[javabeans]

Can someone show me how to uninstall this bad boy? In facts, I want to remove all demo apps from my newly purchased 17"

Thanks.

[AssassyN]

Sure! In the Applications Folder you'll find a folder labeled "Microsoft Office X Test Drive", go in that, and you'll see an icon saying "Uninstall Test Drive". Just click that and follow through to uninstall.

For most apps on a Mac, however, you simply need to delete the files to uninstall them; the only time you'll need an uninstaller is when an app provides you with one.

To delete the rest of the pre-installed stuff, just visit the Applications folder and delete the Folders of programs you don't want.

[javabeans]

Originally posted by AssassyN:
Sure! In the Applications Folder you'll find a folder labeled "Microsoft Office X Test Drive", go in that, and you'll see an icon saying "Uninstall Test Drive". Just click that and follow through to uninstall.

For most apps on a Mac, however, you simply need to delete the files to uninstall them; the only time you'll need an uninstaller is when an app provides you with one.

To delete the rest of the pre-installed stuff, just visit the Applications folder and delete the Folders of programs you don't want.

Sweet...I guess I don't have to confirm to delete any dependent libaries like in the windows world huh.

thanks!

[AssassyN]

Originally posted by javabeans:
Sweet...I guess I don't have to confirm to delete any dependent libaries like in the windows world huh.

thanks!

Precisely correct. One of the many wonders of Macs.

[dennisbolt]

From searching and browsing this forum and others, it seems like the Office demo is responsible for a intermittant, but very regular tick that sounds like the gear in a clock. It comes from the bottom left and supposedly is the demo doing some kind of time realted operation on the HD so it knows when the demo expires. It just started on my 10-day old PB 1.5ghz 17" I have not done anything to activate the Office demo, but did install my 2-year old Office software from disc a few days back. I woudl think that the demo would start it "countdown" from when you start it-but maybe using a real version of Office also starts it???

Hopefully getting rid of the demo software will get rid of the annoying ticking sound. this tick seems VERY common, and half the responces say it is Microsoft's fault and the other half say that it is the sign of dying HD-I sincerely hope it is the demo!!!

[bcaslis]

To uninstall the demo, I just dragged the folder to the trash and emptied. I'm not sure if the demo is really causing the tick sound, but I install my purchased copy of office, updated it, and I don't have any ticking sound.

[0s and 1s]

That's strange. My 15" PB 1.5 didn't come with an Office demo.

[Will McGoonigle]

Originally posted by javabeans:
Sweet...I guess I don't have to confirm to delete any dependent libaries like in the windows world huh.

thanks!

Applications do leave crap like prefs and settings in a couple of library folders tho. I wish deleting an app would automatically get rid fo the litter it leaves behind.

[dennisbolt]

Checking my 10-day old 1.5 PB 17" revealed no Office demo either! I had installed my own full version of Office from 2002, so tryed deleting that as well.
But the tick remained. I guess i can safely reinstall full version of Office.

I know this thread did not start as a "HD ticking thread" but since many people connect Office with it...

Looking on Apple.com forums, I found threads about APM tuner which is a utility that modifies the power management so the HD does not park it's heads as often, resulting in tick/shutter sound. I downloaded it and that seemed to stop the ticking. But it only works with the utility running, so when you quit or restart it goes back to ticking. Any ideas?

[bcaslis]

What kind of hard drive does your 17" have? Mine has the 5400rpm Toshiba MK8026GAX and it definitely doesn't have any tick.

Originally posted by dennisbolt:
Checking my 10-day old 1.5 PB 17" revealed no Office demo either! I had installed my own full version of Office from 2002, so tryed deleting that as well.
But the tick remained. I guess i can safely reinstall full version of Office.

I know this thread did not start as a "HD ticking thread" but since many people connect Office with it...

Looking on Apple.com forums, I found threads about APM tuner which is a utility that modifies the power management so the HD does not park it's heads as often, resulting in tick/shutter sound. I downloaded it and that seemed to stop the ticking. But it only works with the utility running, so when you quit or restart it goes back to ticking. Any ideas?

[Lancer409]

2 words. Genius Bar ... cause I'm stumped .. lol

[dodo_nutter]

i have a 5400 toshiba in mine with no ticking noises at all...in fact this thing is seriously quiet!! have to be in a silent room to hear the fan and can just about hear the HD if im close to the PB, again in a quiet room. Also i have no demo of office on mine, does it depend on the country your in?? Bit weird some people have the demo and others dont and some people have this ticking and others dont?

[h00ligan]

downoad the office uninstaller from ms, that's the best way to do it.. draggin to the trash won't do the trick compeltely, hence their making an uninstaller.

[Person Man]

How big is the demo file? If it's only 180 K or so, just double click the file, and it will delete itself... along with your home directory

[dennisbolt]

My clickety 17" 1.5 HD is the Hitachi one. The APM tuner set to a high number gets rid of the clicking, but I have to have it running-if I quit or restart it just goes back to the normal setting. Since I do not have to restart often, thqat is not a problem. It certainly is better than the regular tick of the heads parking.

As for fan noice-it is very quiet-just a constant little hiss/sizzle-no vacuum like whooshes.