If you are experiencing the same problem, then you should resort to jv16 PowerTools X which is a Windows optimization utility designed to fix system errors, clean unnecessary data (unused files and Windows registry) from the system, and improve the system’s overall performance. Slowing down of a computer’s performance is generally the result of junk files and unnecessary programs piling up in the system. It doesn't take much space anyway, and it's not like it eats resources.' Registry cleaner and windows utility suite' As mentioned above, PowerDVD might've been bundled just for movie watching off shared drives as well. The program and the decoder itself are good to have if you do any movie watching on the AAO, though you'll probably be ripping DVDs to something else entirely like h.264 before transferring 'em, still though.

Oh it also comes with PowerDVD installed but I think they might've done that to get a working MPEG2 decoder on the system (WMP still doesn't have one by default does it?), just remove it's 'MediaLauncher' thingie from the Startup folder. Just remove the office suites and MA and install your own flavor of AV and you're good to go. As I said, it doesn't come with much, if any, crapware installed.

If you can't figure out how to use Acer's own system restore or how to re-install Windows by itself then you should probably just avoid it anyway, it's really not worth the hassle. I did re-install my own older version of Office 2003 though. I removed all of it save for Adobe Reader, gonna compare the newest version to Foxit and see if Foxit's still noticeably faster. shrug Other than those I think the only stuff installed by default are the essential drivers and like Adobe Flash (for IE)/Reader. Removing Office trial/Works, McAfee, and Google Desktop takes like less than 5 min and I doubt any of 'em leave much crap behind. It doesn't really come with much of anything installed.

Decrap my computer