Author Topic: An interesting little program... (Read 844 times)

kjg · « **on:** 10 February 2002, 12:30 »

that I thought the folks here might be interested in:

http://www.98lite.net/ieradicator.html

"IEradicator is tiny, script that uses the Windows setup engine to surgically remove Internet Explorer versions 3 through 6.0 from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium and Windows 2000(sr1).

If you are one of the 70+% for which IE is the browser that floats your boat you can reinstall the version you prefer. If not, then you can bask in the inner glow of knowing you just secured your PC from all known and unknown, past and future, IE security bugs while claiming back 30+MB of closet space. Isn't it nice to have the choice?"

You don't have an evil grin icon, so I'll try to make my own

}:->

Karen

jtpenrod · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 February 2002, 00:37 »

Using IEradicator is an excellent idea if you use Winders. Not only for the added security, but also to rid yourself of the A Number One cause of BSODs. With IE gone, you'll have far fewer crashes and lock-ups. How that piece of shit ever saw the light of day on any system is beyond me. :confused:

dbl221 · « **Reply #2 on:** 12 February 2002, 04:12 »

cool program.

Does anyone know if Mozilla or any OpenSource browser runs on windows??

:rolleyes:

kjg · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 February 2002, 11:44 »

quote:
Originally posted by dbl221:
cool program.

Does anyone know if Mozilla or any OpenSource browser runs on windows??

:rolleyes:

Buy Opera! It's worth it! It even has it's own integtrated mail client, so you don't need Outlook Express either. But if you don't want to buy it, they have an ad-supported free version. The banner ad is the ONLY difference between the free and paid version.

http://www.opera.com/index.html

My one peeve with Opera is that there's no spell checker. But there's a shareware ($5) utility called All Purpose Spell Checker (APSC) that works pretty well with it. Unfortunately, the domain has been stolen and now leads to a porn site, so you have to download it from a mirror.

Here's one with a review: http://www.geocities.com/horsebagger/spellcheck.html

And here's an automatic ftp download:
http://www.programfiles.com/download.asp?ID=136&session=916089779

Karen

Centurian · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 February 2002, 19:12 »

Hey,

quote:
Originally posted by dbl221:
cool program.

Does anyone know if Mozilla or any OpenSource browser runs on windows??

:rolleyes:

Mozilla runs perfectly under windows. I used it all the time before I switched to Linux.

iancom · « **Reply #5 on:** 14 February 2002, 00:29 »

I must admit to having only briefly tried Opera, so I don't really know about that.

When I'm not using Lynx (looks to passers-by at work like you're doing something complicated and technical when you're really reading SlashDot...) I use Mozilla on all my desktop environments including Windows 2000 and 98.

Very few crashes (though not unknown on Win or Linux) and does everything I want from a browser. And this is before they've even released a 1.0 version!

One of the things I like the most about it is the ability to open up links in a new 'tab' within your existing browser window rather than ending up with twenty browser windows cluttering up your desktop.

http://www.mozilla.org/ for all platforms...

K-Meleon is also quite a nice small-footprint browser based on the Mozilla rendering engine if you've got a low-spec PC...

ISX · « **Reply #6 on:** 14 February 2002, 06:56 »

What does this do exactly? It removes IE, 6 too? And it removes all the shit with it like the hidden files?

iancom · « **Reply #7 on:** 14 February 2002, 14:50 »

In most cases, simply not using Internet Explorer should deal with your hidden files... it can't save them out of your reach if they're never going through IE in the first place.

Of course it's better for you to get rid of IE altogether since its security vulnerabilities are all still there lurking in some obscure code running in the background. And of course you can never quite tell when it'll decide to re-associate itself as the default browser again.

Calum · « **Reply #8 on:** 14 February 2002, 16:24 »

I think to be on the safe side:
1. remove IExplore with this little IEradicator program
2. Get a printout of the r1ddler's secret files article and follow the instructions step by step
3. get Opera, or Mozilla or whatever else.

This way, even if the hidden files are still kicking around after step 1, step 2 will sort them out and no mistake.

I recommend Opera. On windows (but not on Mac) it has that excellent thing that IanC mentions where you only get 1 window, but each new window opens in a "tab", if you've ever used M$ Word (shudder), then you are familiar with this idea.

Haven't tried Lynx or Mozilla yet, but it might be worth getting them in addition to Opera, since as Karen says, the free version of Opera has a banner ad in the toolbar, which can get a bit annoying, although it never bothered me much...
Opera saves a "mystery history" file too, but it is VERY easy to manage and VoidMain and a couple of others answer this query in another forum somewhere on here...

dbl221 · « **Reply #9 on:** 15 February 2002, 00:23 »

Hey gang for some reason Galeon is having difficulty acessing .org sites......Mozilla of course has no such troubles....????
What gives.

