When every click of the mouse results in MIME type matching to a file extension (or mime header in the file) your OS is going to be slow. Windows was first just a graphical menu program! It still is.
Integration of IE has only given software developers easy access to the user interface. You get rid of IE, you then cripple OUTHOUSE/OE, MS Office and many more MS products. What you are left with is a handful of robust third party software. I don't see a downside to this? Do you? - Chris Payne On Fri, 08 Mar 2002 12:11:57 -0700, nwyvill wrote: >This guy had instructions how to di it 5 years ago and now sells a >product that will remove it. http://www.98lite.net. Im sure it wont be >long before there is a XP version, it worked in ME by the way. It is >actualy amazing how much better and faster windows runs with IE removed. > >Neil Wyvill > >"Nina V. Levitin" wrote: >> >> Allchine has also admitted the test where they proved that it was not possible was >rigged. There is a story on it on slashdot.org. I believe it ran yesterday. >> >> -Kit >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>From: Chris Payne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >>Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 6:55 AM >> >>To: Nina V. Levitin; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Subject: RE: scary site >> >> >> >> >> >>MicroSoft has already restated that separating IE/Explorer is >> >>impossible. It would cripple the OS. >> >> >> >>So be it! >> >> >> >>- Chrs Payne >> >> >> >>On Wed, 6 Mar 2002 10:16:46 -0800, Nina V. Levitin wrote: >> >> >> >>>This is yet another reason to stick with Netscape. And yet >> >>another reason why separating out Windows and Internet >> >>Explorer should be mandated. >> >>> >> >>>-Kit >> >>> >> >> >> >>- - >> >> >> >>Chris Payne >> >>Network Administrator >> >>Physical Resources Dept, >> >>University of Guelph >> >>(519)824-4120 x2882 >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > - - Chris Payne Network Administrator Physical Resources Dept, University of Guelph (519)824-4120 x2882 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
