anandk
Distinguished Member
"Why do we get craplets on our machines? The answer, as you probably could already guess, is that OEMs make money from crapware (a collective term for all craplets). Companies like RealNetworks or JASC Software will pay to have their applications (say, PaintShop Pro) pre-installed on a PC. It's even more lucrative, sources tell us, when these applications can be established as default handlers for as many file types as possible. It's advertising, OEM-style.
What are craplets? It's a cute nickname for all of the software an OEM installs on your new Windows PC before it arrives on your doorstep...some may be useful, some not !
Of course, PC/Laptop Sellers frame it differently, saying that such deals help keep the cost of computers low...
*arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070111-8598.html
Enter The PC Decrapifier ! *i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/happyandy/sarcastic.gif it is designed to remove a specific list unwanted software in an unattended fashion. It Currently Uninstalls the following. The user can select exactly what is uninstalled from the list below
QuickBooks Trial
NetZero Installers
Earthlink Setup Files
Corel Photo Album 6
Tiscali Internet
Wanadoo Europe Installer
Get High Speed Internet!
Internet Service Offers Launcher
Dell Search Assistant
...etc...etc...
the defination of what is a craplet and what is not, may vary from user to user.
*www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier/
What are craplets? It's a cute nickname for all of the software an OEM installs on your new Windows PC before it arrives on your doorstep...some may be useful, some not !
Of course, PC/Laptop Sellers frame it differently, saying that such deals help keep the cost of computers low...
*arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070111-8598.html
Enter The PC Decrapifier ! *i144.photobucket.com/albums/r168/happyandy/sarcastic.gif it is designed to remove a specific list unwanted software in an unattended fashion. It Currently Uninstalls the following. The user can select exactly what is uninstalled from the list below
QuickBooks Trial
NetZero Installers
Earthlink Setup Files
Corel Photo Album 6
Tiscali Internet
Wanadoo Europe Installer
Get High Speed Internet!
Internet Service Offers Launcher
Dell Search Assistant
...etc...etc...
the defination of what is a craplet and what is not, may vary from user to user.
*www.yorkspace.com/pc-de-crapifier/