Tuesday last week I took delivery of a new PC. A Dell Dimension 4600… blah blah blah.

Anyhow… what I discovered when I started the PC up was quite a huge amount of pre-installed junk that I really did not want. So my first hour of ownership was spent uninstalling various applications; AOL, MSN Explorer, BT Yahoo Anytime, Tiscali 10.0, McAfee Security Centre trial, Paint Shop Pro trial, Photo Album 5 trial, Dell Experience… etc. Groan!

I just wish Dell had the option online to specify ‘please do not pre-install any junk’ on my PC.

Are Dell the only culprits? Or are other manufacturers taking the same route…?