Re: "Enable Install On Demand"

From: Locke Nash Cole (junkmauler_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/04/05

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    Start using Mozilla Firefox web browser instead and 99% of your spyware
    problems will vanish.

    http://www.mozilla.org/

    -L

    "tvfun" <tvfun@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
    news:SBlCd.4819$ma2.352@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com...
    >A while back I unchecked
    >
    > "Enable Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)" and
    > "Enable Install On Demand (Other)"
    >
    > In an attempt to prevent programs from downloading themselves and
    > installing
    > themselves on my computer without my approval.
    >
    > It seemed to work for awhile but no longer. A number of programs have
    > installed themselves in the last couple of weeks (through some other
    > method?).
    >
    > One of these changed IE itself! (added it's own toolbar). All with
    > absolutely NO approval from me.
    >
    > Is there ANY way to prevent programs from installing themselves on a
    > Windows
    > machine???
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >

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