Why Are Laptops Filled With So Much Junk? Do I Need It All To Run My Computer?
Do i need all this crap on here? please tell me if i can uninstall it, heres a list of all the programs on my computer, i dont want no extra software like… thanks.. 10 points available… Please Copy the List and tell me if i need them 
( i wana keep Microsoft Office)
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Adobe Reader 7.0.9
Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5
ALPS touch pad driver
Atheros Driver Installation Program
AVG free 9.0 (Need This)
Bluetooth Stack for windows
CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer
Code Rules – Learn Visual Basic.NET
DVD MovieFactory for TOSHIBA
FormatFactory 2.20 (Need This)
Google Chrome (Need This)
Inter(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 6
Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office
Microsoft.Net Framework 3.5 SP1
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Browser
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Objects
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Native Client
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup Support Files (English)
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 Design tools English
Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP1 English
Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB973688)
NVIDIA Drivers
Realtek 8169 PCI, 8168 and 8101E PCIe Ethernet Network Card Driver for Vista
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
SpeechEngine
SQL Server System CLR Types
Texas Instruments PCxx21/x515xx12 drivers.
TOSHIBA Assist
TOSHIBA ConfigFree
TOSHIBA Disk Creator
TOSHIBA Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center
TOSHIBA Flash Cards Support Utility
TOSHIBA Hardware Setup
TOSHIBA SD Memory Utilities
TOSHIBA Software Modem
TOSHIBA Supervisor Password
TOSHIBA Value Added Package
Windows Live Essentials
Windows Live Sign-in Assistant
Windows Live Upload Tool
Windows Media Encoder 9 Series
WinDVD for TOSHIBA (Need This)
WinRAR archiver (Need This)
February, 10th 2010 at 2:43 am
Probably need all the Adobe apps, .NET Framework and Java runtime – these apps are frequently used in web surfing and/or by other desktop apps.
The ALPS touch pad driver I’d definitely keep unless your laptop doesn’t happen to have a touchpad built in or as an add-on…anything else with ‘driver’ in the name I’d likewise not touch – removing them could possibly cause various hardware of software to stop working correctly.
Code Rules tutorial you can probably lose unless you want to learn VB.NET.
All the TOSHIBA stuff I’d keep (assuming it’s a Toshiba laptop) – they’re also likely various hardware drivers.
All the SQL Server stuff you can probably lose if you’re sure you don’t want a database management tool or plan to use a different one (like MySQL.)
The Windows Live stuff is iffy…if it’s actually removable via Add/Remove programs, then it should be safe to remove if you don’t use it (and should be able to reinstall via your system disk if you change your mind.)
February, 10th 2010 at 8:18 am
You can probably get rid of the TOSHIBA stuff and the Windows Live stuff unless you use that.