![]() ![]() With many of the uninstall routines, the dialog boxes had giant buttons that would say "Uninstall and Get PC XXXXXX" or something similar. ![]() Mom tried to uninstall the obvious things, but they persisted. Opening up the Uninstall a Program control panel revealed even more in residence. The desktop was awash in at least 15 icons for needless, worthless crap. Using TeamViewer remote control software, I saw the system was a mess, yet all Mom had done was install the software for Dad's beloved (yet dying) Kodak printer. To get that price of $399, however, Acer sold out my parents and wasted hours of my family's lives to fix it. Hardware-wise, that Acer Aspire X (Model AXC-605G-UW20) they purchased at Walmart was sufficient. "Just go find an off-the-shelf for under $400, it'll be fine compared to what he's got," I told my mom (aka Dad's IT person in residence). I couldn't really recommend spending a lot of money to get it fixed. For example, a few years ago, my technophobic father, then age 75, got a new PC to replace his dying Windows Vista system, which he mainly used to print pictures. But in retail, it's a whole other world of crap. I'd never had major problems with crapware when buying PCs via mail order.
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