Interviewed by CNN on 22/06/2011 10:08, Daniel told the world: > Tonight, I started my computer up in its Windows 7 profile, because it > had been a while since I had gotten the MS updates. It then (before I > had gotten to the desktop) installed about 12,500 updates of registry > keys, etc. > > Then a re-boot into Win7 again, and I was being offered to install > RealPlayer and was given the option to make Chrome my default browser, > which I de-selected. > > Just for something to do, I selected Help->About SeaMonkey and > Help->About Plug-ins, and, in the Plug-ins listing, I noticed > > RealNetworks(tm) RealPlayer Chrome Background Extension Plug-In (32-bit) > > Does this mean I've ended up with a bit of Chrome being installed even > though I de-selected it during the RealPlayer installation. >
Well, first, this is a RealPlayer question, not a Seamonkey question. But anyway... Second, I strongly doubt that you got offered RealPlayer as part of the Microsoft updates. What probably happened is that RealPlayer's own autoupdate took the opportunity to download its own version. Third, no, I wouldn't call the "Chrome Background Extension Plug-In" as "a part of Chrome." What it means is that RealPlayer has made available in your computer a plug-in to integrate itself on Chrome. If you later decide you do want to install Chrome, it will (probably) autodetect the plugin, saving you the work of re-installing RealPlayer. This is not an unprecedented behavior in major plugins; Adobe's Flash and Adobe Reader both install their plugins in a general Windows location and publish their existence in the Registry, for instance -- so if you later install a new browser, they will work from the get-go. Some antivirus packages will also "pre-install" browser extensions (toolbars and such). Yes, it's intrusive. Yes, it's borderline foistware. OTOH, it makes the life easier for millions of non-technical users, who expect their new browser to be able to handle PDFs and RealMedia -- "after all, they had already installed Adobe Reader and RealPlayer, didn't they? It worked perfectly with IE..." So, in a way, this helps alternative browser distributors, since the the new browser has better functionality from the start. -- MCBastos This message has been protected with the 2ROT13 algorithm. Unauthorized use will be prosecuted under the DMCA. -=-=- ... Sent from my HP 41-CX. *Added by TagZilla 0.066.2 running on Seamonkey 2.1 * Get it at http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmailnews.html#tagzilla _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
