Re: Google toolbar install problem

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Yup, and it re-updated on my system last night. I went through the
procedure given here:
http://groups.google.com/group/IEToolbar-Group-Bugs/msg/70ad8c81edb327cf
to see if that will prevent it from updating again. One problem with this
approach is that I don't know of any way to tell whether it has tried to
update and failed.

Onw thing I did that wasn't mentioned in that post was the export the
registry entry for HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google after I'd restored
the version 3 toolbar and put everthing back the way I wanted it. This
time I just had to merge the .reg file to put all of my settings back. I
plan to update that every few days while I'm waiting to see whether the
automatic update kicks in again.


Tom Willett <tompepper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's been my experience that the toolbar updates differently for different
people, going in stages. It took quite a while for my home pc to autoupdate
to v4. Some of the computers at work were a little sooner, some later.

Kind of like Windows Update.

Tom

"Gary Smith" <bitbucket@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e6EVEGW8GHA.4708@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Version 3 did update automatically to version 4 for me, but it was quite a
| while after version 4 came out. I don't care for version 4 at all, and
| even worse, the update apparently trashed my IE settings, including the
| toolbars and add-ons. I uninstalled version 4, deleted everything I could
| find that had Google in its name, including registry entries, put IE back
| the way I had it, and reinstalled version 3. I also set my firewall to
| forbid the Google Toolbar Installer access to the Internet. It's been 20
| days since I did that and the update has not recurred, but I supect that
| it may yet show up again. If so, I'll abandon it entirely. Software that
| updates itself without my explicit permission is malware by definition.
|
|
| Alan Edwards <edwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > ????????????????????????????
| > Why do you say it (version 3) automatically updates to Version 4 when
| > it wants to when it doesn't for me? (and never has)
|
| > ...Alan
| > --
| > Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
| > http://dts-l.org/index.htm
|
|
|
| > On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 07:34:23 -0500, in
| > microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Tom Willett"
| > <tompepper@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
|
| > >Googling came up with this site:
| > >http://www.filehippo.com/download_google_toolbar/?936
| > >
| > >However, keep in mind that whatever version you install, it's still
going to
| > >automatically update to version 4 when it wants to.
| > >
| > >Tom
| > >"April" <noreply@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > >news:IIWdnfJpbcztcqzYnZ2dnUVZ8s-dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxx
| > >>I just realised that I uninstalled the toolbar completely now, but, I
would
| > >>like to keep the older version. Do you know where I can obtain the
| > >>previous verion 3?
| > >>
| > >> I dont really like the it automatic update factility Google has.
It's a
| > >> shame it doesnt have an option for update.
| > >>
| > >> Thanks again.
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> "Alan Edwards" <edwards@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > >> news:1ju2j210otqru68sa0h0tgacpn5cnd0vig@xxxxxxxxxx
| > >>> It appears from other posts that you cannot stop version 4 from
| > >>> updating.
| > >>> FWIW, I have version 3 and see no pressing reason to go to version
4.
| > >>> Mine has never asked me to update.
| > >>>
| > >>> ...Alan
| > >>> --
| > >>> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
| > >>> http://dts-l.org/index.htm
| > >>>
| > >>>
| > >>> s never asked me to update.
| > >>>
| > >>> On Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:51:31 +0100, in
| > >>> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "April"
| > >>> <noreply@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > >>>
| > >>>>How do I stop Google from automatically installing the new version
of the
| > >>>>toolbar?
| > >>>>
| > >>>>It automatically installed it for me and now everytime I login it
tries
| > >>>>to
| > >>>>change the default homepage. I know this becuase I have software to
| > >>>>notify
| > >>>>me of this...
| > >>>>
| > >>>>How do I fix this?
| > >>>>
| > >>>>Thanks alot in advance
| > >>>>Kind regards
| > >>>>
| > >>
| > >>
| > >
|
| --
| Gary L. Smith
| Columbus, Ohio



--
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio
.

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