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neo_x500:
This little trick I found does have some negative effects, it makes downloads tricky, but I thought it was cool. The trick is simple, you make a play on windows inability to have two files with the same name in the same directory. First delete the content.ie5 folder, and then (if you can find it) rename the desktop.ini folder to content.ie5 and mark it as read only. Windows will be unable to create a new content.ie5 folder because a file exists with the same name. the .ie5 at the end is read as a file extension on the file you name content.ie5. The download thing is kind of a problem. most sites load without any problem though. Downloads stay stuck at the connection stage and never start downloading. The problem is fixed by swapping the file out when you need to download. Of course this is no substition for a spyware free browser. I would take mozilla, or opera, or any other browser of this, but for those who insist on using it... Neat trick though.

[ June 10, 2003: Message edited by: Neo_Linux_User ]

Faust:
Nice one.  ;)

Calum:
for those who insist on using IE i hope it enables their entire filesystem to be trashed and their work to be irretreivably lost. i'd use IEradicator or similar to uninstall IE, then install MozillaFirebird instead to be honest.

nice trick though as you say.

neo_x500:
I've been gone from these forums for a while now, a few months. When did we get the zero tolerance policy on the "trolls"? I feel kinda left out. I've been in visiting the forums for two years and I've only gotten 30 something posts in. I guess I like to keep my mouth shut and try not to repeat things- like everytime somebody asks for windows help I can always expect to see about 500 posts telling him to switch to linux. That kinda irritates me about this forum, but everything else is cool in here. I found this site on at techtv.com that lets you unhide things in the add/remove programs folder, I don't remember where it was or what I searched to find it though. I'll dig through there sometime, maybe they will have a way to uncover ie6 in it- we could kill it then. This post is getting kind of long and I'm kinda rambling-sorry btw-so I will shut up now.

mushrooomprince:
Zero tolerance ?


We need to get troll-seeking missiles

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