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Microsoft Forces Desktop Search On Windows Update
An anonymous reader writes "The Register is reporting that the blogosphere is alight with accusations of Microsoft forcing Windows Desktop Search on networks via the 'automatic install' feature of Windows Update — even if they had configured their systems not to use the program. Once installed, the search program began diligently indexing C drives and entire networks slowed to a crawl."
Windows Update, you're the whore
Who makes my computing such a chore
I can't take this shit anymore
Woo woo be doo
Windows Update, you make me sore,
When I disable you, you ignore!
Windows Update, you're the bane of my existence, it's true!
Doo doo doo doo, doo doo
Every day when I
Make my way to the workstation
I find a little fella who's
downloaded some new MS aberration
Chunk-a-lunk-a-bluescreen!
Windows Update, you're a cunt
And I'm not sure I could be more blunt
Windows Update, I'm awfully cross at you.
Every day when I
Make my way to the workstation
I find a little fella who's
downloaded some new MS aberration
Windows Update, you're a cunt
And I'm not sure I could be more blunt
Windows Update, I'm awfully sick of -
Windows Update, I'd like stick a brick in -
Windows Update, I'm gonna download Ubuntu!
Doo doo, be doo
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
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I think you'll find that the Desktop Search is completely inseparable from the desktop and that the latter would be rendered completely useless if it is uninstalled. Just like IE is.
Using openSUSE instead of Windows since 9th of October, 2007 and liking it.
Gah, it will index my porn! I don't want it to do that, it will make it easier for my wife to find it. Please god, don't let it index my porn.
Note: This post was only partially tongue in cheek. I don't really care if my wife finds my porn.
Rename all your Porn to "How to build a deck." "How to fix an engine."
That will guarantee she doesn't look at it.
Every time I start to have faith in humanity, I ruin it by driving to work between 7 and 8 am.
"How to lay pipe."
In Soviet Russia, Jesus asks: "What Would You Do?"
"An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory."
-Fredrich Engel