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#1 m.oreilly

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 08:56 AM

well, after using the "dreamscape" thing in vista, and downloading the wincustomize app and 'papers, i need to register. i was able to get 4 or 5 "dreamscapes", untill wincustomize needed me to "register". after 16 ATTEMPTS, AND USING ULTRA FOUL LANGUAGE FOR PASSWORD AND LOGON, i am finally able to receive an email to respond to, to validate my account...which requires me to download and install an .exe from them. i dont' need another app, so i assume they must want to install software on my system for eavesdropping of some kind!!! hey, bite me stardock! what a load of crap! oh yeah, i'll gladly install whatever you say, WTF is this .exe? to check out your site? hey, i don't need wincustomize to phone home, reporting on what i do and when i do it!!!

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 09:04 AM

I take it your pissed off MO?





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;)

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 09:17 AM

hey, look at the "crap" i drug back from a "visit" to the "dreamscape" pages at wincustomize...

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 09:20 AM

;) :( :blink:

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 09:29 AM

yep, i just removed the vista updates i installed for this. and others. i don't want anything else bitting me on the a*&... ;)

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 03:25 PM

If you play nice, then you wouldn't care if it phoned home. hehehe

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 07:35 PM

View Postchriso_86, on Feb 24 2007, 07:25 AM, said:

If you play nice, then you wouldn't care if it phoned home. hehehe
with stardock? you gotta be kidding me. i don't like the idea that i need to install their .exe to be allowed to download "free" stuff from them. doesn't sound good...not a real fan of tracking/malware/adware...

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 08:53 PM

View Postm.oreilly, on Feb 24 2007, 01:35 PM, said:

doesn't sound good...not a real fan of tracking/malware/adware...
;) They dont need to pull that crap. Thats why Im staying away from Vista for the time being.

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 09:53 PM

I'm sure that Stardock won't be the only one that will provide dreamscape stuff for us. Just wait!!

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Posted 24 February 2007 - 11:28 PM

View PostScuba, on Feb 24 2007, 03:53 PM, said:

:blink: They dont need to pull that crap. Thats why Im staying away from Vista for the time being.


EXACTLY what I was thinking, and yet ya chose to install Vista...contradiction ;)

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Posted 25 February 2007 - 01:29 AM

View Postchriso_86, on Feb 24 2007, 01:53 PM, said:

I'm sure that Stardock won't be the only one that will provide dreamscape stuff for us. Just wait!!
i hope so, though stardock is a big player in windows customization circles, and stands to continue this notoriety into vista...

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Posted 26 February 2007 - 12:44 PM

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i hope so, though stardock is a big player in windows customization circles, and stands to continue this notoriety into vista...


Yes, i like Stardock, but this time i got rid of them with Vista DreamScene stuff :cool2:




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