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Uninstalling crap vs reinstalling Vista

Voodu Child · 2008-01-15 14:05:46

I just got a new Dell there, and there is a LOT of crap on it. I've just been playing around with it, inspecting the computer for faults etc, havent started using it properly or installing my apps or files onto it yet, and am wondering what peoples opinions on this are... Does doing a fresh install have any advantages over…

15-01-2008 2:05pm

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Voodu Child

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I just got a new Dell there, and there is a LOT of crap on it.

I've just been playing around with it, inspecting the computer for faults etc, havent started using it properly or installing my apps or files onto it yet, and am wondering what peoples opinions on this are...

Does doing a fresh install have any advantages over just unistalling all the crap, cleaning the registry and doing a defrag?

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#2 15-01-2008 4:21pm

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Idealy you're better off with a clean install but if you feel like a challenge then go for the clean up :P

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#3 15-01-2008 4:28pm

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Do a google for Dell decrapifier , I have used it and had no problems with it.

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