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Have
you ever been
tempted to pick
up one of those
CD's containing
offers of free
internet time?
If
so - think before
putting it into
your computer.
It could cause
you many problems.
I
was called by
a friend recently
who had used
one of these
disks on her
computer. Without
even asking
for permission
it had installed
a new browser,
new email program,
destroyed her
email address
book, and left
her with a machine
that was totally
unusable because
it was too old
to properly
run these programs.
In
my opinion,
these disks
are a menace.
As well as making
major changes
to your system,
most of them
brand your web
browser with
the logo of
the service
provider so
you have to
look at it all
the time.
They
also set up
the opening
screen of your
web browser
to their home
page so you
have to look
at more of their
advertising
material. Although
this is easy
to change many
people don't
know how to
do it.
You
only need to
get three things
to connect to
a service provider.
The
company will
be able to tell
you the simple
steps needed
to set up your
computer to
dial into their
system. Using
this method
will leave your
existing system
settings and
programs intact.
If
they won't give
you this information,
I'd suggest
finding one
who does. (And
chuck the Trial
Offer disk into
the bin, or
use it as a
drink coaster.) |
