Cleaning off that new PC

[ksherman]

So I just bought one of the $400 laptops from Walmart this morning... This is actually my first not-built-by-me-PCs... what is the best way to get all that extra crap off? Can I reformat and install ONLY the OS from the Compaq recovery discs?

 

[LouPoir]

That Walmart laptop looks like a great budget laptop ---

 

[ksherman]

Originally posted by: LouPoir
That Walmart laptop looks like a great budget laptop ---

Twas, except the 20GB+ of extras they put on it to make it slower than molasses

 

[ksherman]

Am I better off taking a copy of MCE2005 and installing it with the product key on the bottom of my laptop?

 

[schwamy13]

http://www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier/

Here is a good script for cleaning a new pc