
A couple of notes first: (1) make sure you watch for add on programs when installing free ware (ex. To download PC Decrapifier visit this site. For a complete list of software that this tool will remove, click here. It will remove programs such as AOL, BigFix, Wild Tangent, and browser toolbars with very little effort by you. Basically the designers of PC Decrapifier have provided an easy step-by-step tool that will detect and remove common bloatware quickly and without hundreds of mouse clicks and restarts.

Warning: PC Decrapifier is designed to be run on a computer before you start to use the machine, aka just out of the box. Sometimes it just too much hassle going into add/remove programs and rebooting 20 times just to remove junk. It will remove most of the common pre-loaded software that 99% of users do not need or want. This is a great tool for the newly unboxed computer. I will also suggest the best tools and utilities every computer should have installed from day 1. Let me show you some simple tools to de-clutter that pre-loaded software and make that new computer fresh & clean. But why? You just spent a decent amount of cash for a new computer.

Some people will tell you forget the pre-loaded operating system, grab an installation CD of your favorite Windows version or Linux distro and load a fresh, clean install of the operation system.


Now you wait as the software routine created by the manufacturer progresses across the screen loading all that extra software on to your new computer. You shove the plastic bags and paper back into the cardboard box, plug it all in, and press the power button. Now after driving to the store or waiting for the delivery guy to show up at your house, you finally cut the packing tape and open the box of your new laptop/desktop computer. Perhaps you spent hours combing through specs and reviews of various computers and finally ordered, or you walked in to your local PC store and bought that new computer off the shelf.
