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IE7 download without WGA check:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138125-pg,1/article.html

"Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we're updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all Windows users," said Steve Reynolds, an IE program manager in a posting to a Microsoft company blog. "With today's 'Installation and Availability Update,' Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users."

Microsoft has consistently touted IE7 as a more secure browser, and post-launch patch counts back that up. In the past 11 months, IE6 for Windows XP SP2 has been patched for 22 vulnerabilities, 20 of them rated critical. IE7 for XP SP2, however, has been patched only 13 times; 10 of those fixes were ranked critical. In fact, when Microsoft announced that IE7 would not be offered to users running illegal copies of XP, some analysts questioned the company's commitment to security."

I love how they quote such self loved bullshit .
Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously
If that was true ,then IE , WMP , OE , MSN Messager would not be tied into the gui and are the main entry points for spyware infection for Windows computers . Which is why I recommend uses to use :

Firefox instead of IE , Thunderbird instead of OE , Media  Player Classic instead of WMP and aMSN or Miranda instead of MSN Messager/Live Messager.

Heck I want to see the day when Windows gives you the choice like it did in Win9x days upon installing it to ADD or REMOVE parts of Windows . In the end Windows need a total re start over to become less bloated and free from virus's . End of Windows near with Vista being a failure and Linux becoming more popular ?

Dammm I wish React OS was more ready for people to use

Amiga OS 5 to be released:
Apprently it will be better then Mac OSX
http://www.amigaweb.net/index.php?function=view_news&id=773

My view on this:
I would LOVE to see Amiga OS on the Intel x86/x64 platform.
IF it had Firefox , Thunderbird and Open Office as a bundled part of it
with a decent price eg AU$20 to AU$200.

Mandriva 2008 is out:
Mandriva is the new name for Mandrake Linux .
I requested that Bigpond ISP mirror the CD and the DVD
Anyone in Australia using Bigpond ISP check out http://files.bigpond.com/
I am going to give this a try and maybe Slackware 12 another whirl aswell .

Win XP SP3 in beta:
Will it finaly fix all the problems or just make it more DRM infested and bloated ?
I keep on hearing a different thing each time microsoft releases news about it
http://www.betanews.com/article/New_Features_Discovered_in_Windows_XP_SP3_Is_It_Better_Than_Vista/1192031620


Still no Solaris free disc:
I still havent got my free sun disc . I emailed Sun , they wrote back saying it will take a while
(gee REALLY I DIDNT NOTICE) and not to re request one . It probly will never turn up . I am not holding
my breathe for it .

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