Looking for a guide...

[ALP3489]

im sure theres one on this site sumwhere, but im not sure how to find it, and if itll be the right one...

im getting a new laptop, and i want to get rid of all the junk programs and crap that it comes with.....how do i do it?

thankx for all ur help

[nickem]

I usually just reformat the computer when I get it but that requires an OS cd.

might be easier way's but that's how I do it mate

[Hep!]

Revo uninstaller.

[ALP3489]

hmm....

if never done this before so slightly more detailed answers are also appreciated....

and no, i didnt see an OS CD, but do i need it?
should i stay at vista or upgrade to win 7? at which point i woudlnt need the cd?

and is revo uninstaller save my drivers and OS? or do i have to backup the drivers on cd's? which is my primary concern...

[Serg]

Do a clean install.

Here is the Guide on how to do it:
Clean Install Guide (works for 32-bit or 64-bit)

Good luck!

[The_Moo™]

PC decrapifier

[Hep!]

PC decrapifier

Contains malware.

[The_Moo™]

Contains malware.

bummer..... been a while since i have used it .....i clean install but i reccomend it to others


thanks though

[Hep!]

It's cool. I used to use it occasionally, but then I read somewhere it contained malware. I didn't really believe it, but sure enough, I uploaded it to virustotal.com and got about 40% detected as malicious. It wasn't a trojan.xpack false positive either, mainly advertising crap.