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firefox and windows update
Sasquatch!:
--- Quote from: DYNAGOD on December 04, 2004, 03:02:35 pm ---ever since i loaded up firefox and set it as my default browser MS Internet explorer no longer works. and naturally being the criminals that they are, MS only allows windows to be updated via their monopolous internet explorer virus..
how the hell am i supposed to get all their mistake band aids without their broken,security flawed browser?
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Dude, take the tinfoil fat off. Seriously, rants like "naturally being the criminals that they are" really make people look like fools. That and the ubiquitous spelling of it as "MICRO$OFT" or some other kind of rubbish.
That said, you're having some kind of problem on your machine. Firefox is my default browser and Windows Update works fine. This is not some crazy "MIKKKRO$OFT" conspiracy against you.
DYNAGOD:
--- Quote from: Sasquatch! on December 04, 2004, 06:02:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: DYNAGOD on December 04, 2004, 03:02:35 pm ---ever since i loaded up firefox and set it as my default browser MS Internet explorer no longer works. and naturally being the criminals that they are, MS only allows windows to be updated via their monopolous internet explorer virus..
how the hell am i supposed to get all their mistake band aids without their broken,security flawed browser?
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Dude, take the tinfoil fat off. Seriously, rants like "naturally being the criminals that they are" really make people look like fools. That and the ubiquitous spelling of it as "MICRO$OFT" or some other kind of rubbish.
That said, you're having some kind of problem on your machine. Firefox is my default browser and Windows Update works fine. This is not some crazy "MIKKKRO$OFT" conspiracy against you.
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and you need to take you legion of doom hat off..
why do i need microsofts web browser to download an update for my operation system? you CANNOT update windows with firefox as your default browser..
I inadvertently crippled IE and dont have a functional version on my machine.Besides,I DIDNT WANT IT,and i sure as hell dont need its spyware amplification technology..
is it a problem with MY machine that microsoft has crippled their update service for users whom choose not to use their browser?
NO
IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO OFFER
THEN WHY DONT YOU GET THE <auto-censored> OUTTA MY FACE...IM SICK OF NARROW MINDED LOYALISTLS LIKE YOU STARTIN <auto-censored> WITH ME IN MY THREADS>>
if you disagree, then dont post here...
wipe the brown off your nose while you at it..your not gonna get a free version of longhorn for kissing bills ass
Sasquatch!:
--- Quote from: DYNAGOD on December 04, 2004, 09:16:42 pm ---and you need to take you legion of doom hat off..
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My what??
--- Quote ---why do i need microsofts web browser to download an update for my operation system? you CANNOT update windows with firefox as your default browser..
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Yes, you can. Multiple people in this thread - myself included - have said that they're using Firefox as their default browser and Windows Update works fine. Like I said before, something is either broken or misconfigured on your computer, but the fact remains that Windows Update does work when you have Firefox as your default browser. I know it kind of puts a damper on your anti-MICRO$OFT conspiracy theory that they're keeping your from using Windows Update, but that's simply not the case.
--- Quote ---I inadvertently crippled IE and dont have a functional version on my machine.Besides,I DIDNT WANT IT,and i sure as hell dont need its spyware amplification technology..
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I think herein lies the key, my friend. You intentionally "broke" IE. And now you're angry that a program that you intentionally broke doesn't work. I fail to see how this is anyone's fault but your own.
--- Quote ---is it a problem with MY machine that microsoft has crippled their update service for users whom choose not to use their browser?
NO
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No, dude - the problem isn't that "microsoft has crippled their update service for users whom choose not to use their browser", because once again - Windows Update DOES work even if you have Firefox as your default browser. Microsoft didn't "cripple" anything, YOU crippled IE, and you broke it, and now you're trying to blame the EVIL MICRO$OFT for it. Good job.
--- Quote ---IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO OFFER
THEN WHY DONT YOU GET THE <auto-censored> OUTTA MY FACE...IM SICK OF NARROW MINDED LOYALISTLS LIKE YOU STARTIN <auto-censored> WITH ME IN MY THREADS>>
if you disagree, then dont post here...
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Get a clue, Junior. I'm not a "loyalist" whatsoever; in fact, I'm eagerly waiting for my new iBook to hopefully arrive this coming week. :) And I am offering something constructive to your thread: I'm telling you what's wrong with your computer...namely, I'm telling you that YOU broke it. The entire premise of this thread is WRONG, because - again - YOU broke your IE...Microsoft isn't denying you ANYTHING. What do you expect me to say? Am I not supposed to correct you? I find it utterly perplexing that your stance is (your words here) "if you disagree, then dont post here". Even if you're wrong? What kind of an example of discourse is THAT?
--- Quote ---wipe the brown off your nose while you at it..your not gonna get a free version of longhorn for kissing bills ass
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Name calling - that's real nice. Here's a tip for you: Just because I pointed out that you're INCORRECTLY frothing at the mouth over a FALSE "conspiracy" against you when the real cause is that you don't know how to use your computer doesn't make me a "brown-nosing kiss ass". Drop the strawman arguements and cook up a real arguement, kid.
Sasquatch!:
And just to try to bring this thread back to being civil, can you tell me how exactly you "inadvertently crippled IE and dont have a functional version on my machine"? I might be able to tell you how to fix it. That would solve this entire problem, would it not?
shadowdrak:
Well, microsoft's official position is that you can download all of their updates manually from their download page(which is true)... There is no technical reason for microsoft to disallow using other browsers for updates though, So I sympathize somewhat. Firefox doesn't mess with IE at all, so I dunno what got bugger'd up.
As for IE being a spyware magnet, that is really only with the default settings, disable 3rd party browser extentions and install on demand and it eliminates a lot of the common vectors for malware installation. I weened myself off of IE because I found it to be very unstable, personally. Actually as of about 6 months ago, I don't use windows at all except for gaming. I don't really think there is a microsoft conspiracy, they are just taking advantage of their almost monopoly position; The endless bug/update cycle is part of their bussiness strategy. Sorry about that, seems kinda "ranty" now that I read it back.