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  • Which programs can I uninstall from my HP Mini?

    My laptop is running really slowly, and I think it might be because it has too much data. I know very little about computers, but I don't want to pay for someone to fix it if I don't have to. Below is a list of the programs currently installed. Which ones are safe to uninstall, and which ones should I keep? Please explain why I do or do not need the programs mentioned, if possible.

    - uTorrent

    - 7-Zip 9.20

    - Acrobat.com

    - Adobe AIR

    - Adobe Flash Player 11 ActiveX

    - Adobe Reader X (10.1.1)

    - avast! Free Antivirus

    - Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter

    - Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office System

    - Google Chrome

    - HP Battery Check 2.10 A2

    - HP Doc Viewer

    - HP Help and Support

    - HP Officejet 6500 E710a-f Basic Device Software

    - HP Officejet 6500 E710a-f Help

    - HP Officejet 6500 E710a-f Product Improvement Study

    - HP Update

    - HP User Guides 0130

    - HP Wireless Assistant

    - I,R.I.S. OCR

    - Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

    - Java(TM) 6 Update 29

    - LibreOffice 3.4

    - Marketsplash Shortcuts

    - Marvell Miniport Driver

    - Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

    - Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2

    - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2

    - Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

    - Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (English)

    - Microsoft Silverlight

    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 ATL Update kb973923 - x86 8.0.50727.4053

    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (4.64MB)

    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable (5.28MB)

    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable KB2467174 - x86 9.0.30729.5570

    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.21022

    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4148

    - Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161

    - Microsoft WinUsb 1.0

    - Microsoft Works

    - Qualcomm Gobi Driver Package for HP

    - Qualcomm Gobi Images for HP

    - Synaptics Pointing Device Driver

    - Tucows Downloads Toolbar

    - Viewpoint Media Player

    - VZAccess Manager

    - Windows Backup Utility

    - Windows Internet Explorer 7 (I only use Google Chrome, does that mean I can uninstall IE?)

    - Windows Media Format 11 runtime

    - Windows Media Player 11

    - Winx Free FLV to MP4 Converter 4.1.9

    - Yontoo Layers Runtime 1.10.01

    Any advice would be really helpful. Any other ideas on how to possibly speed up my laptop would also be very much appreciated.

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