There are tools available for removing IE completely from the system, depending what version of windows you have. I know I have it somewhere in my library but I am unsure where. If anyone is interested I would be happy to look for it. As for OE, you should just be able to uninstall it like any proggy. Windows explore might be a bit harder, but you can use alternative file managers and windows customizing schemes.
Can anyone tell me if you can remap to a different windows manager than windows explorer and still have the system boot up normally? I tried it once and did not have ant luck but just wondering if anyyone else had success? -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: January 19, 2003 8:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: (clug-talk) no need to renew anti virus software? I'd recommend you at least look at both Netscape and Galleon. There are others too. Personally, I have yet to find something I like better than Opera. It's not free, but it IS worth the cost. You can't uninstall Windows Explorer, or IE, or Outlook Express from Windows. They're "part of the operating system". Kev. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Walters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 7:29 PM Subject: Re: (clug-talk) no need to renew anti virus software? > I have never used or configured outlook express and I do not intend to use > either internet explorer or netscape in windows. Indeed, I do not intend to > use netscape in linux either. I intend to use konqueror and kmail. > > I was wondering if I should uninstall windows explorer and netscape from > windows and also uninstall outlook express. > > Regards, > > Michael Walters > > ===================================================== > > > > On Sunday 19 January 2003 01:40 am, you wrote: > > On Sunday 19 January 2003 05:03, Michael Walters wrote: > > > There are one or two programs that I would still run in windows, but no > > > programs that access the net need run. > > > > remember that sharing files (e.g. by disk) can also introduce viruses. as > > long as you won't be sharing files or receiving any data over the network > > on your windows system (including web browsing), you are probably safe > > w/out virus software. but i still wouldn't trust this unless your windows > > system is behind a firewall that blocks things like SMB traffic, but i > > suppose that's what you meant by "learn firewall programming" =) > >
