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I was installing WinXP on my new Athlon64 machine, when the installer "lost" the CD. This happened just before the network setup part of the installer. I just kept clicking the "Ignore" buttons, until the installer finished. To my amazement, WinXP booted to the desktop. I checked, and IE WAS NOT INSTALLED! Gee, I though M$ said it was impossible . . .
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What about ActiveX?  alterego_z | 08/30/04
Yes, ActiveX included...  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
Just Complain  Martin Marvinski | 08/30/04
Naming of names  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
Care to explain?  Nullifidian | 08/30/04
You are, of course, incorrect when you state...  escoles@... | 08/31/04
Wasn't always the case  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
I agree  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
not your best article john, what about Accessability  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
RE: What about ActiveX?  bmonster | 08/31/04
RE  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
Marketing 101  StorageGuru | 08/30/04
Finally  ParadigmOdyssey | 08/30/04
Although I agree with you  Arrg | 08/30/04
Reply  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
It's all a matter of opinion  Taz_z | 08/30/04
100% Correct!  nikoli | 08/30/04
Very perceptive  Taz_z | 08/30/04
"Winning"...LOL!  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
except my experience is that IE breaks more than Mozilla  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
But hardly any site "requires" IE  escoles@... | 08/31/04
You're arguing that the tail wags the dog.  Torgam | 08/31/04
I'l have to agree with that...  el1jones | 08/30/04
True, Programmers Don't Care  nikoli | 08/30/04
Well I have a copy of Netscape 2.x  computer_man | 08/30/04
Browzers  rooster2004 | 08/30/04
IE 4.0  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
How To Remove Internet Explorer  poocow666 | 08/30/04
I just did it  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Oh I know it's not impossible  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Does Windows Update work?  d_jedi | 08/30/04
Yes  poocow666 | 08/30/04
Why would you do it?  computer_man | 08/30/04
Nonsense.  escoles@... | 08/31/04
IE 4.0 market share  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
Perhaps you misunderstood me  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Being there  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
Were they both "just there"?  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Comment on JavaScript  Fred Fredrickson | 09/02/04
Preferential treatment  Taz_z | 08/30/04
When IE 3.0 was there ...  computer_man | 08/30/04
My bad  Taz_z | 08/30/04
That sounds correct.  computer_man | 08/30/04
More than just there and just as good.  The King's Servant | 08/30/04
Other IE "advantages"  FrankNStein | 08/31/04
I believe IE 5 was integrated  JoeMama_z | 08/30/04
Netscape and IE  richhayes | 08/31/04
Features  JustMe99_z | 08/30/04
Dominance...  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
Agree  andypiesse@... | 09/09/04
MG and Triumph  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Why standards  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
W3C is not a standards body, ISO is!  B.O.F.H. | 08/30/04
How long did I wait for IE compatability  The King's Servant | 08/30/04
Also, IIS doen not support PNG by default.  The King's Servant | 08/30/04
Totally Agree with this point of view  BXLE | 08/30/04
IE Security Improved  Jaschink | 08/30/04
BFD  Taz_z | 08/30/04
False  nikoli | 08/30/04
False yourself  Taz_z | 08/30/04
It just occurred to me  Taz_z | 08/30/04
Actually  AbsolutelyNot | 08/31/04
Hey John, is THIS the religion we should drop??  Jeff Spicoli | 08/30/04
Wow!!! That is sooo revealing about Carroll ...  el1jones | 08/30/04
Carrol is back! Trollslayers have a job again!  TrollSlayer | 09/01/04
Note To Microsoft: QUIT SUCKING SO MUCH!  itanalyst | 08/30/04
...and support PNG files.  Jomo_z | 08/30/04
Two "religions" oppose IE  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Nice Try (NOT!)  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Reply  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/30/04
The "more secure by fewer numbers" theory doesn't always fly  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Found it!  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Less Likely to get Hacked?  poocow666 | 08/30/04
mm security  Iain_Peters | 08/30/04
Microsoft a disproportionate target  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
RE: Microsoft..  Iain_Peters | 08/31/04
Des Moines death  SC-man | 08/30/04
Here's your links . . . respond please  DJGibbon | 09/14/04
Yes, I know. And you've got the NBM religion.  Linux_Developer | 08/30/04
In advocacy, there's "religion", "supporter", "reasonable"  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
IE just as likely to have increased it's share???  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
95% and holding  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
