but I remember companies liked loading up all these pesky trial versions of programs that were a real pain in the arse to remove.

You need Crap Cleaner (ccleaner).

but I remember companies liked loading up all these pesky trial versions of programs that were a real pain in the arse to remove.

You need Crap Cleaner (ccleaner).

cc is okay for a few things... i occasionally use it to wipe free space or easily clean up temp/internet files/cookies/data... but for uninstalling software, revo is the way to go: (portable download: http://www.revounins...uninstaller.zip)

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I use a 17" laptop from Toshiba, the Qosmio with a true HD screen, Blue Ray RW disc drive and all you expect from a High End laptop (USB 3.0, 2 500GB HD HD etc).

The 2nd hard disk crashed after 2 months and was replaces free of charge. Ever since it works fine and I love to work on it. Only recently have I found that the MacBook Pro Retina has an even better display. Check out this option, although only 15"

I haven't looked at any of the pre-installed versions of Windows in many a year, but I remember companies liked loading up all these pesky trial versions of programs that were a real pain in the arse to remove.

There's a product called SlimComputer that helps with this problem.

http://slimcomputer.com/