UNINSTALLING UNUSED SOFTWARE

When you buy a new computer you may notice many applications pre-installed in it. These may include trails versions of antiviruses, shareware programs or multimedia applications. If you find these programs to be useless you should definitely uninstall them, as they will only slow down the computer and also take up precious hard disk space.

Uninstalling programs is really easy. Here is how you can uninstall software via the Control Panel:

Windows XP:

1. Click on Start and go to the Control Panel
2. Click on Add or Remove Programs and wait for the list to populate
3. To uninstall a program, highlight it and click on the Remove button (sometimes Change / Remove)
4. Confirm your action and wait for the program to be uninstalled. You may need to restart your PC to complete the removal.

Some programs may give you a warning that removing some components of the application can make other programs run incorrectly. If this happens, simply click No to All and proceed. The important components will not be deleted.

Windows 7:

1. Click on Start and go to the Control Panel
2. Now click on Uninstall a program
3. You will get a list of installed software. Highlight the program you want to uninstall and click on Uninstall or Uninstall/Change
4. Confirm your action and wait for the program to be uninstalled. You may need to restart your computer to complete the removal.

Alternate method using software:

You can use the Uninstall programs feature in Advanced System Care.