How to get rid of all the Dell (useless) parapharnelia preloaded on my new Inspiron

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User42

Is it possible to remove the Dell programs that come preloaded with a Dell
notebook? I'd like to be able to ONLY run Windows XP Pro SP2 and do away
with Especially the Dell System Restore bull crap.
Would someone be kind enough to run me thru the process.
Thanks in advance
 
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Jupiter Jones [MVP]

"Dell System Restore"?
Is that different from System Restore?
Right click Computer, click Properties
Click System Restore tab.
Make selections as desired.

Look for other installed programs in Add/Remove Programs and uninstall as
desired.

Perhaps you should ask this in the Dell newsgroup:
alt.sys.pc-clone.dell
 
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Michael Stevens

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User42 said:
Is it possible to remove the Dell programs that come preloaded with a
Dell notebook? I'd like to be able to ONLY run Windows XP Pro SP2
and do away with Especially the Dell System Restore bull crap.
Would someone be kind enough to run me thru the process.
Thanks in advance

If you got the Dell branded XP CD, I believe it only installs XP and nothing
else. It may have proprietary drivers added, but I believe there is another
CD that contains the extra applications.
Try doing clean install using the instruction in the link below.
You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
 
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FrankV

If you are talking about the programs that are just a limited version go
ahead and un-install them. I've done this many times with my Dell computers.

Frank
 
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User42

Thank you guys,
Yes. I am talking about removing the Dell System Restore. There is no way
to do it thru ADD REMOVE PROGRAMS. Yes and it is different than the Windows
Restore. It is I believe set up by Symantec for Dell. I would like to be
able to ONLY run the Windows version. I have already removed some of the
dell preloaded programs with Add Remove Programs. And thank you for the
link to the dell group.
 
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RodeCa

May be I'm wrong and it is not your case;
but I think I remenber that there was a Dell SystemRestore that is not
related to WXP Restore: it was intended for "rebuilding" your hard disk to
shipment state: it included drivers and so. Perhaps you can do some research
in help files.
 
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Jonah

Is it possible to remove the Dell programs that come preloaded with a Dell
notebook? I'd like to be able to ONLY run Windows XP Pro SP2 and do away
with Especially the Dell System Restore bull crap.
Would someone be kind enough to run me thru the process.
Thanks in advance
Since you obviously are not happy with Dell computers or their support
system why not just send the PC back like you said you might over the
lack of an XP CD issue.

Dell build to a price and are compromised, if you want a PC fully in
your control go to a local independant builder and specify exactly
what you want / don't want. Its not vastly more expensive anyway
depends on how much stress a few bucks more is gonna save you.

I have built all my own PCs and many others for a few years now, I
understand your issues perfectly its why I learnt how to build and set
up PCs.

Pay peanuts get monkeys applies as in all things.

Jonah
 
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Ghostrider

Jonah said:
Since you obviously are not happy with Dell computers or their support
system why not just send the PC back like you said you might over the
lack of an XP CD issue.

Dell build to a price and are compromised, if you want a PC fully in
your control go to a local independant builder and specify exactly
what you want / don't want. Its not vastly more expensive anyway
depends on how much stress a few bucks more is gonna save you.

I have built all my own PCs and many others for a few years now, I
understand your issues perfectly its why I learnt how to build and set
up PCs.

Pay peanuts get monkeys applies as in all things.

Jonah

A Dell Inspiron is a notebook and finding a "stripped" laptop
from any single commercial OEM builder is rare. The easiest
way to eliminate unwanted programs is through the Add/Remove
applet. And the OP knows very well that most of these programs
are demos or require subsequent subscriptions; Dell is honest
about this.
 
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FrankV

If this is the program I think you are talking about, all you do is delete
the directory.

Frank
 
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Z

User42 said:
Is it possible to remove the Dell programs that come preloaded with a Dell
notebook? I'd like to be able to ONLY run Windows XP Pro SP2 and do away
with Especially the Dell System Restore bull crap.
Would someone be kind enough to run me thru the process.

I reinstalled the OS to do that.
 

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