Windows vista/laptop question?

i just bought a new laptop and i am in the process of deleting things that i know i don't need, but the stupid salespeople put on anyway (i.e. dvd burners.. there are like 3 of them on here!)..


however i was hoping someone could tell me what this is:





"microsoft visual C++ 2005 redistributable"


i want to delete it because its taking up like 600 mb but i dont want it to be something important.. HELP!!

Windows vista/laptop question?
Hi there





Luckily i was one of the beta testers for XP / Vista, so can answer your question honestly. You can uninstal Visual C++ 2005 as its only need if programming. Its not a required item, just takes a lot of space. I also use a Vista laptop and its not installed, so it is not required.





I work in Internet tech support too and deal with wireless internet, so feel free to ask me any questions at all. Feel free to add me to Yahoo.





Rodney
Reply:do not delete


it will crash all your software
Reply:Visual C++ is just a programmer tool...for programming geeks like myself...you dont need it, so you can safely delete it, but if it makes you feel better...set up a system restore point before you do it....
Reply:It's used by programs that need C++ libraries to function. I would leave it if I were you. Also, it's not generally computer salespeople that put software on the laptops, it's generally the manufacturers.
Reply:It's probably there for a reason, just leave it. 600MB isn't that big if you have a brand new laptop.
Reply:You should be able to delete the program with no problem at all...it is just a program for computer geeks to make tweaks in the system..Also 600 MB is not that much space...it is very small...what do you think is bigger...1 GB or 600 MB...1 GB..and there is 1024 MB in one GB..so you should be fine if you dont delete it...I got some games that are 3000 MB which is 3 GB...and I have a 100 GB HD and my laptop works just fine and it doesnt have vista on it..you should be fine...RAM is what you need..if you are worried about speed problems