HP HDX16t Bloatware

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Necrodox

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Well I recently decided to buy myself a new laptop, looked around saw that the HP HDX16t looked like a great computer so I went for it.

I read reviews saying there is alot of bloatware on it, and if I don't remove it the performance will suffer.

And surely enough this computer is not up to the standard I believe it should be at.

It's a mere Intel Centrino duo 2.26GHz, outdated CPU I know but even for the most simplest tasks it seems to freeze up.

Does anyone know what I could do to improve system performance, and which bloatware I should/shouldn't delete?

I would great appreciate it.

I'm also looking into replacing my CPU with a faster one, such as a Quad core does anyone know of a CPU that would fit in with my HP HDX16t, and is fairly strong?
 
Go to Add/Remove programs and remove (uninstall) what you don't want
Download and run Startup Control Panel, and untick things you don't want
Go to Tasks in Control Panel and remove tasks you don't want

Restart

Any programs that startup when Windows loads in the taskbar; double click on them, locate the entry that says start with Windows, and disable it

What Antivirus are you using anyway?
And how much system Ram is installed?
And don't reply in BOLD, else I'll likely not respond ;)
 
Yes antivirus plays an important role on system perfomance. Try uninstalling it. Then check if your laptop perfomance has increased. If you have a windows vista or windows 7 OS try using Readyboost ,using a usb.
 
You will not be able to upgrade the CPU to a quad core. You may be able to bump up a few model numbers of that same series...not worth the money or the time. I will look into this a little further and post back if I can find anything.

In my line of work laptops are very popular. Everybody I know gives me their laptop as soon as they buy it. I do a fresh clean install of the operating system. I have loaded Windows maybe 25-30 times without a problem. That way you know there is no bloatware or garbage programs even on there.

Did your laptop come with an operating system disk? I am sure it did...it's real easy. Slap in the CD and turn on. While it is booting you will have to enter the BIOS (maybe Delete or F2 key) Once in the BIOS just find "boot from CD" and hit enter. Just sit back and let Windows do it's thing. You will have to install the drivers also. I am sure it came with a driver CD also.
 
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I have loaded Windows maybe 25-30 times without a problem.

Did your laptop come with an operating system disk? I am sure it did...it's real easy. Slap in the CD and turn on. While it is booting you will have to enter the BIOS (maybe Delete or F2 key) Once in the BIOS just find "boot from CD" and hit enter. Just sit back and let Windows do it's thing. You will have to install the drivers also. I am sure it came with a driver CD also.
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As I've installed Windows..... I don't know, maybe 5000 times, who knows, but lots (over many years)
You need to be aware that HP, just like all manufacturers that sell OEM Windows, either supply the Restore partition or disc, which includes the drivers. Some manufacturers do supply seperate discs for Video or Audio drivers etc. But generally this is included in the image

Also since about 2003, all new computers are set to boot automatically from the CD/DVD Drive, nothing to change in Bios anymore ;)
 
Gottcha thanks for the feedback guys.

My HP did not come with a disc unfortunately but this laptop is qualified for a Windows 7 upgrade and I already have my order set to ship the day Windows 7 comes out.

I already downloaded a bunch of files onto this computer but it's no biggie doing it again.

When I get the Windows 7 disc can I do a fresh clean install of JUST Windows 7, or will it bring over everything?

The laptops great and all but I'm seriously considering returning the thing for a desktop.

If you guys have seen some awesome gaming desktop computers (not HARDCORE Crysis gaming, but a gaming computer that can handle most of what today's games throw at it all for say 900 dollars max?

I'd appreciate it if you guys could link me to some sort of deal for a great powerful desktop.

I'm really looking for a desktop with nothing less than 6 GB of RAM, an i7 core proccesor and a decent video card (I'm not to handy with video cards so I'll trust you guys can hook me up with a great/ok video card.

And for the individual that asks I'm running a Core 2 duo 2.26 GHz, with four GB's of RAM.

EDIT: Forgot I'm running the free trial of Norton anti-virus aswell as Avast, I truly prefer Avast but Norton isn't bad too lol, any recommendations on which I should keep/remove and if there is a FREE antivirus that's possibly better than the both of them?

Thanks in advance.
 
Yes you do a clean install/upgrade with Windows 7

Avast is a good Antivirus, I prefer free Avira, but they are both good
Norton tends to be a resource hog, and when (if) your system is ever attacked by Virus/Malware Norton can corrupt and also corrupt Windows itself (I don't like Norton)
Plus you can only have one Antivirus installed at a time anyway, may as well remove Norton, here's the Removal Tool

Regarding what Desktop to buy, I'll leave that for anyone who wants to reply to your new thread: http://www.computerforum.com/160660-desktop-advice.html
 
Norton

I would ditch Norton at your next opportunity, Norton is terrible in my opinion. I had to remove Norton from my father-in-law's computer awhile back. What a mess that anti-virus made.

Norton is more like a virus than an anti-virus, it gets into everything (like bamboo)! Its such a pain to uninstall. I had to go into regedit to get rid of all the little pieces that the "Norton Uninstall" missed. And like Kimsland said: "...Norton tends to be a resource hog...".

I would go with Trend Micro or AVG, even the free AVG is good. Trend Micro is great, but a little troublesome from time to time concerning its firewall. And definitely install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.

I also liked what Kimsland said about removing the unwanted programs from Add/Remove Programs. Do that first.

Then what I would do is:
Look at Task Manager, and see what is running that you don't want running. Then go to those programs and see if you can turn them and their auto-updates off. Or just uninstall the program if you really don't want/need it.

If you can't turn them off in the respective programs, use MSCONFIG in RUN (on XP that is; however in Vista it just involves typing MSCONFIG at the search bar at the bottom of the start menu then selecting it).

Then check to see what is running at the "startup" tab in "msconfig". Uncheck anything you dont absolutely need, then do the same for the "services" tab. A lot of times its things like Google updater, Java updater, Real Player Updater, etc... are set to run continuously.

Realize that if you do that, you will have to check for updates yourself from time to time.

But don't un-check something if you aren't absolutely sure what it does.
 
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Thanks for all the help guys, but in the end I already got the RMA number for this laptop and I'm ready to return it.

I'd rather settle for a desktop.

Once again, thank you I really do appreciate it.
 
Necrodox said:
Well I recently decided to buy myself a new laptop, looked around saw that the HP HDX16t looked like a great computer so I went for it.
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It must have been very recent
Also the new OEM Desktop will still have "bloatware" on it, that you'll need to remove. But generally the Desktop that you'll buy will be faster anyway, so you may not notice it as much ;)

Thanks for the update :)
 
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