AOL is evil!!
Friday, August 18, 2006 by kona0197 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Well my new Notebook came preinstalled with AOL 9. Problem is I can't uninstall it! I can open AOL and tinker with the program but when I go to Control Panel - Add/Remove the uninstall progam for AOL says there are no versions of AOL on my Notebook. So how do I rid myself of AOL? Thanks guys as always.
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Island Dog
Reply #22 Friday, August 18, 2006 9:58 PM
Reply #22 Friday, August 18, 2006 9:58 PM
With Dell laptops there is a system setting which will allow to burn an "XP" disk. I'm not sure about your Toshiba though.
Besides that, if you have a valid Microsoft key, you can use any XP cd.
Besides that, if you have a valid Microsoft key, you can use any XP cd.
starkers
Reply #23 Friday, August 18, 2006 10:35 PM
Aren't I lucky, then, that I wasn't tempted to install the 'free' AOL stuff that came on a disc with my new Soundblaster card....sounds like it's really bad news.
You'd think, given the multitude of complaints regarding pre-packaged software that nobody wants, that Dell, HP and others would discontinue loading it into their systems. It seems, however, they're still not listening.
A friend recently bought a Compaq PC that was bloated with all sorts of crap, including spyware in the MySearch toolbar. Using a de-crapifier just broke the whole thing...and being there was no installation disc, I got her to obtain a copy of XP from MS for around $15 AU and we reformatted it using that...problem solved.
Personally, I would never purchase a factory built machine, not only because they come with a whole load of crap I don't want or need, but also that they're limited and leave little or no room for expansion or upgrades. My custom built machine is so much more versatile and completely interchangable/upgradable. For mine, it's the only way to go.
Reply #23 Friday, August 18, 2006 10:35 PM
| ..AOL refuses to uninstall. |
Aren't I lucky, then, that I wasn't tempted to install the 'free' AOL stuff that came on a disc with my new Soundblaster card....sounds like it's really bad news.
You'd think, given the multitude of complaints regarding pre-packaged software that nobody wants, that Dell, HP and others would discontinue loading it into their systems. It seems, however, they're still not listening.
A friend recently bought a Compaq PC that was bloated with all sorts of crap, including spyware in the MySearch toolbar. Using a de-crapifier just broke the whole thing...and being there was no installation disc, I got her to obtain a copy of XP from MS for around $15 AU and we reformatted it using that...problem solved.
Personally, I would never purchase a factory built machine, not only because they come with a whole load of crap I don't want or need, but also that they're limited and leave little or no room for expansion or upgrades. My custom built machine is so much more versatile and completely interchangable/upgradable. For mine, it's the only way to go.
werewolf
Reply #24 Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:41 PM
Meowy, how do I do that? Is it on the MS website?
I have the drivers disk from Dell, but it would be nice to be able to get rid of those partitions (btw, Dell has 2 partitions, one is the recovery partition and the other is a partition used to boot directly into MediaDirect).
Would kind of like to keep that MediaDirect goodie though. Hmmmm.
Reply #24 Saturday, August 19, 2006 6:41 PM
| Also, Microsoft will give you free cd's if you have the part number, name, and serial number. |
Meowy, how do I do that? Is it on the MS website?
I have the drivers disk from Dell, but it would be nice to be able to get rid of those partitions (btw, Dell has 2 partitions, one is the recovery partition and the other is a partition used to boot directly into MediaDirect).
Would kind of like to keep that MediaDirect goodie though. Hmmmm.
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Reply #21 Friday, August 18, 2006 6:07 PM
Making a note to myself - next computer : will not purchase unless the store removes AOL and nortons off it first.