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Third party software on a Win 7 32 disc?
My friend in the UK just installed Win 7 32 as a dual boot with XP.
He sent me an email decrying the fact that there was, "third party" software on the disc that he had to opt out of to complete the install.
I told him the only discs I ever saw that had crapware on it were from Dell or Gateway. When I pressed him for the names of the software he didn't have specific names for any of it. Understanding that he didn't have a pen and paper when he met up with this junk, I get that he didn't have names....
In all my years from Win 3.0 to present day and all versions in between, I have never seen anything other than the OS on a real MS disc.
Has anyone here encountered what he describes? It's a mystery to me is all I can say.
I will say that I am utterly dismayed by all the software that is laden with all sorts of 'bonus' items that install themselves if you aren't extremely careful to avoid them. CNET and Download.com seem to be the prime offenders. But that's software and not a complete OS.
Thanks,
J T
Last edited by Tinsby; 25 Jan 2014 at 11:16.