Hi Folks,
From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Fri, 7 Apr 2000 00:49:28 +1200 Ray Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> If I recall correctly, the trick is to install IE, then run install again
>> and remove the browser but leave the dialler.
> I've heard of that one too, but I'm afraid to try it because it is my
> understanding that Micro$oft has programmed MSIE in such a way that it
> is impossible to uninstall by anyone who is not a highly advanced
> technical expert on the Window$ OS. I do know for a fact that these
> complaints about MSIE were brought up in the recent Micro$oft antitrust
> case.
I can vouch for that, too. :(
A few years ago I installed MSIE in Win 3.1, just to try it out.
I took me over a year to ferret out all the little hooks and tendrils it
sent out into my system. I kept coming across new bits and pieces that
didn't work anymore after I had "deleted" MSIE.
My wife (Win 95) had a similar experience on her machine after trying
out MSIE. It took a reformatted hard disk to restore full functionality.
And many of my email correspondents around the world wonder why I
write with some venom when they ask why I don't use it, and why I tell
them I will NEVER let MSIE near any machine I control.
Regards,
Ron
Ron Clarke http://homepages.valylink.net.au/~ausreg/music.html
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