rec.autos.simulators

by **Uwe hoover Schuerkam** » Mon, 07 Jul 2003 18:43:19

> On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 09:54:15 +0200, Uwe hoover Schuerkamp

>>huh? First of all get rid of IE and install some decent browser

> Erm, you can't get rid of IE - there was a small court case in the
> States on that subject I guess you missed.

is that with XP only? I remember some utilities for older
windows versions which remove IE from the system (or so the
authors claim).

That would surely be yet another reason *not* to "upgrade" to
XP IMHO if IE removal is not possible anymore.

All the best,

uwe

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by ae » Mon, 07 Jul 2003 19:24:31

On Sun, 6 Jul 2003 11:43:19 +0200, Uwe hoover Schuerkamp

>is that with XP only? I remember some utilities for older
>windows versions which remove IE from the system (or so the
>authors claim).

>That would surely be yet another reason *not* to "upgrade" to
>XP IMHO if IE removal is not possible anymore.

What is the big deal about having to remove it? Nobody is forcing you
to use it for browsing.

Andrew.

by **Uwe hoover Schuerkam** » Tue, 08 Jul 2003 02:27:00

> What is the big deal about having to remove it? Nobody is forcing you
> to use it for browsing.

> Andrew.

I like total control about what components get installed on my
system, and 12 years in professional system administration have
led me to think that less is better (yes, even on Unix / Linux
;-)

If I don't need it, I should be able to remove it, period.

Cheers,

Uwe

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by **Dave Henri** » Tue, 08 Jul 2003 04:41:31

I too use Mozilla, but have ie6 onboard because of some sites that won't
work. One, in paticular, was Tantra's tracks which was a very good site
for F1 2k2 tracks. But since he has stopped hosting, then that is just one
more site I don't need IE6 for.
dave henrie

by **mcwho** » Tue, 08 Jul 2003 04:49:18

: I mean, I can understand the whole anti-microsoft bit...

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: Mike
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: > On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 20:27:09 GMT, Kinesin
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: > >If I used IE maybe... but I've never used IE on this machine..(or my
: > >last) Mozilla and opera only. Just don't like EA forcing me to install
: > >software I don't want, and don't need.
: > >
: > I don't use it much, just for the sites that don't work in Mozilla.
: >
: > Andrew.
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Why? Easy, so they can add shortcuts to thier website to your favorites
list. I am not sure buy during the install you should be able to tell it
not to add the shortcuts.
That may or may not allow you to install without IE 6. IE is integrated
into windows 98 and up, if you are using any windows OS 98 or newer you
"must" have IE installed, and six is worth having. If you are not using
windows as your OS, then IE will not be intrusive and you can have it on
your system the same as any other program and just not use it, make sure
your browser of choice is set as the default and bury IE in some deep dark
folder for use only as an installer enhancement. :-)

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by **k..** » Thu, 10 Jul 2003 04:18:22

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 23:13:12 +0100, "Doug Ellison"

>I prefer Mozilla as it's faster, quicker, and the tab system is very veyr
>usefull. It's not just an Anti Microsoft thing - in the same way Open Office
>isnt an anti-microsoft thing -it's just.. well... FREE and has no paperclip.

>Doug

You should give GreenBrowser a try. http://www.morequick.com/. I use
to be a huge Opera fan, but have been using this instead lately.
Basically it has everything Opera has (popup blocker, tabs, url alias,
mouse gestures etc).

And it's really small, 400k zipped. You don't need to install, just
unzip and run. It basically uses the IE engine. So you have all the
function of Opera/Mozilla but the compatibility of IE. Oh did I
meantion it's free too :)

rec.autos.simulators

F1C - needs IE :-(

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