Lynx sucks........thats all I have to say

voidmain · « **Reply #10 on:** 15 February 2002, 05:42 »

lynx is still great for reading html documentation from a shell. And it can be used in scripts very easily, and has lots of command line parameters that allow you to do things you just can't do with regular browsers. It's obviously not a first choice for your daily web browsing but it works better than anything else for "some" tasks.

Centurian · « **Reply #11 on:** 15 February 2002, 07:47 »

Hey,

I tried lynx the other day and it definitely reminded me of the old Lynx bbs software that I used to use under dos years ago. I don't know if it is by the same person but it is simular.

As to my humble opinion Mozilla kicks ass over every other browser I have tried although I have to say Konqueror is pretty cool. As far Galeon I noticed that it did not like the .org extension also that is one of the reasons I quit using it.

Calum · « **Reply #12 on:** 19 February 2002, 18:10 »

quote:
By Robert Vamosi, AnchorDesk.com
Is it time to dump Internet Explorer?
Microsoft's popular Web browser is riddled with security holes -- some of which the software giant has yet to patch. How can you protect yourself?

click here to read what Mr Vamosi has to say regarding the amazing "M$ integrated desktop" and Internet Explorer

badkarma · « **Reply #13 on:** 19 February 2002, 19:12 »

quote:
Originally posted by dbl221:

Lynx sucks........thats all I have to say

Just tell that to a visualy impaired computer user who wants to access the internet without going through the hassle to use IE with speech software ....

voidmain · « **Reply #14 on:** 19 February 2002, 21:08 »

quote:
Originally posted by Calum:

click here to read what Mr Vamosi has to say regarding the amazing "M$ integrated desktop" and Internet Explorer

Ya know what bothers me about that article? It didn't seem to bother the author that MSN Messenger is hard coded to give up your contact and email address information to microsoft.com, hotmail.com, and msn.com. To me *that* is worse than the bug/hole. I'm glad I don't use that spyware crap.

