It didn't annoyed me much until now. A few months back, I was helping out a friend to buy suitable Dell system and setting it up for him, getting rid of all rubbish pre-loaded programs, something like 10 or more programs. Some programs can be either full, 90 days trial or limited features etc.
I never understood the point of pre-installed 3rd party software when XP already has covered that, such as cd writing or network setup softwares (especially with Dell's stupid, stupid and complicated networking software when Microsoft does the job fine).
I'm getting used to Dell's way of pre-installed craps and I guess that software companies paying Dell a small sum of money to install softwares for them to improve the chance of Dell customers buying their softwares and also it could also explains why Dell systems are cheaper.
But I didn't think it was that bad until I set up friend's Packard Bell PC last Friday. It was an absolutely joke. Instead of pre-loaded programs being displayed in Add/Remove programs, they are tucked away in PB's own 'system restore'. Even worse, when you uninstalled one, it doesn't remove from list - I have to remember which programs I have finished uninstalling. Some other softwares that loads at startup are not included in PB's own add/remove and they sit in C:/App directory rather than C:/Programs Files. Most of App does not include uninstaller tool (it seemed to be removed by Packard Bell). I had to take them off from startup list. It is unbelievable mess Packard Bell made of Windows XP.
After setting up broadband connection on one user account and then create another user account, logged in and open internet explorer, you met with welcome offline packard bell's internet connection setup.
I thought, thats it, this is where you're going wrong Microsoft!
I know it isn't Microsoft fault but it is confusing customers even further with loads of pre-installed craps when they bought their first PC. Mac doesn't comes with pre-loaded craps and boy, it's worth the money!
Thinking of Vista, major PC assemblers will probably install pre-loaded craps on it and with its excessive system requirement, will cause it to slow down so much to the crawl of celeron pc! Maybe first timer would be better off buying a system off local PC builders instead and this pre-loaded craps by major PC companies has to stop & does not improve Microsoft's image at all.
Just my rant!
I never understood the point of pre-installed 3rd party software when XP already has covered that, such as cd writing or network setup softwares (especially with Dell's stupid, stupid and complicated networking software when Microsoft does the job fine).
I'm getting used to Dell's way of pre-installed craps and I guess that software companies paying Dell a small sum of money to install softwares for them to improve the chance of Dell customers buying their softwares and also it could also explains why Dell systems are cheaper.
But I didn't think it was that bad until I set up friend's Packard Bell PC last Friday. It was an absolutely joke. Instead of pre-loaded programs being displayed in Add/Remove programs, they are tucked away in PB's own 'system restore'. Even worse, when you uninstalled one, it doesn't remove from list - I have to remember which programs I have finished uninstalling. Some other softwares that loads at startup are not included in PB's own add/remove and they sit in C:/App directory rather than C:/Programs Files. Most of App does not include uninstaller tool (it seemed to be removed by Packard Bell). I had to take them off from startup list. It is unbelievable mess Packard Bell made of Windows XP.
After setting up broadband connection on one user account and then create another user account, logged in and open internet explorer, you met with welcome offline packard bell's internet connection setup.
I thought, thats it, this is where you're going wrong Microsoft!I know it isn't Microsoft fault but it is confusing customers even further with loads of pre-installed craps when they bought their first PC. Mac doesn't comes with pre-loaded craps and boy, it's worth the money!
Thinking of Vista, major PC assemblers will probably install pre-loaded craps on it and with its excessive system requirement, will cause it to slow down so much to the crawl of celeron pc! Maybe first timer would be better off buying a system off local PC builders instead and this pre-loaded craps by major PC companies has to stop & does not improve Microsoft's image at all.
Just my rant!
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beleive me around 80% of this forum doesnt get problems with windows so why you different ?