Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:05:00 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Drew Baxter <netmonger@genesis.ispace.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Netscape Corp Message-ID: <365C70FC.68EAA170@uk.radan.com> References: <4.1.19981123010402.00adf100@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981123010402.00adf100@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981123134143.00ae4100@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981124220824.00ae8a50@genesis.ispace.com> <4.1.19981125132641.00aef530@genesis.ispace.com>
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Drew Baxter wrote: > > At 07:45 AM 11/25/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > >Drew Baxter wrote: > >> > >> At 07:27 AM 11/24/98 +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > >> >Drew Baxter wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Also I don't want to see AOL intermeshed and woven into > >> >> the Netscape package, which it already includes AOL Instant Messenger > >> >> (which you cannot pick to not install) with the Win32 installations. > >> >> > >> > > >> >But you can disable it :-) > >> > > >> > >> Sure if you want to plunge into the registry. > > > >Not so. From any Communicator window select Communicator -> AOL > >Instant Messenger, then in the set-up dialogue box (if you get a box > >first asking what type of connection you have, just click cancel) > >select the ``misc'' tab and un-check ``Start AIM when Windows > >starts''. Voila, no AOL Instant Messenger :-) > > But why can't I just go and find it under 'additional components' during a > custom setup and nuke it that way? That's what I think is stupid. > I would agree, you should be able to choose whether to install it or not. But given that you can't, at least there is the ability to disable it, although this might be a real PITA for a system with multiple users. > --- > Drew "Droobie" Baxter > Network Admin/Professional Computer Nerd(TM) > OneEX: The OneNetwork Exchange, Bangor Maine USA > http://www.droo.orland.me.us > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message -- When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. Mark Ovens, CNC Applications Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd Sheet Metal CAD/CAM Solutions mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.uk.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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