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by fredc1950

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How can I reformat a HP COMPUTER AND GET THE HP Splash screen off of the computer.I have windows/me and want to reformat to SE. i WILL Fdisk the harddrive but I don't want to use the recovery disk from ME. I will be using my own se disk.Will a program like delpart take it out.I would like to get anything that has hp info on it out of the pc.Or is it somehow tattooed on the mother board?

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by w2ktechman

The HP splash screen can be changed easily. Just set a new desktop. Also you might change the screensaver if needed.
As far as HP software, add/remove programs should be sufficient for most of it. There will be a directory on c:\ named either HP or Hewlett-Packard. Do not remove this directory as it contains drivers for your system. If you want to remove this directory, download the latest drivers and place them in a new directory, then update your drivers to the new location. To be safe, just rename the HP directory first, then see if everything performs as it should.

by thechas

It depends on when / where the HP splash screen shows up.

If it is the first screen you see when you boot up, it IS in the BIOS code.
Sometimes, you can disable the splash screen in BIOS settings.

You may need to get a custom BIOS from a 3rd party such as Unicore software that would eliminate the splash screen.

Chas

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