 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Removing bundled software on a new computer
 |
I recently purchased a new Sony Vaio computer and it came with tons of software that I don't want or use. My question is how can I safely remove all these programs? I made a recovery disk and was considering wiping my hard drive and starting all over, but I am not sure that when I reinstall the same programs will come along with the process. I emailed Sony and the automated reader gave me a generic response that did not answer any questions. I really would like to start from scratch and only have what I want on my computer. Any ideas or help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Spence
Thanks,
Spence
•
•
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 9,710
Reputation: 
Solved Threads: 509
control panel,add/remove programs .!
Linux boot cd http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
Going with the Flow ,but the water is low and the rocks are big
•
•
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 2,414
Reputation:
Solved Threads: 123
Did you get a "Recovery CD" set, or did you actually get a set of discs that included the OS and the applications that came on the system?
If you got the Recovery CDs, you won't really be able to wipe the system and reinstall-- you'll only be able to wipe the system and restore the computer to factory state. If you got the other types of CDs, it could just be a matter of putting in the Windows XP disc, blowing away the system, and reinstalling applications.
If you got the Recovery CDs, you won't really be able to wipe the system and reinstall-- you'll only be able to wipe the system and restore the computer to factory state. If you got the other types of CDs, it could just be a matter of putting in the Windows XP disc, blowing away the system, and reinstalling applications.
Alex Cavnar, aka alc6379
|
Similar Threads
- Software to.... (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
- Installing ide hard drive with sata hard drive (Storage)
- News Story: Your Smartphone is Starting to Look Like a Computer (Apple Hardware)
- Need help removing CID pop-ups (Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties)
- looking for software and computer advise for gaming (Game Development)
- Windows has mysteriously vanished from my computer (Windows NT / 2000 / XP)
Other Threads in the Windows NT / 2000 / XP Forum
- Previous Thread: Missing "My Music" (was: i hope you know the answer...)
- Next Thread: Windows no longer saves password
| Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
You need to join our community in order to build your list of favorite forums. You can visit the forum index for a listing of all forums.
Latest Windows NT / 2000 / XP Posts
- Today's Posts
- Unanswered Threads
Related Forum Features
.net 64bit 2007 2010 a.exe activedirectory address android appstore audio automatically black blue bsod bulletin canonical chinese chkdsk codeplex combofix cursor deployment deployments desktop dns downloads drive dual eartlink error explorer fax fontmanagers format framework freeze hardware home internet interoperability laptop laptops lcd linux login mac markshuttleworth memory microsoft monitor motionle1600 netbooks nvidia open opensource operatingsystems options oracle osinstallationproblem osx palm partition printer program proxy reformat remotedesktop repair replacingraiddrive retail retrieve rootkit screen security sharepoint simplifiedchinese sitetositevpn slowperformance sp3 spyware studios technology ubuntu uninstall update upgrade videodrivers virus vista visual volume vpn win win32/heur windows windows7 windowsxp windowsxpnotstartingup. xp xpde
