its not just Adobe, Java does this as well with their never ending daily updates. Sometimes there has been no option to NOT install the other crapware it wants to put on my computer. It almost seems as though they intentionally exclude the opt out option because they know people are so used to having to install this update they will just click through without thinking about it, which I have done a couple of times.
On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Mike K <afpwebwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jenny, thank you for your contribution. I hate to disagree with you, but > since I knew the flash installer was going to try to force McAfee on me as > it did last time (and really made a mess of my Norton - I had to reinstall > that too as a result), I was looking for the checkbox or button so I could > decline to install it. . > > And it didnt appear. I had no choice to not install McAfee. > > I think there are different versions of the installer, or it offers the > choice in some circumstances and not in others. But i DID NOT have the > choice to decline installing McAfee. > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 1:42 AM, Jenny Gavin-Wear < > jenn...@fasttrackonline.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > Yes you were. It's just not very obvious. It's in the middle of the top > > area of the screen. > > > > Regardless, it should default to unclicked. I wrote to Adobe about this > > and > > got a prompt reply promising a change. No change made, no change > accepted. > > But when have Adobe ever listened to user feedback? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mike K [mailto:afpwebwo...@gmail.com] > > Sent: 18 October 2014 21:08 > > To: cf-talk > > Subject: Re: Adobe is just a spammer now > > > > > > You can say whatever you like, Eric but i was given NO OPPORTUNITY TO > > DESELECT the installation of the McAfee product which I definitely DO NOT > > WANT. > > > > I downloaded the flash installer, then ran the installer, and it went > > right ahead and installed two items - the flash player and then without > > pause the McAfee crap. > > > > Because of the treatment I received from McAfee a few years back, I > > resolved > > never EVER to do business with McAfee again, and so it's doubly bad that > > Adobe force it on me. > > > > > > Cheers > > Mike Kear > > Windsor, NSW, Australia > > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer AFP Webworks > > http://afpwebworks.com ColdFusion 9 Enterprise, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET > hosting > > from AUD$15/month > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 3:51 AM, Eric Roberts < > > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Yes...you can deselect it...it is a detestable practice that should > > > default to not checked rather than checked. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:359514 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
