Vista & Bundleware?

I am quasi-comp literate, my buddy just got a toshiba laptop w/ Vista & a TON of bundleware. SO I am charged with the task of streamlining it. But I'm totally confused. Can anyone point me to a tweaking site for Vista? Also recommend what to do - I can't find how to remove unwanted software since what was "add/remove" is now only "add"! Also a list of boot up services & task manager process(for Vista) would be good.