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computerhakk · 12-05-2005, 08:49 AM

im not sure if it applies to dell, but my guess is it does.

my past experience with computers prebuilt for you are that

yes, it does comes with tools you can probably live withought.
yes, some of the stuff are useless, you probably wont even need.
yes, some of the stuff are trials, or demos, so there really is no point in keeping it

if you reboot, nothing will happen. it will still be the same laptop.

however, if you reformat, it will probably be the same, the recovery disc/xp disc (whatever you got) will most likely install almost the same setup if its a "manuafacture" made/programed/patched disc. if its a new xp, you can probably get a clean install.

conclusion:
if you wish, you can opt for a format, you wont lose much, you will just have to reinstall and update the drivers and hardwares.
---what i will probably do is just uninstall the unused/demos/trials.

12-05-2005, 08:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
computerhakk VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: THOJhakk county Posts: 3,635	im not sure if it applies to dell, but my guess is it does. my past experience with computers prebuilt for you are that yes, it does comes with tools you can probably live withought. yes, some of the stuff are useless, you probably wont even need. yes, some of the stuff are trials, or demos, so there really is no point in keeping it if you reboot, nothing will happen. it will still be the same laptop. however, if you reformat, it will probably be the same, the recovery disc/xp disc (whatever you got) will most likely install almost the same setup if its a "manuafacture" made/programed/patched disc. if its a new xp, you can probably get a clean install. conclusion: if you wish, you can opt for a format, you wont lose much, you will just have to reinstall and update the drivers and hardwares. ---what i will probably do is just uninstall the unused/demos/trials. __________________ "Remember, wrong advice may be worse than no advice at all." ::COMPUTERHAKK:::