ASUS Bloatware: Can someone please tell me which of the programs are "bloatware"?
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I am waiting for an ASUS netbook myself... Know from experience that bloatware is any software you won't need. You may have several "trial" software packages that work after you send the developer $$ for a license key. This happens with any pc or laptop manufacturer. If you open something and it asks you to go to a web site with credit card in hand, my advice is "Unless you are absolutely sure you will use the software", go to Add-Remove programs in the control panel and remove it from your system. Sometimes these packages will have an uninstall button or tab to simplify this process. If you aren't going to use it, get rid of it. Space on a netbook is premium so clean it up and limit it to what you will use. I plan to limit mine to spyware detector, anti-virus package, and a small office package (i.e. word processor, spreadsheet, etc) I personally use Open Source software - it's free. Check this out on the internet. OpenOffice.org. Mozilla.org, etc... Read up on it first.
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8gb recommend, and other sempron 145 (no idea, unlock cores for its cpu) and no recommend mother board
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Copy the software from the CD to a flash drive and the plug the flash drive into the ASUS and youre good to go. Works for me. I also purchase a little slim CD/DVD burner on ebay for about 46 bux. it plugs into two of the usb points, one for data and one for power. It's about 1/2" thick and just a little bigger the a CD.
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A bunch of typical bloatware I removed in the first 10 minutes of using the laptop.
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Basically when they say there is no bloat ware, there is no software that is try to buy/sell software. Internet explorer is there, I do not believe there was any trial anti virus or internet protection. All that was present was the basic functioning windows 8 with basic apps such as mail and messaging. It is a very functional platform and easy to add your own software without having to uninstall all the added stuff
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Copy the software from the CD to a flash drive and the plug the flash drive into the ASUS and youre good to go. Works for me.I also purchase a little slim CD/DVD burner on ebay for about 46 bux. it plugs into two of the usb points, one for data and one for power. It's about 1/2" thick and just a little bigger the a CD.
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http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/259328-28-upgrading-asus-p5bw-board look here probly wont work
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That happened to me. I needed mad driver updates, and if you download those and it still doesn't work, (if you hopefully have a warranty) you can send it in and they'll get your software up to speed. I got my drivers here. http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m;=V500CA&p;=3&s;=495You can try finding the specific one you want, or download all of them in that category.
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sorry for the delay, but i am a writer and i seldom check my e-mails. but the software that comes with this all in one desktops is lenovo c355 * c455 win8 driver pack v1.1 cd. i hope i have helped you. again sorry for the delay.
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Gigabyte HybridEFI is the worst EFI implementation anywhere, hands down. I would avoid buying a new Gigabyte board with "dual bios" an "hybrid EFI" for that reason alone. It'll work ok if you only run a single install of Windows and only use the default setup, but anything else is asking for trouble.Get the Asus.
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That happened to me. I needed mad driver updates, and if you download those and it still doesn't work, (if you hopefully have a warranty) you can send it in and they'll get your software up to speed. I got my drivers here. http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=V500CA&p=3&s=495 You can try finding the specific one you want, or download all of them in that category.
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I upgraded to 8.1 months ago and did the BIOS upgrade when it became available. I have not upgraded any other drivers and run WordPerfect, TurboTax, QuickBooks, Alpha 5, Photoshop and the entire Microsoft Suite. None are in the cloud as I want total control.
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I purchased the EeePC withthe 4 GBhD with Windows XP installed. I found that the combination of the automatic Windows updates and Antivirus updates rapidly filled the 4GB HD and now the system doesn't operate well despite the fact that i have not installed any program on the HD.No one seems to have an answer at ASUS except turn off the updates. I am not happy with the situation, faced with a hard drive upgrade.Wayne
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their website tigerdirect.com says "Optical Drive Blu-Ray Player", no mentioning of BD-RW or Blue Ray Burner. This is another BS from Asus actually, they should list each custom spec on their website. But they just put generic model information only.Same issue with Wireless ac, some has it some don't and can't be sure.
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I cannot find this driver anywhere on Asus' site. Could you post a direct link?
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have asked endless retailers on ebay -all of which directed me to asus which is quite difficult to get thru to with a tech question if you're not registered as an owner! this info is GREATLY appreciated!
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I dunno about ASUS, but it seems you almost always see Norton preloaded on things... I guess I've seen McAffee sometimes too, but eh. I tend to uninstall it and install ESET NOD32 first thing when I get it, because I greatly prefer it to either of those.