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A Fresh Windows Installation For Your New PC

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June 4, 2010
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A Fresh Windows Installation For Your New PC
A reader's new PC has lots of bloatware. Can he get a fresh install? Not without having to spend money or spend time--or both. - Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector
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PCWorld Reviewers' Favorite Downloads: May 2010In PCWorld Downloads, our reviewers sometimes find fascinating new files...and sometimes develop a fresh appreciation for the tried-and-true. This May, both scenarios played out. We ran across handy little utilities for system tray use and Office improvements. We reviewed tools for DVD-ripping, energy conservation, general tweaks, and more. And with all that work done, we felt fine about relaxing with a physics-based desktop toy and a classic game.
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