There is a better program which is simple and doesn't need to be
installed called startup.exe. It shows more things than you see with
msconfig. If you want it, go here.
To get the file you want, go to the link below
and hit enter on that file.
http://www.shellworld.net/~butchb
Butch Bussen
On Sun, 17 Nov 2013, Raj wrote:
hey guys,
when I encounter stuff such as mentioned with new pc, I use the old msconfig
method, and uncheck much of these software in startup.
I find it works thus far, and do not have to go the long way and buy/run
software I have to be careful with, for much of the time, it will unstall
some stuff such as screan readers.
best,
Raj
----- Original Message ----- From: "bob jutzi" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: brand new pcs
Fortunately, my new Dell didn't ship with any crapwear other than McAfee
and Cybermedia.
However, I did need to use NVDA and the mouse in order to remove McAfee
due to its screwy UI.
On 11/17/2013 4:58 PM, Chip Orange wrote:
> Below is an article from Gizmo Tech Tips on a free utility which removes
> all the third-party programs thrown on to a new pc. Pay special
> attention to the fact that by default, this utility removes everything
> (which would include Window-Eyes) which isn’t part of Windows, so you’ll
> want to configure it for the manual mode, where you get to review its
> changes before they take place:
>
>
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/free-app-make-your-new-pc-cleaner-and-faster.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GizmosTechTips+%28Gizmo%27s+Tech+Tips%29
>
> Unfortunately, when you buy a new PC, one of the first things you have
> to do is clean
>
> off the third-party junk software (more colorfully known as crapware)
> that the PC
>
> manufacturer has loaded on it. The manufacturers get paid to stick a lot
> of trialware
>
> and other largely extraneous stuff on new PCs. It clutters your desktop
> and hard
>
> drive and slows things down with unwanted processes automatically
> running in the
>
> background.
>
> You can go through the laborious process of uninstalling the stuff one
> by one or
>
> you can use one of the free programs that have been designed
> specifically for this
>
> task. A long-term regular in this category is PC Decrapifier (
>
> reviewed here
>
> ) but there is now a more recent entry worth looking at called
> ) “Decrap”.
>
> Decrap is from the well-known software vendor Macecraft. It is free but
> is based
>
> on one of the components of a commercial suite of Windows system tools
> sold by Macecraft.
>
> A description of the application and the download links are
>
> at this page
>
> . There is a version with an installer as well as a zipped portable
> version. The
>
> link for the portable version is easy to miss but is in small print
> under the big
>
> download button for the installer version. I only tried the portable
> version. The
>
> program is said to run in all current Windows versions and in both 32-
> and 64-bit
>
> systems. It worked for me in Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 8.1 64-bit.
> The portable
>
> version should be placed in its own folder since it creates some cache
> and settings
>
> files when used.
>
> This program is best used on a new computer before you have installed
> any of your
>
> own programs. Programs can be removed manually or in an automatic mode.
> This latter
>
> should be used with great care since it uninstalls
>
> all
>
> third-party software. Anything you installed yourself will also be
> removed in the
>
> automatic mode.
>
> The program will create a list of items that it targets for possible
> removal. Here
>
> are the categories of items that can be removed:
>
> Automatically starting software
>
> Desktop items
>
> Start menu items
>
> Third party software
>
> Windows related software.
>
> The default serttng has every item in the list checked for removal so
> you will need
>
> to uncheck whatever entries you wish to keep before running the manual
> process.The
>
> removal process also includes a deletion of Registry entries for
> programs that are
>
> uninstalled.
>
> There is an automatic backup process but it is always advisable to
> create your own
>
> backup before using programs of this type.
>
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