Custom Installs! Please!

The majority of customers that have spyware, adware, or worse... viruses on their computers say they do not know how some of the stuff ever got on to their system in the first place. Alot of the additional stuff such as extra toolbars, additional programs, trials, etc. can be prevented by using a Custom Install when you install programs off the internet or even a CD. When I install anything I always do a CUSTOM INSTALL. It may also say something such as Other Options, Advanced, but normally says Custom.

Take Yahoo Messenger For instance :
This is the default view when you install Yahoo Messenger. Notice that there is not a "Yahoo Toolbar" showing here. (Yahoo Toolbar is the bar in your Internet Explorer window that has icons for your mail and news, shopping, etc.... it takes up memory to use that by the way!)





























Notice the CUSTOM INSTALL button at the top. Click it and ....

Whola! There is the Yahoo Toolbar hiding and waiting for you to just blindly click NEXT!
That isn't nothing major, but if your like me and only wanted the messenger... I get aggravated when I have to go back through and get rid of the junkware!

Below is one more that used to kill me, but now since they do the Live Essentials thing it's much better. They don't hide all the custom installs anymore. Image that you only want to install MSN Live Messenger, but instead you get (7) additional programs because they are hiding in the Custom Install box.




Just please be aware guys that all this stuff on your system had to have came from somewhere, and it normally doesn't install without the user starting it somehow. Hate to be frank, but if your reading this blog than you are wanting to hear the truth anyhow. Thanks, and I hope this helps someone.

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