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Rule #1 of buying any pre-packged Windows computer: Clean install the OS from original MS disks, not from what might come with the computer. If you are running
by rebootthesystem 11y ago
Rule #1 of buying any pre-packged Windows computer: Clean install the OS from original MS disks, not from what might come with the computer. If you are running a business the cost is insignificant when compared with the aggravation and risk of crapware. This is also the reason we still build our own desktop computers: You know exactly what's in them, you can service them and generally get more performance and quality per dollar spent.
- seanp2k2 11y agoIt's also amusing to me how many of the people who do this will install Windows from a "cracked" distro, as that is now more secure than what most manufacturers provide out-of-the-box. Sad when random ISO from public torrent tracker is more trustworthy than Official Disk Image from publicly-traded corporation.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoIt's the same as with anti-piracy warnings and ads you can't skip on original movies. The pirates don't have financial incentives to milk you, and they have all the incentives to get the best version working as soon as possible. So that's why you often get better stuff from them than you can buy.