Guest Bee Anon Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 KB 976002 Assuming that Vista allows the same Windows Update configurations as XP, I suggest users change their settings to receive notifications only, rather than all updates automatically. You can then log on to Windows Update, choose Custom & read about each update before deciding whether or not to install it. When I read that KB 976002 could not be uninstalled via Add/remove Programs, I chose not to install it. It's too late now for people who are stuck with it, but worth knowing for future reference?! bigbo wrote: Hi BarrowhillI have just received the same update and have to say that I 25-Feb-10 Hi Barrowhill I have just received the same update and have to say that I strongly object to new software being installed on my machines in this manner. I too have the browsers I want, already installed. I cannot find it in Add/Remove programs, rolling back to a checkpoint before the update does not work. To my mind this is akin to my machine being hacked and therefore must be illegal Anyone else feel the same? Anyone from Microsoft willing to comment? "barrowhill" wrote: Previous Posts In This Thread: Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice Creating a WPF Custom Control http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials/aspnet/32d63678-2798-465e-ad29-c0b45fb68b78/creating-a-wpf-custom-con.aspx
Guest Joan Archer Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 I don't see what the problem is I installed it when I saw the page for the other browsers I just clicked on IE, as that is my browser of choice, after taking me to the Microsoft IE Home page it told me I already had it set as the default and all I had to do was click the icon to put it back on my taskbar as the install had removed it from there. No problems after that I just put the shortcut on my desktop into the recycle bin, job done, this is a Windows 7 desktop machine. -- Joan Archer http://crossstitcher.webs.com/ "barrowhill" wrote in message news:A3243539-CD86-41A7-B406-6758568483A3@microsoft.com... > I've restored system to yesterday and performed all installs except > KB976002. > This was indicated as High Priority and though now hidden is eeident that > t > has been hidden. Why or Why!!. This should be optional. Just because EU > won it's case Microsoft shouldn't go belly up in a fit of pique . > The'venow > provided the wherewithall as demanded by EU it users choice to perform. > I've installed firefox and an alternative to IE - I use both. I don't > need > dictating to or being forced to do something. Lets make it optonal. > >snip>
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 +1 You go, girl! Joan Archer wrote: > I don't see what the problem is I installed it when I saw the page for the > other browsers I just clicked on IE, as that is my browser of choice, > after > taking me to the Microsoft IE Home page it told me I already had it set as > the default and all I had to do was click the icon to put it back on my > taskbar as the install had removed it from there. > > No problems after that I just put the shortcut on my desktop into the > recycle bin, job done, this is a Windows 7 desktop machine. > > > "barrowhill" wrote in message > news:A3243539-CD86-41A7-B406-6758568483A3@microsoft.com... >> I've restored system to yesterday and performed all installs except >> KB976002. >> This was indicated as High Priority and though now hidden is eeident that >> t >> has been hidden. Why or Why!!. This should be optional. Just because >> EU >> won it's case Microsoft shouldn't go belly up in a fit of pique . >> The'venow >> provided the wherewithall as demanded by EU it users choice to perform. >> I've installed firefox and an alternative to IE - I use both. I don't >> need >> dictating to or being forced to do something. Lets make it optonal. >> >> snip>
Guest Catbiter Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 I have never come across anything so pattently obvious or stupid in my 36 years in IT. To conform with EU regulations Microsoft has injected this annoying code into an update basically to "piss users off" but to point the figer at the EU and say "Sorry guys but they made us do it!!" Microsofts aim is not to give people "choice", people ALWAYS have had the choice of which browser to use simply by installing them.. I run Firefox and Safari at home , just to keep an eye on what is available so I have aleady exercised my right to chose. The EU obviously haven't got a clue about the dissruption and anoyance these daily messages are going to cause Millions of users. We are also , and I do not need a crystal ball to predict this, going to be inumdated with fake update messages from every hacker, attacker and cracker laka who will see this as a Golden opportunity to try and dupe gullible users into clicking on links to infected websites and download. Microsoft will then happily blame the EU for all the problems.. EU should stick to doing what they do best. Fraud and fiddles. Catbiter "barrowhill" wrote: > Today, an update was applied that on opening IE onstartup gives me the option > to install numerous other browsers. I don't want to as already installed > those I want and I cannot find anyway to stop this page opening again. > Help.....I'd like to remove this update or switch off browser choice screen > but suspect that EU forced this issue on all of us. What can I do ???????
