Originally posted by: saxguy
Originally posted by: her209
I reformat.
Originally posted by: yezhou
As for myself, before anything, I install antivirus+firewall first (before connecting it to the internet). Then install whatever else I need.
Originally posted by: RecklaZ
My new I700m just arrived and as i'm updating drivers and downloading programs like winzip and aim I was wondering what is the first things you guys do or download as soon as you get a new desktop or labtop(after reformating).
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Before or after we load it up with born?
j/king
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
because depending on which division you ordered it from, it may be loaded with a bunch of crap. and what do YOU do with real crap? you wipe it clean!
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
because depending on which division you ordered it from, it may be loaded with a bunch of crap. and what do YOU do with real crap? you wipe it clean!
What kind of crap do they put on it? Do you really need the disk space that bad?
Originally posted by: MoPHo
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
because depending on which division you ordered it from, it may be loaded with a bunch of crap. and what do YOU do with real crap? you wipe it clean!
What kind of crap do they put on it? Do you really need the disk space that bad?
not so much disk space as it is "FREE 8 YEARS OF AOL!!!" and useless crap you dont need.
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: MoPHo
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
because depending on which division you ordered it from, it may be loaded with a bunch of crap. and what do YOU do with real crap? you wipe it clean!
What kind of crap do they put on it? Do you really need the disk space that bad?
not so much disk space as it is "FREE 8 YEARS OF AOL!!!" and useless crap you dont need.
So why not delete the shortcuts and forget about it?
Originally posted by: MoPHo
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
because depending on which division you ordered it from, it may be loaded with a bunch of crap. and what do YOU do with real crap? you wipe it clean!
What kind of crap do they put on it? Do you really need the disk space that bad?
not so much disk space as it is "FREE 8 YEARS OF AOL!!!" and useless crap you dont need.
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: MoPHo
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
because depending on which division you ordered it from, it may be loaded with a bunch of crap. and what do YOU do with real crap? you wipe it clean!
What kind of crap do they put on it? Do you really need the disk space that bad?
not so much disk space as it is "FREE 8 YEARS OF AOL!!!" and useless crap you dont need.
Yup, not necessarily the disc space at all. it's cleaning out all the things that dell has set up to startup on their own (and not necessarily right away; some program pop-ups/notices won't appear until a few days later). dell reminders, "try this program!" pop-ups, several neutered demos with ads to buy, and i can't say for sure about others but i detected 1 known spyware (yeah, i ran an av and spyware scan just after i started up out of curiosity). wipe it clean and you're in control with efficiency of a fresh install and no nags.
<------Dell 8400
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: MoPHo
Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: HN
Originally posted by: mchammer
Why bother with reformatting it if its new? Then you need to go find the chipset drivers, graphics drivers, etc.
because depending on which division you ordered it from, it may be loaded with a bunch of crap. and what do YOU do with real crap? you wipe it clean!
What kind of crap do they put on it? Do you really need the disk space that bad?
not so much disk space as it is "FREE 8 YEARS OF AOL!!!" and useless crap you dont need.
Yup, not necessarily the disc space at all. it's cleaning out all the things that dell has set up to startup on their own (and not necessarily right away; some program pop-ups/notices won't appear until a few days later). dell reminders, "try this program!" pop-ups, several neutered demos with ads to buy, and i can't say for sure about others but i detected 1 known spyware (yeah, i ran an av and spyware scan just after i started up out of curiosity). wipe it clean and you're in control with efficiency of a fresh install and no nags.
<------Dell 8400
How about MSCONFIG? You could disable the stuff from starting. Your notebook may have custom functionality that would be a pain to track down drivers for.