"Boater" wrote in message
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It's really annoying when a computer seller loads up a new box or laptop
with crapware. I know that for a while, Dell was offering machines where
you could opt out of crapware.

It's even more annoying that certain software doesn't completely remove
itself when you want it to. I'm afraid that knowing how to find "a" file
isn't going to do it these days...you have to know a lot more, and
sometimes you have to go into the registry.


This new laptop (HP something or other, optimized for multimedia) really
doesn't have a lot of extra stuff or junk in the bundled software. There
are a few, but they don't automatically install and are simply offers if
interested. Other than Norton and a media editing/publishing program that I
haven't tried yet ( it's in addition to Microsoft's standard Media Center
programs) I haven't seen the usual enticements for a bunch of stuff you'd
never use or be interested in. Even the standard AOL offering for an
account isn't included.

Eisboch