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Bitch to your MP or EU representatives, not us. Catbiter wrote: > I have never come across anything so pattently obvious or stupid in my 36 > years in IT. > > To conform with EU regulations Microsoft has injected this annoying code > into an update basically to "piss users off" but to point the figer at the > EU and say "Sorry guys but they made us do it!!" > > Microsofts aim is not to give people "choice", people ALWAYS have had the > choice of which browser to use simply by installing them.. I run Firefox > and > Safari at home , just to keep an eye on what is available so I have aleady > exercised my right to chose. The EU obviously haven't got a clue about the > dissruption and anoyance these daily messages are going to cause Millions > of > users. > > We are also , and I do not need a crystal ball to predict this, going to > be > inumdated with fake update messages from every hacker, attacker and > cracker > laka who will see this as a Golden opportunity to try and dupe gullible > users into clicking on links to infected websites and download. Microsoft > will then happily blame the EU for all the problems.. > > EU should stick to doing what they do best. Fraud and fiddles. > > Catbiter > > > "barrowhill" wrote: > >> Today, an update was applied that on opening IE onstartup gives me the >> option to install numerous other browsers. I don't want to as already >> installed those I want and I cannot find anyway to stop this page opening >> again. Help.....I'd like to remove this update or switch off browser >> choice screen but suspect that EU forced this issue on all of us. What >> can I do ???????
Guest MowGreen Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 Catbiter wrote: > > I have never come across anything so pattently obvious or stupid in my 36 > years in IT. > > To conform with EU regulations Microsoft has injected this annoying code > into an update basically to "piss users off" but to point the figer at the EU > and say "Sorry guys but they made us do it!!" > > Microsofts aim is not to give people "choice", people ALWAYS have had the > choice of which browser to use simply by installing them.. I run Firefox and > Safari at home , just to keep an eye on what is available so I have aleady > exercised my right to chose. The EU obviously haven't got a clue about the > dissruption and anoyance these daily messages are going to cause Millions of > users. > > We are also , and I do not need a crystal ball to predict this, going to be > inumdated with fake update messages from every hacker, attacker and cracker > laka who will see this as a Golden opportunity to try and dupe gullible users > into clicking on links to infected websites and download. Microsoft will then > happily blame the EU for all the problems.. > > EU should stick to doing what they do best. Fraud and fiddles. > > Catbiter > > As usual, it's the End User who is left holding the proverbial stick. Or rather, getting hit in the head with it due to a bureaucracy tussling with a corporation. I have no idea how MS and the EU came to a resolution on this absurd browser issue but the Opera folks definitely deserve some of the blame, too. They're the ones who first initiated the legal action and balked at some of the proposed resolutions. Folks still won't be installing Opera and it's not because they are unaware of it's existence ... they just DON'T LIKE IT ! MowGreen ================ *-343-* FDNY Never Forgotten ================ banthecheck.com "Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked
Guest JTC Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 I saw that update today, Fortunately I have automatic updates turned off and always do a Custom update and declined it. Maybe this is the way to go ?
