IE Upgrade
I just had Windows update some software, which it does on a regular basis. This time around, it wanted to install Internet Explorer 7. I lost my senses for a few moments, and decided to go ahead with the upgrade. I’m not sure why I wasted my time with it since I never use IE for anything at all.
One of the things that irked me was that at the start of the install, the IE7 installer demanded that I verify the authenticity of my Windows XP install. That’s total crap. They’re backdooring the authenticity check with other software. Someday, I’ll upgrade Solitaire to get new card backs, and they’ll want me to verify my Windows install.
Don’t get me wrong; my Windows XP install is totally legal. My main concern is that the process will choke somewhere along the way, and then shutdown my system forever until I spend countless hours with Microsoft to get them to turn my machine back on.
It just seems a bit heavy-handed is all. It makes me wish that I had the cash for a Mac laptop or something.
