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| Setting up a new PC is scary enough without having to decide what to do with all the bundled software. |
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| New PCs often come with a bundle of programs already installed. Besides Windows, this bundle normally includes a word-processing program, a spreadsheet program, an Internet browser, and a financial program. It may also have bonus programs like card makers and games, cluttering up your PC and stealing precious memory. |
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| Some of these may interest you, but what if you're not sure? |
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| Instead of uninstalling all of the programs you are unfamiliar with, you can file them in a folder called Miscellaneous (or as I call the folder on my computer, "Huh?"). This will reduce clutter in your program menu. |
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To do this, follow these four steps. Open Windows Explorer.
Click File/New/Folder.
Name folder and press enter.
Drag any unfamiliar programs into the new folder. |
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To drag a folder:
Left-click on the program;
Move the mouse to the new folder and release |
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As you become more familiar with your PC, you can integrate some of the unfamiliar programs. If you decide you can't compute without a certain program and need it out of the miscellaneous folder follow these steps. Open Windows Explorer.
Open the new folder.
Left-click the program and drag it to the appropriate location, such as Programs or Accessories |
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| Be sure to uninstall the programs you decide not to use. This frees up precious disk on your computer. |
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| A good rule of thumb for these bundled programs: If you don't miss it, you probably don't need it. |
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