On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:14:49 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Maybe.  But they probably are supposed to install it like people who
>> don't know computers use computers.
> 
> I think I did it again. :-) I'm not talking about first setting up the
> OS. I'm more talking about the people who complain they get dozens of
> UAC prompts a day.

We are talking about the same thing. :-)

>>> I never heard of such an ActiveX, so I can't comment.
>> 
>> I thought it was the one that started this thread (come to think, it
>> was another) - a silently installed control in FF on Windows that comes
>> with the .net framework update.
> 
> Oh, I didn't realize that was ActiveX.  I wasn't aware you *could*
> "silently install" a plug-in in firefox. Every time I install one or it
> gets upgraded, Firefox is very in my face about it.

My understanding from that thread was that it is ActiveX.  And I'm sure 
there's a way to install an extension for FF without invoking FF, that's 
probably what Microsoft has done.

>> Yes, but I think that comes down to poor education on computers in
>> general. :-)
> 
> Exactly. That's my point. If you're educated enough to know what you're
> doing, you're educated enough to adjust it to behave how you want it to.

Except that it should be designed properly to begin with. :-)

Jim

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