I hate IE
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Originally Posted by Wingless Wonder
I still apply all MS critical updates, thanks. Does anyone ever uninstall it completely, or does this render some part of the o/s not operational?
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Originally Posted by sonicsuby
I don't think you can uninstall it. MS has integrated it with the O/S. I guess you could kill the executables but it wouldn't be a complete remove.
I have had customers call here to webex that have done it

the lawsuit a few years ago was about MS doing that and making it not uninstallable, I believe there was judgment for IE to be made separate
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I guess you can turn it off, but it will leave all the code there.. thats good
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q293907
Last edited by Max Xevious; Sep 24, 2004 at 11:08 AM.
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Originally Posted by kidatari
You gotta love an operating system that has a piece of software that you can't remove, yet it's the biggest hole in the system. See why I use a Mac? 


edit: To be fair, I'm not bagging on MAC. I would really prefer to run LINUX, but it also suffers from a lack of support from software creators, so I'm stuck with Windows
Last edited by nachomc; Sep 24, 2004 at 11:47 AM.
Originally Posted by sonicsuby
I'd use a MAC but I like being able to buy software for my computer 
edit: To be fair, I'm not bagging on MAC. I would really prefer to run LINUX, but it also suffers from a lack of support from software creators, so I'm stuck with Windows

edit: To be fair, I'm not bagging on MAC. I would really prefer to run LINUX, but it also suffers from a lack of support from software creators, so I'm stuck with Windows

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Originally Posted by kidatari
That's why I used to have a PC for games. But I have an XBox for that now.
Hell, I almost never buy software anyway
Hell, I almost never buy software anyway

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Originally Posted by RSA WRX
PC games are way better... well at least all of the War Games and stuff 

But yes, PC games are better
(Minus GT 1-4)And FPS games are 10x better on the PC than on consoles.
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