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Anyone think this might be in response to the current case they have going on in the EU?
Anyone think this might be in response to the current case they have going on in the EU?
i think the EU passed something a few days ago easing up on microsoft
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And don't give that "Oh they just hide the EXE" shit. What do you think this is?
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
That does absolutely nothing other than remove the shortcuts from the desktop and the start menu, just as the description says if you highlight the Internet Explorer option.Cheez wrote:
http://www.fordwebs.com/mx-asp/images/a … ograms.gif
And don't give that "Oh they just hide the EXE" shit. What do you think this is?
I don't want their "apps" to come preinstalled in the first place
And you think this will be any more?mikkel wrote:
That does absolutely nothing other than remove the shortcuts from the desktop and the start menu, just as the description says if you highlight the Internet Explorer option.Cheez wrote:
http://www.fordwebs.com/mx-asp/images/a … ograms.gif
And don't give that "Oh they just hide the EXE" shit. What do you think this is?
In Vista they're a little more drastic, but it's essentially still there. They may as well just take the shortcuts away, it'd be quicker.
My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.
Someone give examples of what this removes?
Considering the fact that a Windows 7 developer has come out and stated in no uncertain terms that, yes, it will be more than that, and the fact that the EU would more than likely require Microsoft to ship Windows 7 without IE and WMP at some point, then yeah, I do think that this will be more.Cheez wrote:
And you think this will be any more?mikkel wrote:
That does absolutely nothing other than remove the shortcuts from the desktop and the start menu, just as the description says if you highlight the Internet Explorer option.Cheez wrote:
http://www.fordwebs.com/mx-asp/images/a … ograms.gif
And don't give that "Oh they just hide the EXE" shit. What do you think this is?
If you RTFA:
If a feature is deselected, it is not available for use. This means the files (binaries and data) are not loaded by the operating system (for security-conscious customers) and not available to users on the computer. These same files are staged so that the features can easily be added back to the running OS without additional media. This staging is important feedback we have received from customers who definitely do not like to dig up the installation DVD.
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Hopefully IE, or maybe defragmenting tool, games,..Finray wrote:
Someone give examples of what this removes?
You can remove IE from Windows.mikkel wrote:
That does absolutely nothing other than remove the shortcuts from the desktop and the start menu, just as the description says if you highlight the Internet Explorer option.Cheez wrote:
http://www.fordwebs.com/mx-asp/images/a … ograms.gif
And don't give that "Oh they just hide the EXE" shit. What do you think this is?
It's fucking difficult, but doable.
I tried once, and the system was barely usable. If you forcefully remove components that are part of as many dependency trees for as many components and programs as Internet Explorer is, you're begging to get raped. Unfortunately, Microsoft are saying that certain application APIs may still be available to meet dependency needs. I had my hopes up for complete IE removal, but I'm afraid that this will mean that components and applications can still access the engine.Bertster7 wrote:
You can remove IE from Windows.mikkel wrote:
That does absolutely nothing other than remove the shortcuts from the desktop and the start menu, just as the description says if you highlight the Internet Explorer option.Cheez wrote:
http://www.fordwebs.com/mx-asp/images/a … ograms.gif
And don't give that "Oh they just hide the EXE" shit. What do you think this is?
It's fucking difficult, but doable.
I've done it. It does make the OS a bit of a mess....mikkel wrote:
I tried once, and the system was barely usable. If you forcefully remove components that are part of as many dependency trees for as many components and programs as Internet Explorer is, you're begging to get raped. Unfortunately, Microsoft are saying that certain application APIs may still be available to meet dependency needs. I had my hopes up for complete IE removal, but I'm afraid that this will mean that components and applications can still access the engine.Bertster7 wrote:
You can remove IE from Windows.mikkel wrote:
That does absolutely nothing other than remove the shortcuts from the desktop and the start menu, just as the description says if you highlight the Internet Explorer option.
It's fucking difficult, but doable.
Seems like Win7 is shaping up to be better and better with every PR release.
Man I just hope it has better audio support than VistaCapnNismo wrote:
Seems like Win7 is shaping up to be better and better with every PR release.
I still hope to god it wont use 1.6 gb of my 2gbs of memory while idling
Would removing IE and the various tools and things really make much of a difference? Aside from a second or two at startup?
And whats wrong with windows defragger?
And whats wrong with windows defragger?
It wont. As some have said, its almost, or in some cases just as fast as XP. Seems to handle memory well on my machine too (2 GB of RAM)GR34 wrote:
I still hope to god it wont use 1.6 gb of my 2gbs of memory while idling
Sigh...GR34 wrote:
I still hope to god it wont use 1.6 gb of my 2gbs of memory while idling
Vista utilizes memory that is "idling", because if you are idling you aren't using it.
That is of course, unless you tell it not to. When I ran Vista, it used 400-500MB of memory at idle.
Internet Explorer is likely the most exploited piece of software in history, and it's invoked by some applications in a manner that could see you involuntarily visit pages that exploit any number of the many vulnerabilities in the browser. Removing IE would make a very big difference for people who care about keeping their computer free of all the junk pushed through this vector.Wallpaper wrote:
Would removing IE and the various tools and things really make much of a difference? Aside from a second or two at startup?
Now can Dell follow a similar gameplan?
All that shitware that they put on the Laptops pisses me off, actually this shit hp came with a lot of junk on it too (not mine)
The damn laptop my girlfriend has (Dell) has some type of software changes that BYPASSES the Windows Wireless Network control, I have to go through a run command, disable, enable, check this box, uncheck that box, just to be able to select a different WiFi via the default Windows Control... It's like... gg Dell.
(excuse me if they cut down on that shit, each computer is >1.5 y/o
All that shitware that they put on the Laptops pisses me off, actually this shit hp came with a lot of junk on it too (not mine)
The damn laptop my girlfriend has (Dell) has some type of software changes that BYPASSES the Windows Wireless Network control, I have to go through a run command, disable, enable, check this box, uncheck that box, just to be able to select a different WiFi via the default Windows Control... It's like... gg Dell.
(excuse me if they cut down on that shit, each computer is >1.5 y/o
do you mean the Intel wireless program? it's what my dell has. works fine for me, no hassle.GodFather wrote:
Now can Dell follow a similar gameplan?
All that shitware that they put on the Laptops pisses me off, actually this shit hp came with a lot of junk on it too (not mine)
The damn laptop my girlfriend has (Dell) has some type of software changes that BYPASSES the Windows Wireless Network control, I have to go through a run command, disable, enable, check this box, uncheck that box, just to be able to select a different WiFi via the default Windows Control... It's like... gg Dell.
(excuse me if they cut down on that shit, each computer is >1.5 y/o
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Essentially this is happening because win7 is not based on the same NT kernel all other windows OS's have been since NT 4.0, and which has limited everything. Microsoft guys have said themselves that the code is such a mess that they had to completely redo the kernel to create a multi-core friendly OS like win7. Can't just remove one thing from XP/Vista without collapsing everyhting else.
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