re: RUNDLL error on start up
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Joe Hepperle
(73 messages posted)
Thank you for your post, Ms Eagle. I take it as a great compliment that "gewg" needs
backup help. It's like receiving a reward! A big fat juicy championship trophy.
I went to the page which you linked in your post,
http://cexx.org/newnet.htm
but I can find NO reference to NewDotNet being malware.
The beginning of that web page explains how they originally, and erroneously had
referred to NewDotNet as being malware. But when they were challenged on that claim
by the lawyers for NewDotNet, they quickly changed their tune, like all people who
play loose with the truth.
This forced them to more accurately explain that NewDotNet is only Foistware, not
malware.
For perspective, here are three more examples of Foistware:
You want Windows? You gotta take Internet Explorer - foisted.
You want Netscape Navigator? You gotta take AOL Instant Messenger - foisted.
You want certain Microsoft applications? You gotta take MSN Messenger - foisted.
Malware is from the two words MALicious and SoftWARE.
It is software or other code that is intended to do HARM to your computer.
A number of folks can't distinguish between Malware, Spyware, Adware, Greyware, Virus,
Trojan, Worm, and Browser Hijacker.
There is also any number of people who refer to it all as "viruses" or "infections"
or some other incorrect term. Any website that confuses these terms is useless for
proving anything. If you can find a dictionary that defines "Malicious" as something
other than intending to do harm, then we have something to expand on.
There is also a small group of reality-disconnected people who claim that "Malware"
is whatever they say it is. Their spew goes something like this, "Well,
if I don't want it on my computer, then it is malware to me!". Imagine if we did
that for real in our daily life. --
"What do you mean I'm late for work, boss? I'm only late if it's more than an hour
AFTER I feel like getting up!"
"What do you mean the bill is overdue? It isn't overdue until at least one week AFTER
I decide to pay it!"
You claimed that NewDotNet is considered malware, but your "proof" is a web page
that says nothing of the kind.
Folks that post here are looking for correct factual answers from those who have
knowledge or experience.
Grandma said two wrongs don't make a right. Every which way I do the math, it comes
out the same. Looks like Grandma really knew her stuff.
Double check my addition here, would you please?
gewg (wrong)
+ Ms Eagle (wrong)
Right Wrong x 2
And finally, it's disheartening that you imply my answer was wrong. In your post
to Tony, at this link
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1144201730
You said:
"There's an uninstaller for [NewDotNet], put out by the vendor.... Just download
the uninstaller... and... run it. You won't mess anything up. Here's the link to
it... http://www.newdotnet.com/removal.html"
Those are your words... Carol, errr Bald Eagle, errr Sybil, errr Ms Eagle
-- you use all of these pseudonyms over on the XP forum. Do you have a need to hide?
Joe Hepperle
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