« previous next » Print Pages: [1] 2 3 Go Down Author Topic: An interesting little program... (Read 844 times) kjg Member Posts: 32 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « on: 10 February 2002, 12:30 » that I thought the folks here might be interested in: http://www.98lite.net/ieradicator.html "IEradicator is tiny, script that uses the Windows setup engine to surgically remove Internet Explorer versions 3 through 6.0 from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium and Windows 2000(sr1). If you are one of the 70+% for which IE is the browser that floats your boat you can reinstall the version you prefer. If not, then you can bask in the inner glow of knowing you just secured your PC from all known and unknown, past and future, IE security bugs while claiming back 30+MB of closet space. Isn't it nice to have the choice?" You don't have an evil grin icon, so I'll try to make my own }:-> Karen Logged Life is a Rorschach test. jtpenrod VIP Posts: 675 Kudos: 105 An interesting little program... « Reply #1 on: 11 February 2002, 00:37 » Using IEradicator is an excellent idea if you use Winders. Not only for the added security, but also to rid yourself of the A Number One cause of BSODs. With IE gone, you'll have far fewer crashes and lock-ups. How that piece of shit ever saw the light of day on any system is beyond me. :confused: Logged Live Free or Die: Linux If software can be free, why can't dolphins? dbl221 Member Posts: 253 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #2 on: 12 February 2002, 04:12 » cool program. Does anyone know if Mozilla or any OpenSource browser runs on windows?? :rolleyes: Logged dbl221*Comp-Sys walking wounded kjg Member Posts: 32 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #3 on: 13 February 2002, 11:44 » quote: Originally posted by dbl221: cool program. Does anyone know if Mozilla or any OpenSource browser runs on windows?? :rolleyes: Buy Opera! It's worth it! It even has it's own integtrated mail client, so you don't need Outlook Express either. But if you don't want to buy it, they have an ad-supported free version. The banner ad is the ONLY difference between the free and paid version. http://www.opera.com/index.html My one peeve with Opera is that there's no spell checker. But there's a shareware ($5) utility called All Purpose Spell Checker (APSC) that works pretty well with it. Unfortunately, the domain has been stolen and now leads to a porn site, so you have to download it from a mirror. Here's one with a review: http://www.geocities.com/horsebagger/spellcheck.html And here's an automatic ftp download: http://www.programfiles.com/download.asp?ID=136&session=916089779 Karen Logged Life is a Rorschach test. Centurian Member Posts: 235 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #4 on: 13 February 2002, 19:12 » Hey, quote: Originally posted by dbl221: cool program. Does anyone know if Mozilla or any OpenSource browser runs on windows?? :rolleyes: Mozilla runs perfectly under windows. I used it all the time before I switched to Linux. Logged Later Centurian iancom Member Posts: 103 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #5 on: 14 February 2002, 00:29 » I must admit to having only briefly tried Opera, so I don't really know about that. When I'm not using Lynx (looks to passers-by at work like you're doing something complicated and technical when you're really reading SlashDot...) I use Mozilla on all my desktop environments including Windows 2000 and 98. Very few crashes (though not unknown on Win or Linux) and does everything I want from a browser. And this is before they've even released a 1.0 version! One of the things I like the most about it is the ability to open up links in a new 'tab' within your existing browser window rather than ending up with twenty browser windows cluttering up your desktop. http://www.mozilla.org/ for all platforms... K-Meleon is also quite a nice small-footprint browser based on the Mozilla rendering engine if you've got a low-spec PC... Logged ISX Member Posts: 22 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #6 on: 14 February 2002, 06:56 » What does this do exactly? It removes IE, 6 too? And it removes all the shit with it like the hidden files? Logged iancom Member Posts: 103 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #7 on: 14 February 2002, 14:50 » In most cases, simply not using Internet Explorer should deal with your hidden files... it can't save them out of your reach if they're never going through IE in the first place. Of course it's better for you to get rid of IE altogether since its security vulnerabilities are all still there lurking in some obscure code running in the background. And of course you can never quite tell when it'll decide to re-associate itself as the default browser again. Logged Calum Global Moderator Posts: 7,812 Kudos: 1000 An interesting little program... « Reply #8 on: 14 February 2002, 16:24 » I think to be on the safe side: 1. remove IExplore with this little IEradicator program 2. Get a printout of the r1ddler's secret files article and follow the instructions step by step 3. get Opera, or Mozilla or whatever else. This way, even if the hidden files are still kicking around after step 1, step 2 will sort them out and no mistake. I recommend Opera. On windows (but not on Mac) it has that excellent thing that IanC mentions where you only get 1 window, but each new window opens in a "tab", if you've ever used M$ Word (shudder), then you are familiar with this idea. Haven't tried Lynx or Mozilla yet, but it might be worth getting them in addition to Opera, since as Karen says, the free version of Opera has a banner ad in the toolbar, which can get a bit annoying, although it never bothered me much... Opera saves a "mystery history" file too, but it is VERY easy to manage and VoidMain and a couple of others answer this query in another forum somewhere on here... Logged visit these websites and make yourself happy forever: It's my music! \| My music on MySpace \| Integrational Polytheism dbl221 Member Posts: 253 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #9 on: 15 February 2002, 00:23 » Hey gang for some reason Galeon is having difficulty acessing .org sites......Mozilla of course has no such troubles....???? What gives. Lynx sucks........thats all I have to say Logged dbl221Comp-Sys walking wounded voidmain VIP Posts: 5,605 Kudos: 184 An interesting little program... « Reply #10 on:* 15 February 2002, 05:42 » lynx is still great for reading html documentation from a shell. And it can be used in scripts very easily, and has lots of command line parameters that allow you to do things you just can't do with regular browsers. It's obviously not a first choice for your daily web browsing but it works better than anything else for "some" tasks. Logged Someone please remove this account. Thanks... Centurian Member Posts: 235 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #11 on: 15 February 2002, 07:47 » Hey, I tried lynx the other day and it definitely reminded me of the old Lynx bbs software that I used to use under dos years ago. I don't know if it is by the same person but it is simular. As to my humble opinion Mozilla kicks ass over every other browser I have tried although I have to say Konqueror is pretty cool. As far Galeon I noticed that it did not like the .org extension also that is one of the reasons I quit using it. Logged Later Centurian Calum Global Moderator Posts: 7,812 Kudos: 1000 An interesting little program... « Reply #12 on: 19 February 2002, 18:10 » quote: By Robert Vamosi, AnchorDesk.com Is it time to dump Internet Explorer? Microsoft's popular Web browser is riddled with security holes -- some of which the software giant has yet to patch. How can you protect yourself? click here to read what Mr Vamosi has to say regarding the amazing "M$ integrated desktop" and Internet Explorer Logged visit these websites and make yourself happy forever: It's my music! \| My music on MySpace \| Integrational Polytheism badkarma VIP Posts: 497 Kudos: 0 An interesting little program... « Reply #13 on: 19 February 2002, 19:12 » quote: Originally posted by dbl221: Lynx sucks........thats all I have to say Just tell that to a visualy impaired computer user who wants to access the internet without going through the hassle to use IE with speech software .... Logged If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly. voidmain VIP Posts: 5,605 Kudos: 184 An interesting little program... « Reply #14 on: 19 February 2002, 21:08 » quote: Originally posted by Calum: click here to read what Mr Vamosi has to say regarding the amazing "M$ integrated desktop" and Internet Explorer Ya know what bothers me about that article? It didn't seem to bother the author that MSN Messenger is hard coded to give up your contact and email address information to microsoft.com, hotmail.com, and msn.com. To me that is worse than the bug/hole. I'm glad I don't use that spyware crap. Logged Someone please remove this account. Thanks... Print Pages: [1] 2 3 Go Up « previous next » Stop Microsoft » Forum » Miscellaneous » Applications » An interesting little program...
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