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New Dell-is clean os install worth it?

essexsi_2
essexsi_2 Posts: 306 Forumite
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Good morning.

I will take delivery of a new dell laptop tomorrow. Have read that they come loaded with alot of extra dell stuff that slows it down. Would a clean install of windows help?

If so is there an online guide/tutorial that would take me through the process.

Thanks for any advice. Si
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,620 Forumite
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    just remove all the bundled 90 day trials and ISP sign ups

    no need for a fresh install
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  • HoofeHearted
    HoofeHearted Posts: 2,652 Forumite
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    Download and run PC De-crapifier from here
    http://www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier/

    It will remove all the bundled rubbish for you.:j
  • chuckles1066
    chuckles1066 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
    essexsi wrote: »
    Good morning.

    I will take delivery of a new dell laptop tomorrow. Have read that they come loaded with alot of extra dell stuff that slows it down. Would a clean install of windows help?

    If so is there an online guide/tutorial that would take me through the process.

    Thanks for any advice. Si

    It's personal choice; I always wipe my Dell's (including the Recovery Partition), re-partition the drive so that my apps and data are kept separate from my operating system and reinstall from scratch.

    Once that's done, I image the hard drive so that if anything untoward happens, it takes me about three minutes to flash the image back over the top.
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  • Reluctant_spender
    Reluctant_spender Posts: 2,785 Forumite
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    Dell's normally come with McAffe anti virus - if you decide to remove then follow these instructions to fully remove it

    http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?id=107083&lc=4105
  • weegie.geek
    weegie.geek Posts: 3,432 Forumite
    30 minutes to install Windows, and you know there's no crap on it.
    They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,626 Forumite
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    weegie.geek wrote: »
    30 minutes to install Windows, and you know there's no crap on it.

    ... assuming you have the drivers disk too.
  • Conor_3
    Conor_3 Posts: 6,944 Forumite
    pgilc1 wrote: »
    ... assuming you have the drivers disk too.

    TBH for the most part, Dells are natively supported in Windows.
  • weegie.geek
    weegie.geek Posts: 3,432 Forumite
    pgilc1 wrote: »
    ... assuming you have the drivers disk too.

    Downloading the latest stable drivers before reinstalling any pc is a given though, surely?

    You have a point though, it can be a pita to get the proper drivers for some of these custom-made motherboards.
    They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it
  • chuckles1066
    chuckles1066 Posts: 2,670 Forumite
    weegie.geek wrote: »
    Downloading the latest stable drivers before reinstalling any pc is a given though, surely?

    You have a point though, it can be a pita to get the proper drivers for some of these custom-made motherboards.

    Dell provide a driver CD but you're right, I always download the latest drivers for my specific machine and shove them on a USB stick.

    As Conor says, Vista picked up nearly all the installed hardware on both my Dell laptop and desktop units and did the necessary with the drivers.
    You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky

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  • jmc160
    jmc160 Posts: 744 Forumite
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    chuckles1066 wrote: »
    Dell provide a driver CD but you're right, I always download the latest drivers for my specific machine and shove them on a USB stick.

    As Conor says, Vista picked up nearly all the installed hardware on both my Dell laptop and desktop units and did the necessary with the drivers.
    Dells are actually really easy for this. Just go to their support website http://support.euro.dell.com/
    Go to the Drivers section and enter your service tag. It'll show you all drivers needed for your system.
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