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.