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    Mike DiMichele

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  1. Comment - EU: Remove Media Player from Windows

    (Dec 28, 2004 - 5:36 AM)

    I agree with Pete said down near the bottom.

    I also work in the industry, 22 years worth as a network designer and consultant. And I tend to leave some critical comments from time to time, as you will see below.

    But, as I read a lot of these threads all over the internet, I realize more and more that each and every computer is as different as a finger print. And, each and every user is just as different. That makes an infinate combinations of hardware and software to be supported.

    Most of the people that seem to complain about MS are either Apple ministers or people who have enough experience to be dangerous. No offense is meant towards anyone, but, I have met a lot college grads in this field who don't know their butt from page 8.

    Computers are meant to be fun to use. And with a little loving care, they are.

    For the techie in us, you can choose from the tens of thousands of applications available for Windows and all the hardware you can dream of. For the novice amoung us, Windows works all by itself, right out of the box.

    For those removing IE. Shame on you. You cann't get your security updates properly without it.

    Also, RealPlayer10 is not supported in Firefox or Opera and neither are a lot of online security schemes, i.e. my MasterCard Bank and my merchant account vendor so I can take credit cards.

    One last thing. Do we have to blame MS for everything? They are at fault for a lot but not all the problems we have with our computers, i.e. the infinate combinations I mentioned above. And take a look at this link, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid. Choose from the hundreds of software vendors in the dropdown. You can get an idea of how many security holes are opened in the OS by the software makers. Kind of interesting.

    So goes the world. And so goes this thread. Enjoy.

  2. Comment - EU: Remove Media Player from Windows

    (Dec 28, 2004 - 5:15 AM)

    Here here.

    Well said Pete. I agree 100%

  3. Comment - EU: Remove Media Player from Windows

    (Dec 28, 2004 - 5:06 AM)

    Yep, your right. Scrub that machine down.

    Did you know that after you run nLite the IE core is still on your computer? The .dll files remain because the OS needs them to render the GUI.

    Also, you appear to be somewhat technically inclined. Do you also know that more than 75% of consumer users don't know a hill of beans what your are talking about?

    So, therefore, the two best known OSes bloat the OS with their products so the computer is plug and play for these customers.

    BTW, the OSes are Windows and OS-X.

  4. Comment - EU: Remove Media Player from Windows

    (Dec 28, 2004 - 4:59 AM)

    Not!

    Your procedure is correct but your are only removing the interface for those products. They are still on your computer because things like IE are required for the OS to boot.

    Windows XP is IE in sheeps clothing.

  5. Comment - EU: Remove Media Player from Windows

    (Dec 28, 2004 - 4:55 AM)

    That was a real bad analogy. If you don't like the product just say so and use something else, like an Apple.

    Oh, you would have the same complaints about it except the analogy would be different.

    Lindows!