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Dell's default installation was so full of junk that it lead to the rise of the "Dell Decrapifier", a script specifically written to remove all the junk from th
by sdfjkl 6y ago
Dell's default installation was so full of junk that it lead to the rise of the "Dell Decrapifier", a script specifically written to remove all the junk from the default install and turn a Dell into a usable computer.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070108044336/http://www.yorkspace.com/2006/04/38 https://web.archive.org/web/20070108044336/http://www.yorksp... [2006]
- effingwewt 6y agoIndeed, back in the early days if you bought a PC it was known you either had to decrapify or do a complete new install. Problem with a new (legit) install was your key only worked for that specific OEM brand- ie Dell key for dell install disc, then hiding the drivers behind more crapware exe's. Not everyone at that time had multiple OEM install CDs, and I think this right here led to the massive spike in cracked copies between win 98-win xp. Or everyone using the infamous ms key FCKGW RHQQ2 YXRKT 8TG6W 2B7Q8. Now here we are facing the same bullshit with cellphones, and their solution is to prevent rooting and bootloader unlocking to remove our only way to combat this shit. How is this not only still happening 20+ years later, but getting worse?