Crapware! LOL!
I always uninstall all the stupid stuff before I use the computer. It’s not that difficult. Apple still doesn’t run the games I want to play, pure and simple. Boot time is not enough to get me to switch. Plus, the hardware cost of Apple is exorbitant.
Re-install fresh from the OS.
“Apple still doesn’t run the games I want to play, pure and simple.”
That’s not quite right. Macs will run Windows, and Windows games if you want to dual boot.
Of course, many folks buy PS3 or Xbox for all the games that aren’t available on Windows... :-)
Me, I’m hoping for a Mac Pro for Christmas! lol
Simply deleting the "crapware," "bloatware," whatever you want to call it is not enough because the uninstall feature almost always leaves behind files, folders, and most importantly registry entries that slow the PC down and may even automatically start the "deleted" program (or the remaining parts of the program) when you boot the PC.
The best way to purge crapware is to do a clean install -- that is, to reformat the hard drive and reinstall the OS, drivers, and only the programs that you need or want. This is a fairly easy, but time-consumng process, that requires pre-planning to ensure that all the drivers and programs needed to operate the PC have been collected on a USB drive or second hard drive and that they are reinstalled in the proper order. This information is widely available on the Internet for most notebooks and pc's.
The biggest difficulty with doing a clean install is that very few PC manufacturers give the consumer an OEM disk that contains only the operating system. Most PCs/notebooks now come with a "hidden" partition and/or CD that contains a mirror image of the hardrive as it existed when it was shipped from the factory, including all of the crapware that you are trying to purge by doing a reinstall, and the only option is to reinstall everything or nothing. The computer manufacturers do have pure OEM CDs containing only the OS and perhaps a few drivers, but they are extremely reluctant to give them out because of the licensing deals that they have with the crapware people, but on rare occassion, I have been able to talk tech support into sending me a pure OEM disk. In the absence of an OEM disk, I have purchased the OS off-the-shelf to reinstall because in my opinion, the extra cost is worth the cleaner, faster PC.
Really. I mean, isn't boot time the right time to go get your cup of coffee ready?
I defy you to name one that doesn't? I'll save you some time...they all do. You can run Windows and MacOS X on a Mac at the same time and have both desktops running convergently...meaning it is essentially one desktop....Windows toolbar is just above the Mac Dock.