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Microsoft Releases Toolbar Suite

Posted by timothy on from the pretty-soon-it-will-be-a-trend dept.

Philipp Lenssen writes "Microsoft today released the MSN Toolbar Suite Beta. This brings true desktop search to Windows (for those who don't have Google Desktop Search or similar software running already) and also includes features like search term highlighting in web pages, auto-completing of forms, and a pop-up blocker."

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  1. Popup blocker? by mind21_98 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Doesn't XP SP2 come with a popup blocker? Why would they put another one in (besides bringing popup blocking to earlier versions of Windows)? It just seems like a waste to me.

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  2. MSN toolbar hides and disables the Google toolbar by FiNnZ · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So I decided to install this POS to test it out. The final straw for me was that it hid and disabled my google toolbar in IE. That is:
    1) shady
    2) annoying
    3) typical Microsoft

    Do not install this.