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AOL Shutdown a service huh
Well wasnt that nice of AOL to run a script on my PC without giving me the choice concerning windows messenger. Seeing as how I had already shut it down as well as 30 other services that I dont need it might explain why all of a sudden I am getting some interesting errors on boot. Guess their script did something more than shut off windows messenger. I almost feel that somehow I have been violated and now I know what those folks that get Trojans and BackDoors installed on their systems feel like.

What I find interesting is that they ran something on my PC without any kind of warning or even an offer to do so. I think that its now time to call one of the myriad of shyster lawyers in my town and see how much AOL is going to pay me for this horrible unauthorized access to my PC.

And now that I know that AOL can do this as soon as I get my supoena for using a P2P networking protocol I am going to blame AOL for putting those MP3s on my PC.

See how AOL likes fighting with the RIAA. That will get even with them for hacking my system.

Wonder what else they have done without asking my permission ...............
Posted by: KCowger   Posted on: 10/24/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Yet another flaw in windows  Rick_K | 10/24/03
this week it's been daily  stephen732@... | 10/24/03
But MS said Flaws were "Features"  Rick_K | 10/24/03
beta tester  Arm A. Geddon | 10/25/03
Re: But MS said Flaws were "Features"  none none | 10/25/03
Paid betas  dscherf | 10/25/03
technically no m$ wares go beyond beta stage...  stephen732@... | 10/25/03
"technically"?  KTLA | 10/26/03
You are distorting the truth  BruceWheelock@... | 10/27/03
Actually, windows is a virus  Harry Butts | 10/25/03
I hope by secure OS...  JoeMama_z | 10/26/03
AOL would know about flawed features  FilledOut | 10/24/03
But the bigger issue...  Fred Fredrickson | 10/24/03
The even bigger issue  MalumRegnat | 10/25/03
Re: The even bigger issue  nrlz | 10/25/03
Having to type in subject lines really, really sucks!!  none none | 10/25/03
Even bigger missing of the point  Fred Fredrickson | 10/26/03
Even bigger issue  dscherf | 10/25/03
Problem NOT M$ but AOL  DRVTACH_z | 11/14/03
what took so long?  stephen732@... | 10/24/03
this summed up my feelings  ryusen | 10/24/03
wouldn't it be easier  JoeMama_z | 10/24/03
still  ryusen | 10/24/03
Not really, joe, since M$'s firewall sucks endlessly, BUT I agree...  dicktaurus@... | 10/24/03
Respectfully....  JoeMama_z | 10/26/03
personally  ryusen | 10/27/03
I think about my grandma...  JoeMama_z | 10/27/03
AOL Shutdown a service huh  KCowger | 10/24/03
More interesting than that  zd-spam | 10/24/03
Not quite correct: it's not done remotely  John Zern | 10/25/03
AOL CHANGES some part of you OS everytime yo sign ON  DRVTACH_z | 11/14/03
Maybe shut down their competitors apps  John Zern | 10/25/03
Ummm I shot this problem down a while back  Squawkbox | 10/24/03
Re: Ummm I shot this problem down a while back  nrlz | 10/25/03
Yeah I know I read the Eula ,Ya got me. (Grin)  Squawkbox | 10/25/03
Another copany wants to be able to change your computer.  Chopper_z | 10/25/03
And that means...  John Zern | 10/25/03
This is BS  Suicida| | 10/26/03
AOL disables MSN Explorer  KTLA | 10/26/03
IE  pschroeder@... | 10/26/03
OHHH PLEEEEEASE  RobertoSalazar | 10/26/03
Not bad hype - bad programming.  Suicida| | 10/26/03
bleh  PmAc_z | 10/27/03
How is it hype?  ac2_z | 10/26/03
Gartner?  ryusen | 10/27/03
XP firewall  ac2_z | 10/26/03
oops - fdrop off the thread  ac2_z | 10/26/03
This is what I see...  RabidWolf | 10/27/03
uh...  pschroeder@... | 10/29/03
Tried to test this  tallguy779 | 10/27/03
This is why I "DON'T" use AOL  Sceptical Observer | 10/27/03
Yet another flaw in AOL  FilledOut | 10/27/03
M$ no Prob AOL BIG Prob  DRVTACH_z | 11/14/03

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