Guest Rob Posted March 1, 2010 Posted March 1, 2010 "MowGreen" wrote in message news:#NtwRsXuKHA.5008@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > As usual, it's the End User who is left holding the proverbial stick. > Or rather, getting hit in the head with it due to a bureaucracy tussling > with a corporation. > > I have no idea how MS and the EU came to a resolution on this absurd > browser issue but the Opera folks definitely deserve some of the blame, > too. They're the ones who first initiated the legal action and balked at > some of the proposed resolutions. > Folks still won't be installing Opera and it's not because they are > unaware of it's existence ... they just DON'T LIKE IT ! > > > > MowGreen What makes me laugh about this, is the comment made by Mozilla Foundation chair Mitchell Baker. He described the news as "an important milestone towards helping people take control of their online lives." Just how exactly is being annoyed by a pop up screen every time I start a new browsing session, helping me take control of my online life!? If there was an option to turn it off then maybe. I don't suppose for one minute Mr Baker is thinking about all the free advertising he's now getting. Microsoft should never of been forced to advertise it's competitors products, let alone for free. I'm sorry, but if people in this day and age don't know there's alternatives to IE, then more fool them. There's no excuse for not shopping around or feigning ignorance. Christ, we all know how to use Google don't we? What's next, that's all I can say. Oh and thanks EU but I happen to like bendy bananas too o)
Guest Opinicus Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:19:02 -0800, JTC wrote: > I saw that update today, Fortunately I have automatic updates turned off and > always do a Custom update and declined it. > Maybe this is the way to go ? That's the way I went. Followed up by "Hide this update" from the WUP screen of courese. The problem seems to be what people who haven't done this can do to get rid of the nag screen at startup. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com
Guest Smirnoff Posted March 2, 2010 Posted March 2, 2010 "Opinicus" wrote in message news:ju7po515chmptqfnpefit6bt61v7djbm9o@4ax.com... > On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:19:02 -0800, JTC > wrote: >> I saw that update today, Fortunately I have automatic updates turned off >> and >> always do a Custom update and declined it. >> Maybe this is the way to go ? > > That's the way I went. Followed up by "Hide this update" from the WUP > screen of courese. > > The problem seems to be what people who haven't done this can do to > get rid of the nag screen at startup. > > -- > Bob > http://www.kanyak.com Exactly. I avoided it by doing what you did. Problem is there are conflicting reports about whether System Restore works or not. Some say it does work, others say it doesn't. I haven't seen a definitive answer to this. If it does work, fair enough. Those that say it doesn't work may not have altered their Automatic Update settings, so the update is reinstalled again. Whatever the case, the longer it goes on, SR will cease to be an option. Others are adamant that the update cannot be removed by SR and that the only option is to delete the registry key: "You can hack it out of the registry. Go to HCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run and remove BrowserChoice Key, "C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\browserchoice.exe" /run Don't forget to back up first...." (Keith Robinson)" Does the method used depend on your OS? This could be the reason for conflicting reports. I would like to be able to advise my friends of the correct (only?) way to remove the update.
Guest berger15 Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 If you go Start -> Run -> type " msconfig " hit enter, then select tab " Starup" and uncheck the "browserchoice" box, then click "apply" at the bottom and close the window. When you reboot you will get a warning, check the box regarding future warnings and close it. This should stop this bloody annoying message EVERY time you start the pc up. It is not listed under the updates under the "add/remove programs" applet, so you can't remove it once installed. Hope this helps a few people! "Smirnoff" wrote: > > Sorry, don't understand the second sentence of your post. "This was > indicated as High Priority and though now hidden is eeident that t has been > hidden.". > > Are you saying that reverting to a prior restore point successfully removed > the "Browser Choice" update and that you have now selected "Don't show this > update again" in Windows/MS Update? > > MS states that "Once installed this update cannot be removed". I assume this > means that it doesn't appear in Add/Remove programmes even with "show > updates" ticked and that there is no uninstall option. However, if you were > successful, I can see many people using "System Restore". > > "barrowhill" wrote in message > news:A3243539-CD86-41A7-B406-6758568483A3@microsoft.com... > > I've restored system to yesterday and performed all installs except > > KB976002. > > This was indicated as High Priority and though now hidden is eeident that > > t > > has been hidden. Why or Why!!. This should be optional. Just because EU > > won it's case Microsoft