can someone help me determine, out of these programs, which ones are unnecessary/ could you tell me what some of them are?
Acrobat.com
Ad-Aware
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin
Agere Systems HDA Modem
Apple Mobile Device Support
Apple Software Update
AT&T Yahoo! Applications
ATI Catalyst Install Manager
ATI Uninstaller
AVG 8.5
Browser Address Error Redirector
Gateway Connect
Gateway Game Console
Gateway Recovery Center Installer
HP Driver Diagnostics
HP Imaging Device Functions 8.0
HP OCR Software 8.0
HP Photosmart Essential
HP Update
HPSSupply
Java(TM) 6 Update 3
Java(TM) 6 Update 5
Java(TM) 6 Update 7
Java(TM) 6 Update 13
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB929729)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB941833)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser and SDK
Nikon Message Center
OpenSource Flash Video Splitter
Power2Go 5.0
PowerDVD
SigmaTel Audio
Spelling Dictionaries Support For Adobe Reader 9
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver
i didn't include the ones i knew i didn't want to uninstall
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1 Allan // Jun 4, 2009
Ad-Aware
Browser Address Error Redirector
HP Update
HPSSupply
Java(TM) 6 Update 3
Java(TM) 6 Update 5
Java(TM) 6 Update 7
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1
Is what I'd get rid of personally. Actually I'd get rid of about 5 or 6 more but I'm not sure on your setup.
2 Random Time // Jun 4, 2009
Acrobat.com - PDF reader
Ad-Aware - anti spyware
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX - Flash, for IE
Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin - Flash again
Agere Systems HDA Modem - Internet modem
Apple Mobile Device Support - For iPod and itunes
Apple Software Update - Same
AT&T Yahoo! Applications - Comes with AT&T internet
ATI Catalyst Install Manager - Graphics driver
ATI Uninstaller - Ditto
AVG 8.5 - Antivirus
Browser Address Error Redirector - not sure, safe to delete
Gateway Connect - keep, unsre
Gateway Game Console - same
Gateway Recovery Center Installer - same
HP Driver Diagnostics - Printer
HP Imaging Device Functions 8.0 - same
HP OCR Software 8.0 - same
HP Photosmart Essential - same
HP Update - same
HPSSupply - same
Java(TM) 6 Update 3 - java, needed
Java(TM) 6 Update 5 - same
Java(TM) 6 Update 7 - same
Java(TM) 6 Update 13 - same
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment 6 Update 1 - same
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 - needed for some windows programs
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB929729) - same
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable - needed for some programs
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181) - needed for programs
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB941833) - same
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430) - same
MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser and SDK - same
Nikon Message Center - Camera ofrware
OpenSource Flash Video Splitter - Flash accessory, probably keep
Power2Go 5.0 - CD burning, keep
PowerDVD - DVD player, keep
SigmaTel Audio - sound drivers, essential
Spelling Dictionaries Support For Adobe Reader 9 - Acrobat reader, keep
Spybot - Search & Destroy - antispyware
Synaptics Pointing Device Driver - Mouse driver, keep
3 No 666 // Jun 4, 2009
you need the majority of these programs.some are a part of your os,others help you watch videos,listen to audio.if your not using itunes,you can get rid of the apple products.keep all the hp programs
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