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[Tracy]

Hello, I am in the process of getting a new computer with
Windows XP pre-installed. When I look at the floor models
of all the different systems, there is all these extra
icons and programs that are also preloaded. How do you
safely get rid of the ones you will not use, without
screwing something up on your new computer. I am aware
that you can use add/remove to do some of this, but is it
really a risk in doing it on someting that was pre-
installed? I don't know what particular ones at the
moment, I am just asking an open ended question.

Thanks....

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

And the "open ended" answer is that it would depend entirely upon
which specific applications you're referring to. In most cases, it
won't hurt anything to delete the unwanted desktop shortcuts. As for
the applications themselves, it depends upon what they actually do.
Consult the PC's manufacturer for specific guidance.

Bruce Chambers

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"Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> Hello, I am in the process of getting a new computer with
> Windows XP pre-installed. When I look at the floor models
> of all the different systems, there is all these extra
> icons and programs that are also preloaded. How do you
> safely get rid of the ones you will not use, without
> screwing something up on your new computer. I am aware
> that you can use add/remove to do some of this, but is it
> really a risk in doing it on someting that was pre-
> installed? I don't know what particular ones at the
> moment, I am just asking an open ended question.
>
> Thanks....

[Mike Hall]

Rather than plan to delete programs before you even get the computer, wait
and see if the programs have any use.. while I have your attention, while
at the local bookstore, I have been looking at a Wyoming Visitor guide
book.. do you think that I could safely NOT visit some of Wyomings
attractions?..

--
History is only the past if we choose to do nothing about it..

"Tracy" > wrote in message
...
> Hello, I am in the process of getting a new computer with
> Windows XP pre-installed. When I look at the floor models
> of all the different systems, there is all these extra
> icons and programs that are also preloaded. How do you
> safely get rid of the ones you will not use, without
> screwing something up on your new computer. I am aware
> that you can use add/remove to do some of this, but is it
> really a risk in doing it on someting that was pre-
> installed? I don't know what particular ones at the
> moment, I am just asking an open ended question.
>
> Thanks....

[Frank]

"Tracy" > wrote in message
...

| Hello, I am in the process of getting a new computer with
| Windows XP pre-installed. When I look at the floor models
| of all the different systems, there is all these extra
| icons and programs that are also preloaded. How do you
| safely get rid of the ones you will not use, without
| screwing something up on your new computer. I am aware
| that you can use add/remove to do some of this, but is it
| really a risk in doing it on someting that was pre-
| installed? I don't know what particular ones at the
| moment, I am just asking an open ended question.


You are on the right track. A lot of the apps and such
are really useless. I have never bought a propriatory
machine for this reason. Most of these systems are
intigrated and very hard to upgrade, Therefore expensive.

[Cindy Winegarden]

In ,
Tracy > posted:
> Hello, I am in the process of getting a new computer with
> Windows XP pre-installed. When I look at the floor models
> of all the different systems, there is all these extra
> icons and programs that are also preloaded. How do you
> safely get rid of the ones you will not use, without
> screwing something up on your new computer. I am aware
> that you can use add/remove to do some of this, but is it
> really a risk in doing it on someting that was pre-
> installed? I don't know what particular ones at the
> moment, I am just asking an open ended question.

One of the first things I do when I have a new machine is format (erase) the
drive and reinstall Windows. Then I only reinstall the things I will
actually use, leaving out things like AOL, MSN, etc. This approach will only
work for you if: 1. You have a full install CD and not just an image that
will put your computer back to its original state, and 2., you feel
competent/adventurous enough to attempt to format and reinstall.

When you actually get the machine you could post a list of the things you
want to remove and ask if it's safe to remove them and how to go about doing
it.

--
Cindy Winegarden MCSD, Microsoft Visual FoxPro MVP
, www.cindywinegarden.com