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Which of these programs do I need on my PC? - Hi, Trying to remove the unnecessary programs from my laptop- it's an HP dv2000 running Vista. Which of these programs can I uninstall? Which do I need to keep? Thanks! 1. Activation Assistant for the 2007 Microsoft Office suites (will removing mess up my Microsoft Office at all?) 2. Apple Application Support (will removing mess up my iTunes? iPod sync?) 3. Apple Mobile Device Support (will removing mess up my iTunes? iPod sync?) 4. Apple Software Update (will removing mess up my iTunes? iPod sync?) 5. Broadcom 802.11 Wireless LAN Adapter (will removing this mess up my wireless at all? Or my ability to hook up to the internet with a cable?) 6. Conexant HD audio 7. Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office System 8. Hauppage MCE XP/Vista Software Encoder (2.0.25149) 9. HDAUDIO Soft Data Fax Modem with SmartPC 10. HP Active Support Library 11. HP Photosmart Essential 2.5 12. HP Quick Launch Buttons 13. HP Quick Play 3.6 14. HP Quick Touch 1.00 C4 15. L&H TTS3000 British English 16. Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 17. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 18. Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 ATL Update kb973923 19. Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable 20. Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 ATL Update kb973924 21. Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable 22. MSCU for Microsoft Vista 23. MSXML 4.0 SP2 24. NVIDIA Drivers 25. OpenOffice.org Installer 26. RICOH R5C83x/84x Flash Media Controller Ver.3.51.01 27. WD Diagnostics 28. WD Firewire HID Driver Thanks!!!

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Pretty much you need everything on that list. It's all things that make other things work. Except for 11-14, which just seems like extras that come with HP computers, but those don't look like they take up much space. You DEFINITELY need to keep anything that says "Driver" and anything that says "C++" (C++ is the code that programs are written in). Yes, removing 2 and 3 will mess up your iPod sync. And you'll want to keep 4 because it's always good to stay up-to-date (especially for security issues). - debaterchick

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