Re: Darn... Got Microsoft Scumware from WindowsUpdate
- From: "V Green" <vanceg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 18:01:28 -0700
"JD" <Erehwon@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%238kdqMIQFHA.1096@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Windows Messenger is not "scumware."
The hell it isn't.
When it's running, Outlook Express takes at least
10X longer to load than when it's not. Something
that interferes that dramatically WHEN NOT EVEN BEING
USED fits the scumware definition IMHO.
> It is part of Windows. The only choice
> you have in Windows Components is to remove the shortcut from your Start
> Menu Programs. If it's in your notification area, that only means that it
is
> running. It's easy to prevent that. Just go to the Options page of Windows
> Messenger and instruct it not to load when Windows loads.
> <grz01@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1113431559.917416.11520@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Yuck, so Microsoft apparently has now joined scumware distributors like
> > Gator and Real(Crap)Player.com, forcing unwanted, unsolicited software
on
> > their clients. After the latest update from WindowsUpdate I suddenly
have
> > a totally unwanted Windows Messenger icon popping up in my systray after
> > reboot.
> > I have NEVER installed such scumware on my system, but now it got it
> > unsolicited from an ordinary windowsupdate.
> > In the Control Panel=> Add/Remove Programs => Windows Components it
still
> > UNCHECKED, i.e. marked as NOT installed, which is obviously a lie.
> > But it also gives a problem... how the heck do I now uninstall it when
> > it's already marked as NOT installed?!
> > Help Appreciated, if anyone can advice on this.
>
>
.
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