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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Posted on 11/21/2006 2:18:30 PM PST by BulletBobCo

Looks like Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 is trying to be forced on to one's computer. My updates just converted Explorer 6 to 7.


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To: BulletBobCo

I've run FF for quite a while. Just bought a new Dell and have been reading what I could find on IE7, but haven't made the leap yet.


121 posted on 11/21/2006 6:49:56 PM PST by SouthTexas (Nature's answer to global warming---snow.)
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To: BulletBobCo
I restored my computer to this morning to get rid of it. I'm ready to go to Firefox. Comments?

It's usually a question of which one sucks less.
122 posted on 11/21/2006 6:57:25 PM PST by Gene Eric
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To: BulletBobCo

Microsoft doesn't "force" any software on anyone and that goes double for an application like IE 7. Whoever started this thread was prompted for an upgrade and ran it.

I've worked in the industry for about ten years. This is known as "user error."

As for the Mac crowd....they're like clowns. Silly and gross. Unlike a PC, a Mac owns not just your OS, but your entire computer.

Silly people.


123 posted on 11/21/2006 7:01:07 PM PST by spacecowboynj
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts; TChris
I'm not saying your sentiment is incorrect, just the statement that MS has taken the decision making process out of the user's hands.

His statement IS incorrect. All one has to do is turn off Automatic Updates.

124 posted on 11/21/2006 7:59:21 PM PST by Keeper of the Turf (Fore!!!)
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To: All

Bump - any thoughts on my #100? I don't mind improved (or at least unchanged) functionality with my other MS apps (Office suite, Outlook and everything that goes with it, etc.) but really don't want to mess up the way all of that will currently pass anything HTML seamlessly into Firefox.


125 posted on 11/21/2006 11:06:38 PM PST by Turbopilot (iumop ap!sdn w,I 'aw dlaH)
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To: savedbygrace
Read my post 76 about the HP Director not opening when IE 7 is installed.
126 posted on 11/22/2006 12:34:27 AM PST by OKIEDOC (Kalifornia now a certified socialist state reporting to Mexico City for further instructions)
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To: OregonRancher

If I can't tell what something is for I usually google the name of the program and there are sites that will tell you what it is, what it's for, and whether you can do without it. Usually if it's related to the antivirus or microsoft I leave it alone. If it's Realplayer (tkbellexe) or adobe or for the DVD writing software I take it out. Many of these things sort of preload on startup so they will come up faster if you need to use them, but if you only use them rarely it just slows down your boot up.

Also, clear your internet history files and defragment your disk drive. These are the three basic tasks of performance tuning.


127 posted on 11/22/2006 5:47:32 AM PST by ichabod1 (Democracy = Anarchy)
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To: ichabod1
You should actually read the post before cage-rattling: ;-)

Here at work, I'm responsible for 130 PCs and 15 servers, all running Windows 2000 or 2003. I currently have... umm... four at home, running ME (Probably downgrade to 98 soon), Win2K Pro, XP Home and [X]P Pro
I'm just rattlin' your cage. A huge hospital I used to work at is still on W2K. I don't really get it because I don't have a problem with XP.

I've worked with XP plenty at home. I also build computers, and have used XP on zillions of 'em. Here at work, they'll finally be upgrading to XP next year. I really don't care one way or the other, since XP is mostly the same as 2000 under the hood.

128 posted on 11/22/2006 6:53:10 AM PST by TChris (We scoff at honor and are shocked to find traitors among us. - C.S. Lewis)
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To: KoRn
I eventually got sick of web browsers messing up FTP and dislike most FTP apps and DL managers out there. I just do FTP by command shell. GUI is for noobs anyway. :p

Hmm... That's been my solution too. Maybe I'm a Linux hack and don't even know it. :-)

129 posted on 11/22/2006 6:56:00 AM PST by TChris (We scoff at honor and are shocked to find traitors among us. - C.S. Lewis)
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To: rxgalfl; Clara Lou
We agree on one thing: we both like our babies :)

Alright you two. How can we get a good OS religious flame war started on this thread if y'all keep insisting on being reasonable and civil?

130 posted on 11/22/2006 7:01:19 AM PST by zeugma (I reject your reality and substitute my own in its place. (http://www.zprc.org/))
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To: Keeper of the Turf
His statement IS incorrect. All one has to do is turn off Automatic Updates.

