Re: Thanks for Google Earth for 98!
Nah, not cookies; scripting which wants to take over [to any extent] your
system and browser; collected information beyond the normal [OS, browser,
screen, etc.] both of which appears in done there.
I agree, it IS a royal PITA...
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"Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
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| IE6SP2 (XPSP2). Weirdly, today I'm being forced to wait a minute before I
| can access the download list, and there is now one of those damned
routines
| where you gotta figure out what the letter is and input it, only this one
is
| worse and you gotta figure out which of the letters has a cat wrapped
around
| it (they all look like cats to me.) Using Win98 w/ IE6SP1, I get the same
| thing. Didn't get any of that stuff last night. New?
|
| All I know is that the site is a royal POS. Which, BTW, matches my opinion
| of Hotmail/Live.
|
| And I've reached the extent of my interest in the subject. When you come
up
| with something less vague regarding the scripting and whatever it is you
| consider "intrusive", you let me know. In literal terms, damned near
| everything you do on the internet these days is "intrusive", and most of
it
| involves scripting.
|
| I bet you worry about tracking cookies, don't you?
|
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| Gary S. Terhune
| MS-MVP Shell/User
|
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|
| "MEB" <meb@not
here@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| news:uAHAizDuIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| > Ah, okay, so there are at least two variables involved. Win98SE verses
XP,
| > and IE verses download managers.
| > Potentially even IE versions, what version did you use?
| >
| > Did you check the scripting being used there? Appears it might be a bit
| > intrusive.
| >
| > --
| > MEB
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| > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
| > news:eo0XMZDuIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
| > | Used IE. On XP. Fully updated, no download managers on this system.
| > |
| > | --
| > | Gary S. Terhune
| > | MS-MVP Shell/User
| > |
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| > |
| > | "MEB" <meb@not
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| > | news:eQLljH%23tIHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
| > | > Hmm, did you use the IE as download agent, I tried using two
different
| > | > download managers,,
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > MEB
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| > | >
| > | > "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
| > | > news:eJGRdq9tIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > | > | Though, the closer I look at that button that doesn't change when
| > you
| > | > change
| > | > | the mirror option, it's hard to say if it was really all the
mirrors
| > or
| > | > just
| > | > | the two I hit by accident. And I only actually downloaded a couple
| > of
| > | > them.
| > | > | Weird site.
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Gary S. Terhune
| > | > | MS-MVP Shell/User
| > | > |
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| > | > |
| > | > | "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message
| > | > | news:%23Bk8di9tIHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > | > | > They all work just fine for me. Just tested.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > Gary S. Terhune
| > | > | > MS-MVP Shell/User
| > | > | >
www.grystmill.com
| > | > | >
| > | > | > "MEB" <meb@not
here@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > | > | > news:%2338E388tIHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
| > | > | >> The link is there, but the download doesn't work via any of the
| > | > | >> mirrors...
| > | > | >> or at least didn't when I just tested them.
| > | > | >>
| > | > | >> --
| > | > | >> MEB
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| > | > | >>
| > | > | >> "Rick Chauvin" <justask@nospamz.com> wrote in message
| > | > | >> news:OZskpS6tIHA.3792@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
| > | > | >> | "someone watching" <nospam@bogusaddress.com> wrote in message
| > | > | >> | news:up%23nE8utIHA.1316@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl
| > | > | >> | >A while back there was a thread on Google Earth, at least I
| > | > *think*
| > | > it
| > | > | >> | > was this group. Someone provided a link to a modified v4
| > program
| > | > for
| > | > | >> 98.
| > | > | >> | > Well, in anticipation of using it SOMETIME it was
downloaded.
| > | > Finally
| > | > | >> | > got to install it and wow, it is nice to have this program
| > for
| > | > W98!
| > | > | >> Wish
| > | > | >> | > I could recall the name of the person who did it (Rick?).
So
| > if
| > | > you
| > | > | >> were
| > | > | >> | > the one who did it, nice job, and THANKS!
| > | > | >> | >
| > | > | >> | > someone watching
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> | You're welcome
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> | I posted about that over at MSFN as well
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >>
| > | >
| >
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&showtopic=96499&view=findpost&p=677333
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> | ..and I see my RapidShare link is still active..
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >>
| > | >
| >
http://rs135.rapidshare.com/files/45439296/GoogleEarthForW98-v4.0.2416.zip
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> | Anyway remember on W98SE it's somewhat flawed as I mentioned
| > over
| > | > | >> there,
| > | > | >> | but it does work somewhat.
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> | Use GE on W2000/WXP where it belongs and works best.
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> | I don't boot much to SE anymore though, unless it's
necessary.
| > | > | >> | I try to read the posts at this forum often, although don't
| > post
| > | > much.
| > | > | >> |
| > | > | >> | Rick
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