I have now mastered up enough courage for it

The neat thing about this whole process is that even if you mess up, you can start all over with your recovery disc's! I think even Les said it here or elsewhere that he did it a few times.

[itzmillertyme]

Hey Les
I want to do and will do your Bloatware removal. My question is. Is Acronis true Image what i should use to save/copy my diagnostic and recovery partitions. In case I want to put them back to return my laptop to new default condition?

[idown]

I don't know how i would go about doing that, if anyone can point me in the direction of how i would go about doing that i would be much obliged <3 in advance. etc etc

[cloudwane]

Cloudwane, that version of mediadirect will be fine. The recovery partition makes it so that you can click F10 during bootup and restore the computer to exactly how it was when you received it from the manufacturer.

Hi darthsat,

Thanks for the reply and clarifications.

Is there anyway to image both the OS and Recovery partition so that in the event of reloading everything back the factory delivered settings? I would want to go ahead and try out Les guide but also wanna take a back up of what I have currently.

Will Acronis be able to perform the above?

[Les]

Pm'd you the response as you pm'd me...

yes Acronis True Image 15 Day Trial will make an EXACT copy of your hard disk and the copy is bootable so you can restore your system at any time.

[KidInTheHall]

How long does it take for vista to reinstall? it just keeps coming up with Dell screen with the bar filling up and starting over again.