As far as putting things on there without you knowing about it, you're pretty much right. But I have recently seen a few specific examples of deception and arm-twisting that really tick me off:

  1. Windows Genuine Advantage, an anti-piracy program that "phones home" to Redmond daily, arrived as a "critical security update"
  2. The finally-released Windows Defender free anti-spyware program dropped Windows 2000 support, though the betas all had it. Their excuse is that spyware is a home computer problem, so Windows 2000 Professional and Server don't need it. (The obvious fact that many home users run Windows 2000 Professional, as I do, would appear to blow that theory.)
  3. Office 2003 Picture Manager has no printing capability unless you're running Windows XP.
  4. Windows Server 2003 Small Business Server will shut itself down in 10-15 minutes if you haven't set up Active Directory. I learned this while trying to make it work in a two computer network--the server and one workstation. A/D seemed like overkill for that.
Microsoft will get you where they want you to be, one way or another. ...as long as you want to run their software. I still cling to the old-fashioned notion that the computer's owner should be able to control how things are configured once the software is paid for.
131 posted on 11/22/2006 7:12:59 AM PST by TChris (We scoff at honor and are shocked to find traitors among us. - C.S. Lewis)
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To: TChris; Keeper of the Turf
But I have recently seen a few specific examples of deception and arm-twisting that really tick me off:

One more: A Windows Media Player security update (Q320920) that came with a EULA change allowing Microsoft to install any software it wants on your system and to disable any software it doesn't want on your system. You had to accept the EULA if you wanted to close the numerous security holes the update fixed.

132 posted on 11/22/2006 8:50:17 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
One more: A Windows Media Player security update (Q320920) that came with a EULA change allowing Microsoft to install any software it wants on your system and to disable any software it doesn't want on your system. You had to accept the EULA if you wanted to close the numerous security holes the update fixed.

Wow! Thanks for that info. I didn't know about that one yet.

133 posted on 11/22/2006 8:53:07 AM PST by TChris (We scoff at honor and are shocked to find traitors among us. - C.S. Lewis)
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To: zeugma
Alright you two. How can we get a good OS religious flame war started on this thread if y'all keep insisting on being reasonable and civil?


'Cuz' we're Republicans so by definition alone we're not hysterical kooks! :)
134 posted on 11/22/2006 1:00:02 PM PST by rxgalfl
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To: BulletBobCo

Can anyone help me turn off the blurry font (anti-alias) thing? It makes me dizzy when I read the screen. TIA.


135 posted on 11/23/2006 5:28:24 PM PST by Bilbo Baggins
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To: BulletBobCo; All
I got 7.0 3 weeks ago and hate it. At least once per day all IE Browser windows just close down for no apparent reason.

I find it hard to believe that the richest man in the world and the most "important" software company in the world still release such absolute crap.

Gates should be neutered!

136 posted on 11/28/2006 2:59:05 PM PST by cpforlife.org (A Catholic Respect Life Curriculum is available at KnightsForLife.org)
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To: Morgan in Denver
The new IE 7.0 is a lot better than 6 so you might consider using it.

I'm having a problem with IE 7.0 if I have a lot of windows open at the same time. Sometimes I'll close one and LOSE ALL of them. Do you know why? (This never happened with 6.0)

137 posted on 01/05/2007 9:47:54 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Morgan in Denver

Also, I would like to add that sometimes when I'm on FR, I have a lot of windows open, and they won't all show up on the screen. Sometimes I actually can't find them.


138 posted on 01/05/2007 10:06:56 AM PST by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: BulletBobCo
Comments?

Go to Control Panel, select Automatic Updates and set the function to, "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them."

This will allow you to deselect Internet Explorer 7 and any other "update" you do not want installed.

Take control and don't let Microsoft force anything on you.

139 posted on 01/05/2007 10:11:27 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Did I really need to include the sarcasm tag?)
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To: BulletBobCo
Comments?

Go to Control Panel, select Automatic Updates and set the function to, "Notify me but don't automatically download or install them."

This will allow you to deselect Internet Explorer 7 and any other "update" you do not want installed.

Take control and don't let Microsoft force anything on you.

140 posted on 01/05/2007 10:11:31 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Did I really need to include the sarcasm tag?)
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