I don't mind the reg-hack per se, either; it's the concomitant loss of protection that
bothers me.

--
Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:dqsd-users-
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Mitchell Waite
> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 10:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [DQSD-Users] DQSD and Windows XP SP2
>
> I don't mind the reg-hack so much, it's the loss of the popup menu that
> depresses me. I really learned a great deal about the web from that
> collection of sites, and I loved the way I could customize it when I found a
> site I liked to enter info into it.
>
> I'm sure there is a way to get it to work with SP2, it will just take time.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[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
>
>
>
>
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