Application problems

[nordlys]

Not only autorun is unsafe and recommended to be disabled by every security software, it is also hugely annoying, as far as I am concerned. With software cds, I normally put a disk in and switch to doing whatever else I was doing (like playing Dominions to get back to running the disk when I feel like it - only to have the program autorun pop up and force me to do something about it. With non-executable disks, this useless "what do you want to do with the disk" window is nothing short of an abomination - I *know* what I have on the disk and what I am going to do with it, thank you very much, mr. Balmer. I do not need an offer to open it with windows explorer, I have a real file manager. I do not want to run an audio cd or a video dvd with WMP, I have decent music and video players. I am not going to "drag and drop files to record on a blank cdr", I have a proper cd recording program. And so on. That's the reason for "computer-literate luddism", we simply know better software options for our needs than the default crap windows is packaged with, and don't want it pushing its integrated garbage upon us.

As for chkdsk, 10 out of 9 times after incorrect shutdown (occasional hard reset is perfectly normal and rarely if ever hurts anything) it is unnecessary. Running it manually once in a while to get rid of excess lost fragments and other errors is, of course, a different thing.

How further offtopic can we go?

[Tollund]

Originally Posted by nordlys

Not only autorun is unsafe and recommended to be disabled by every security software,

Prove it. Provide evidence for this claim that isn't based on Slashdot style nonsense.

I do not need an offer to open it with windows explorer, I have a real file manager.

Do you enjoy pretending to be superior because you're using unpopular software?

I do not want to run an audio cd or a video dvd with WMP,

Then change the default behaviour instead of complaining that it can't read your mind and pick the correct program when you haven't bothered to tell it what to do.

And so on. That's the reason for "computer-literate luddism", we simply know better software options for our needs than the default crap windows is packaged with, and don't want it pushing its integrated garbage upon us.

Thankfully, people like you are going the way of the dinosaur. The quicker computers are turned into a completely interoperable commodity the better. I suppose you're one of those ignorants who complains that zip file functionality is built into windows.

[nordlys]

Originally Posted by Tollund

Prove it. Provide evidence for this claim that isn't based on Slashdot style nonsense.

Ever plugged an USB flash card of insecure origin into an autoplay-enabled computer? Try it

AVZ reports enabled autoplay as potential security vulnerability. Symantec website has a number of pages on autoplay security. Kaspersky disables autoplay. Google is your friend.

But nevermind that, who needs all this unpopular software when there is Windows Firewall?

Do you enjoy pretending to be superior because you're using unpopular software?

I enjoy using superior software that has all kinds of functions I need, and least of all care whether it is "popular" or not.

Then change the default behaviour instead of complaining that it can't read your mind and pick the correct program when you haven't bothered to tell it what to do.

Why should I bother? I am perfectly comfortable running those programs myself and having autoplay disabled.

Thankfully, people like you are going the way of the dinosaur. The quicker computers are turned into a completely interoperable commodity the better.

As they say, don't allow the children near computers, it makes computers dumber

I suppose you're one of those ignorants who complains that zip file functionality is built into windows.

I have winrar and 7zip installed, I don't care whether there is a built-in zip functionality in windows. I am, however, mildly annoyed the right-click file menu is bloated with a dozen of default windoze options I am not going to ever use in my lifetime, and have to manually seek and remove them in registry and/or file associations.

[Tollund]

Originally Posted by nordlys

Ever plugged an USB flash card of insecure origin into an autoplay-enabled computer? Try it

No, because I'm not an idiot.

I have winrar and 7zip installed, I don't care whether there is a built-in zip functionality in windows. I am, however, mildly annoyed the right-click file menu is bloated with a dozen of default windoze options I am not going to ever use in my lifetime, and have to manually seek and remove them in registry and/or file associations.

Preferring to use a third-party program over integrated support is pathologically stupid.

[nordlys]

Originally Posted by Tollund

Preferring to use a third-party program over integrated support is pathologically stupid.

And since when did Windows acquire integrated support of .rar or .7z?