Dear Apple

Avatard · 08-20-2010, 05:57 AM

Got your notification popup to update my Win XP install of Quicktime, and stupidly, I trusted you, and hit "update".

Quicktime took the liberty of installing a desktop icon (I wanted no such thing), and then took over nearly every media file association on my computer, reversing my preferred settings.

Control panel; Add/Remove software; Remove Quicktime.

Violate my trust, and *poof" your shitty fucking software is gone.

Eat my ass, fuckers.

Dave · 08-20-2010, 06:52 AM

Vista codec pack. Use wmp for all

pauldun170 · 08-20-2010, 10:23 AM

Windows Media player and VLC
Fully covered for everything

Angee · 08-20-2010, 11:14 AM

Don't forget the registry entry.

OneSickPsycho · 08-20-2010, 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Windows Media player and VLC
Fully covered for everything

Only problem with VLC is that their H.264 codec sucks donkey balls... that said, it's the only media player I use simply because of it's versatility.

jtemple · 08-20-2010, 12:27 PM

K-Lite Codec Pack and/or Quicktime Alternative.

njchopper87 · 08-20-2010, 03:07 PM

I must have tried at least 5 different codec packs and Windows 7 refuses to load thumbnails properly for any files that aren't AVI format. It just says "discovering items," but never does. Then it makes My Computer and Control Panel blank.. I just turned the damn thumbnails off.. so fucking annoying.

tallywacker · 08-20-2010, 03:13 PM

Fuck steve jobs and his communist computer outfit.

Papa_Complex · 08-22-2010, 05:31 PM

AVG snuck their Security Toolbar in under the wire, in the last update that I did. Reset my search provider to Yahoo at the same time. I specifically didn't install it when I first installed AVG because I hate toolbars. There was also no specific uninstaller for it, nor would it allow uninstallation from the Mozilla plug-ins list. Fuckers.

tallywacker · 08-22-2010, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

AVG snuck their Security Toolbar in under the wire, in the last update that I did. Reset my search provider to Yahoo at the same time. I specifically didn't install it when I first installed AVG because I hate toolbars. There was also no specific uninstaller for it, nor would it allow uninstallation from the Mozilla plug-ins list. Fuckers.

Companies love them because they get boatloads of advertising credit

08-20-2010, 05:57 AM	#1
Avatard Crotch Rocket Curmudgeon Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Here to integrity Moto: Li'l red baby Ninja Posts: 7,482	Dear Apple Got your notification popup to update my Win XP install of Quicktime, and stupidly, I trusted you, and hit "update". Quicktime took the liberty of installing a desktop icon (I wanted no such thing), and then took over nearly every media file association on my computer, reversing my preferred settings. Control panel; Add/Remove software; Remove Quicktime. Violate my trust, and *poof" your shitty fucking software is gone. Eat my ass, fuckers. __________________ Insert free thought here.

08-20-2010, 03:13 PM	#8
tallywacker Virtual Machine Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PA Moto: 2010 Ducati Hypermotard Posts: 1,698	Fuck steve jobs and his communist computer outfit. __________________

08-22-2010, 05:31 PM	#9
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	AVG snuck their Security Toolbar in under the wire, in the last update that I did. Reset my search provider to Yahoo at the same time. I specifically didn't install it when I first installed AVG because I hate toolbars. There was also no specific uninstaller for it, nor would it allow uninstallation from the Mozilla plug-ins list. Fuckers. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

08-20-2010, 06:52 AM	#2
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	Vista codec pack. Use wmp for all

08-20-2010, 12:27 PM	#6
jtemple Geek Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Papillion, Nebraska Moto: 2011 Husqvarna TE630 Posts: 1,437	K-Lite Codec Pack and/or Quicktime Alternative.