shouldn't go belly up in a fit of pique . > > The'venow > > provided the wherewithall as demanded by EU it users choice to perform. > > I've installed firefox and an alternative to IE - I use both. I don't > > need > > dictating to or being forced to do something. Lets make it optonal. > > > > "Harry Johnston [MVP]" wrote: > > > >> Looks like this is legit: > >> > >> > >> > >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976002 > >> > >> (Gee, thanks for the heads up, MS!) > >> > >> Barrowhill: could you post a screenshot of the web page you are being > >> shown? > >> > >> Harry. > >> > >> > >> On 2010-02-24 10:33 a.m., barrowhill wrote: > >> > Michael, > >> > > >> > KB976002 - Microsoft Browser Choice Screen Update for EEA Usesr of > >> > Windows XP > >> > > >> > I don't wish this screen to appear but I can find no way to prevent it > >> > appearing. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > "Michael" wrote: > >> > > >> >> Exactly what update are you talking about? Sounds to me like you've > >> >> been > >> >> hijacked. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "Don't pick a fight with an old man. > >> >> If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "barrowhill" wrote in message > >> >> news:964E8C60-74CA-42B1-8F85-53CD5083F8D2@microsoft.com... > >> >>> Today, an update was applied that on opening IE onstartup gives me > >> >>> the > >> >>> option > >> >>> to install numerous other browsers. I don't want to as already > >> >>> installed > >> >>> those I want and I cannot find anyway to stop this page opening > >> >>> again. > >> >>> Help.....I'd like to remove this update or switch off browser choice > >> >>> screen > >> >>> but suspect that EU forced this issue on all of us. What can I do > >> >>> ??????? > >> >> > >> > >> . > >> > > > > . >
Guest Dadu Iippanen Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Consider to change to "Notify updates only" Hi, I'm not a developer, but in my 5 pc's (XP, sp3) Automatic Updates are set to: "Notify me, but don't automatically download or install them." Notification then appears in the task bar and when I open the Choose...dl - window I can check which updates I want. If I uncheck some update and close the window I'll be informed that I haven't choose the update to download. In that window I can also check: "Don't notify me about these updates again". Then that update won't bother me anymore. Well, if I later, for some reason, want that update anyway I go to the MS Windows update site, where I can see all my updates, also the ones I haven't yet. I don't want to turn all updates off, since it could cause problems - there are some important ones. Sometimes I don't know how to react. Then I just Google it and get advice, in matter of fact that's the way I found this place. And after reading many comments in this site and MS own info I have decided that I don't dl "Choice Screen". Well, I know this won't help them with the program already installed. I've been there too and learned the hard way! So for the future... Thanks a lot and I hope you won't find me me silly , simple etc when I'm not specialist nor native English speaker/writer. (There's some very rude talk in this forum). Dadu barrowhill wrote: Browser Choice 23-Feb-10 Today, an update was applied that on opening IE onstartup gives me the option to install numerous other browsers. I do not want to as already installed those I want and I cannot find anyway to stop this page opening again. Help.....I'd like to remove this update or switch off browser choice screen but suspect that EU forced this issue on all of us. What can I do ??????? Previous Posts In This Thread: Submitted via EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice More Fun with Fluent NHibernate Automapping http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials/aspnet/50aa9259-6dbb-4d16-9639-81ee42171b00/more-fun-with-fluent-nhib.aspx
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted March 5, 2010 Posted March 5, 2010 Consider to change to "Notify updates only" You may be accessing this thread in a trash-talking forum but the discussion is taking place in a MS newsgroup which you can access independent of CrackedEggHeadCafe: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate Dadu Iippanen wrote: > ...(There's some very rude talk in this forum... > > Submitted via EggHeadCafe
Guest coppernanotube Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 Don't know if this is still relevant, I suffered the "enhancement" as well and I use Firefox. However was able to avoid a reinstall by tweaking the registry... - From a command prompt run regedit - In path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE...SOFTWARE...BrowserChoice double click on Shortcut and change the value to 0 (Zero). Thus far it seems to work i.e. the panel is installed and deactivated w/out a need to download another browser "barrowhill" wrote: > Today, an update was applied that on opening IE onstartup gives me the option > to install numerous other browsers. I don't want to as already installed > those I want and I cannot find anyway to stop this page opening again. > Help.....I'd like to remove this update or switch off browser choice screen > but suspect that EU forced this issue on all of us. What can I do ???????
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