First thing you un/install?

#1
TcM

Posted 21 July 2008 - 11:40 AM

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What's the first thing that you remove, disable or uninstall when you make a fresh install?
I'll start:

Operating System: Windows XP
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: Disable Automatic Update
First thing I Install: Anti-Virus

Operating System: Windows Vista
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: Disable Sidebar
First thing I Install: Anti-Virus

Operating System: Any Linux Flavor
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: None
First thing I Install: Beryl or something cool

#2
Guest_Jordan_*

Posted 21 July 2008 - 11:56 AM

Guests

Almost identical to yours:

Operating System: Windows XP
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: Disable System Restore
First thing I Install: Anti-Virus

Operating System: Windows Vista
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: System Restore/Previous Versions
First thing I Install: Anti-Virus

Operating System: Any Linux Flavor
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: None
First thing I Install: nothing, I generally have everything I need.

#3
TcM

Posted 21 July 2008 - 12:16 PM

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Why disable System Restore?

#4
Guest_Jordan_*

Posted 21 July 2008 - 12:59 PM

Guests

Uses a lot of space (Previous Versions/System Restore on Vista used around 30gb for me) and consumes system resources.

#5
v0id

Posted 21 July 2008 - 10:28 PM

Retired

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Operating System: Any Linux Flavor
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: I go through all the directories and removes all scripts, programs, etc. that I don't need at the moment of doing it. I can always install them later on.
First thing I Install: The X Window System (usually using X.org)

#6
Guest_Quinlan_*

Posted 22 July 2008 - 10:42 AM

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v0id said:

doing same...

#7
chili5

Posted 22 July 2008 - 10:58 AM

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Operating System: Windows XP
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: Disable Automatic Update/System Restore
First thing I Install: I don't really know, mine was custom built at the shop, so they installed things like anti-virus, anti-spyware etc.. so probably some game :D

#8
TcM

Posted 22 July 2008 - 11:19 AM

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You never did a format?

#9
chili5

Posted 22 July 2008 - 11:35 AM

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Never had to yet :D This hard drive has lasted a few years now and is still working. Never had to format before this computer either :)

#10
TcM

Posted 22 July 2008 - 11:43 AM

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Hell, you are a lucky B!

#11
chili5

Posted 22 July 2008 - 11:59 AM

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I know, I am quite lucky. :D I need to make a few backups of some things though :) We've had a few viruses but not bad enough that we had to format :D

#12
Chewie

Posted 22 July 2008 - 02:05 PM

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Operating System: Windows XP
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: Disable Automatic Update
First thing I Install: Kaspersky

Operating System: Any Linux Flavor
First thing I Uninstall/Remove/Disable: None
First thing I Install: Compiz =p

Edited by Chewie, 23 July 2008 - 06:58 AM.

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