WARNING - AOL Mailer

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Dennis Marks

This is just a warning about the latest AOL disk that is mailed out. Just
inserting the disk to see what is on it will install the communications
programs. They have to be removed with the control panel add/remove
programs. They tempt you by stating that there are free games on the CD but
you can't get to them without installing part of AOL. This is the first time
that I have ever seen a legitimate company install something without a
warning.

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Dennis

Disclaimer: The above is my opinion. I do not guarantee it. Be sure to back
up any files involved and use at your own risk. Batteries not included. Not
for internal use. Don't run with knives.
 
Nobody in their right mind would insert an AOL disk just "to see what is on
it".
 
Tom said:
Nobody in their right mind would insert an AOL disk just "to see what
is on it".
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And many of us would stop that sentence after the first ten words.
 
'Tom [Pepper] Willett' wrote:
| Nobody in their right mind would insert an AOL disk just "to see what is
on
| it".
_____

Has Sony Music bought out AOL?
| Nobody in their right mind would insert an AOL disk just "to see what is
on
| it".
|
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| | > This is just a warning about the latest AOL disk that is mailed out.
Just
| > inserting the disk to see what is on it will install the communications
| > programs.
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Is there a way to insert a disk and not have it run any autoexec files?
There may be other disks that I may not trust and may want to look at before
running anything.

--
Dennis

Disclaimer: The above is my opinion. I do not guarantee it. Be sure to back
up any files involved and use at your own risk. Batteries not included. Not
for internal use. Don't run with knives.

Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
ROFL, Ken. I agree. I was just trying to be kind.

Tom
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Dennis said:
Is there a way to insert a disk and not have it run any autoexec
files? There may be other disks that I may not trust and may want to
look at before running anything.
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Hold down the Ctrl key when you insert the CD.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
ROFL, Ken. I agree. I was just trying to be kind.

Tom

Ken Blake said:
Tom [Pepper] Willett wrote:

Nobody in their right mind would insert an AOL disk just "to see
what is on it".


And many of us would stop that sentence after the first ten words.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


This is just a warning about the latest AOL disk that is mailed
out. Just inserting the disk to see what is on it will install the
communications programs. They have to be removed with the control
panel add/remove programs. They tempt you by stating that there
are free games on the CD but you can't get to them without
installing part of AOL. This is the first time that I have ever
seen a legitimate company install something without a warning.

--
Dennis

Disclaimer: The above is my opinion. I do not guarantee it. Be
sure to back up any files involved and use at your own risk.
Batteries not included. Not for internal use. Don't run with
knives.
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Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:19:13 -0800 from Dennis Marks
This is just a warning about the latest AOL disk that is mailed out. Just
inserting the disk to see what is on it will install the communications
programs.
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Thanks for sharing your experience; hopefully at least one person
will read it and take heed.

But 28.4 grams of prevention are worth 454 grams of cure...

This is one reason I disabled autoplay, and I recommend the same
action to everyone.

Yes, you can prevent autoplay when inserting a particular disk, by
pressing and holding Shift till the disk comes up in Explorer -- but
who remembers that every single time?
 
I stopped reading after the first five as the sentence obviously doesn't
apply to yours truly...
 
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