looking like a free browser that IE is based on is not "looking like IE"  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
And we all fondly remember Mosaic  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Not sure where 3schools obtained its numbers...  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
Choosing on features and spending bits  escoles@... | 08/31/04
Simple facts  Anton Philidor | 08/31/04
Yes, and how did MS get that 96%... ILLEGALLY!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 08/30/04
If this is true . . .  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
An example.  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
Anti trust , IE and UNIX  Roger Ramjet | 08/30/04
Goes for OS and hardware as well  FilledOut | 08/30/04
IE Standards Compliant? Sort of...  blueice_z | 08/30/04
Hear hear!  Yen_z | 08/30/04
Firefox & ActiveX  tero_t_vaananen@... | 08/30/04
Thanks for the link.  Yen_z | 08/30/04
I think you're blowiing some hot air  toadlife | 09/06/04
If you bother to look for it....  tero_t_vaananen@... | 09/07/04
I did bother and I'm still looking  toadlife | 09/07/04
*WHAT* IE-only sites?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/30/04
Try Microsoft...  Patrick Jones | 08/30/04
Yep got the same thing.  computer_man | 08/30/04
I haven't had problems with any of those sites  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
I had a problem posting ads on amazon using IE so used opera  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
I used Firefox 0.9.3 with User Agent Switcher 0.4  Michael Kelly | 08/30/04
Interesting...  Patrick Jones | 08/30/04
Simple  Taz_z | 08/30/04
Well said, (Mmm! Brains in jars!)  KOS-MOS | 08/30/04
Lacking? Gimme a Firefox example.  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
How about...  KOS-MOS | 08/30/04
Boy, you sure told him  Taz_z | 08/30/04
Good lord...  KOS-MOS | 08/31/04
Did you try this plug-in?  Linux User 147560 | 08/30/04
Thanks, but...  KOS-MOS | 08/31/04
Yes, it has Japanese support  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
Nice, but...  KOS-MOS | 08/31/04
You even tried it?  CobraA1 | 08/31/04
but 15% of users HAVE switched  hipparchus2000 | 08/30/04
I think it's great...  KOS-MOS | 08/30/04
Choice  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
False Dichotomy  hipparchus2000 | 09/07/04
A big THANK YOU!  bmgoodman | 08/30/04
It's not about "religion", it's about my webpage not working  CobraA1 | 08/30/04
report bad pages  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
Couple of points  Maxxcooldude | 08/30/04
If IE would not have extra features - ?  Vily Clay | 08/30/04
Do the IE-specific features really matter?  John L. Ries | 08/30/04
A note to MS: Drop the non standard stuff that is not needed or insecure.  DonnieBoy | 08/30/04
A bit elitest?  bony tryan | 08/30/04
Even MSFT uses Firefox  chemist109 | 08/30/04
He's not a reporter  John L. Ries | 08/30/04
hitting the hammer on the head  jimk_z | 08/30/04
That's "hitting the nail on the head".  Anton Philidor | 08/30/04
JOURNALISTS WRITE WITHOUT KNOWING THE FACTS - THE "STANDARDS RELIGION"  worbd@... | 08/31/04
Its Outlook Express  susancragin@... | 08/31/04
But John, there *is* no compatability problem  escoles@... | 08/31/04
yep  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
This article is...  msdead | 08/31/04
good point!  sa_z | 08/31/04
good point!  sa_z | 09/01/04
Revisionist history?  Bill F. | 08/31/04
Tabs and Security are my reasons  George Jay | 08/31/04
Carrol loves spreading M$ fud.  sa_z | 08/31/04
Example:  idounix | 08/31/04
Netscape forever  nuke071@... | 09/01/04
Comments  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/01/04
Comments  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/01/04
Sorry but I'm just not seeing the same incompatibilities you are  Michael Kelly | 09/01/04
It is easier to use numbers from 3 years ago!  B.O.F.H. | 09/02/04
Browser Market Share  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 09/03/04
a couple years ago John  V Sanders | 09/03/04
John, of course you don't  V Sanders | 09/02/04
Re: Comments  John L. Ries | 09/04/04
Re: Comments  John L. Ries | 09/04/04
Missing the point  Roger Ramjet | 09/07/04
Er... pardon?  jonpearse | 09/10/04
Mozilla Firefox is great  V Sanders | 09/02/04
MS IE religion  V Sanders | 09/03/04
yeah hehe  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
Opposed your Religion ?  pj-xmesh | 09/04/04
Freedom of CHOICE  Joe Blow_z | 09/07/04
My browser lesson learned from Microsoft is...  mlindl | 09/08/04
not really..  bugmenotznet | 09/10/04
Market Share  IT Scion | 09/09/04
I hope you don't really believe that  compunaut | 09/09/04
Standards  compunaut | 09/09/04
Yeah right...  bugmenotznet | 09/10/04
BTW...  bugmenotznet | 09/10/04
How about we dont... (standards, and why they matter)  jonpearse | 09/10/04
Oh, and...  jonpearse | 09/10/04
Laughable  orange@... | 09/10/04
All boils down to everybody making their own choices  FilledOut | 09/12/04
Market Share?  tomadams | 09/20/04
Missing the Point?  CornedBee | 10/11/04
Failure to see all implications  M.Fridholm | 10/18/04

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