Hello folks, I wanted to take a few minutes and talk to you about all the third party software that comes with new hardware or devices that individuals will install in their computer. Everyone’s seen it, you buy a camera or printer or something that plugs into the computer; even cell phones now days can be hooked to your computer in one way or another. With all these devices comes a CD or DVD with third party software on it. Instinctively, users install this software on their system.

Don’t get me wrong, installing this software is not a bad thing but it could slow down your system or cause troubles. The three operating systems I talk about on this site are actually very good at handling any third party hardware you may attach to your computer. Most devices will run just fine without installing their proprietary software. Also, not installing this software doesn’t clutter up your system.

If you attach a digital camera to your system, you can get your pictures off the camera without any proprietary software. If you want to sync your phone, you might be able to do it without the phone manufacturers software. Just about any hardware you attach to your system will run just fine without it’s proprietary software.

Understand that there are useful third party programs out there and sometimes you will have to install proprietary software. The only thing I’m talking about here is, the more stuff you put on your system the slower it will be and the more susceptible to problems it will be. So as time goes on, after you install your operating system or the first time you turn your computer on, please be cautious of what you’re putting on your computer to help it run better and keep your Hard Disk Clean.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to let me know about it.