RE: [DQSD-Users] DQSD and Windows XP SP2

[Paul]

Please don't take me for a turncoat. I use Dave's, and not the two products I'm about to mention--but for your dad, the Google Deskbar (I don't mean the Google taskbar) and the Firefox browser each have a least *a little* of the functionality of dqsb. Perhaps one of those would be "slick" enough to appeal to Dad. -- Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:dqsd-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of James Robertson > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 4:54 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [DQSD-Users] DQSD and Windows XP SP2 > > Kim - > > I hadn't appreciated the DQSD architecture issues, > especially with it already being hosted by the taskbar > process. I've got to say that it amazes me that > there's not any clear way of addresing the issue. > Personally, I might go back to XP SP1 - SP2 has > crippled my digital radio and nobody's come up with a > workaround for that yet (heck... we were already > having to force Win2k USB drivers into XP, and SP2 has > just blown it away completely). > > However, that doesn't address the bigger issue - DQSD > is a fantastic utility, and it would be terrible for > it to be made useless on all new machines, or at least > for it to require them to have registry hacks and for > annoying pop-ups to appear every time a favourite > search is called. > > DQSD is the kind of application I want my dad to use > (and I think that he qualifies as an "average home > user"), but unless it comes with a nice installer that > requires absolutely no thought, doesn't do anything > that might cause concern (i.e. doesn't reduce the > security on his mahine) and works absolutely > seamlessly (i.e. doesn't give pop-up security > warnings), that's never going to happen. And if he > doesn't use it then there are millions of others who > similarly won't use it for exactly the same reasons. > > I might have a hunt around to see if I can find any > useful people to talk to - searching around for info > on this previously, I found a couple of blogs from MS > developers working on SP2, and it might be worth at > least contacting them to see if they might be able to > help or give any pointers etc. > > > James > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger > - all new features - even more fun!  http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop > FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! > Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047&alloc_id=10808&op=click > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe visit: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dqsd-users > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=8601