[diamondgeezer]

Popping up adverts for itself everywhere - K, it was a trail version but still - and making IE go even more crashy. And the uninstall barely removed any of the registry keys, like I said I had to go kill them myself.

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Popping up adverts for itself everywhere - K, it was a trail version but still - and making IE go even more crashy. And the uninstall barely removed any of the registry keys, like I said I had to go kill them myself.

I remember that there was one proggie I used to use that the install had a bunch of optional spyware-like crap it asked to install, but I always said "no" and never had a problem. Was it NetCaptor - did it ask to install Gator and stuff?

Note: it asks, it doesn't force you to.

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Venom
Talk for yourself.
You might not count every byte, but some people, like me, do count every cent they use
Not everybody is a Rothshild wanabe

Ditto, ditto. Efficiency is always the way to go.

[Ace Pace]

Originally posted by Descenterace

Incidentally, I've had trouble getting rid of MSN Messenger.  I uninstalled it and put in Trillian instead, but whenever Trillian logs onto MSN, I get a window saying that I 'have been logged off of .NET passport service' because I 'logged on at a different location'.  Also, when Trillian isn't running people are able to send me instant messages, despite the lack of MSN Messenger.  WTF is going on here?  Is it not possible for me to use XP's .NET passport without having some ghostly version of Messenger running?  It's a PAIN in the ASS!

you can't take off the basic WMSN, you have to remove it from startup (go msconfig its there)