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hectortheinspector

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  1. Boy things do get real personal in a hurry. I am going to close this debate with the following. My orginal intention was to make a simple request to be able to access my default browser, Firefox through Bit Comet. I subsequently found a simple and fast way through FIrefox to acess BitComet and all the Torrents I could possible want to use. Case closed. However I cannt miss making one final shot across the bow. It is my understanding, I could be wrong, that Microsoft to meet EU objections has removed Internet Explorer 7 from Windows. It is now a stand alone program. However it has been made a critical download on the Microsoft web site. Further it is my understand that to download Internet Explorer 7 your computer must pass Windows Genuine Advantage Validation. How this is all going to play out in the future with the new release of windows I do not know, only time will tell.
  2. First may I say I was surprised by the amount of discussion the topic raised. Second I was realy surprised by the amount of passion it generated. For something that was more of a query from a computer semi literate it sure did stoke some people's emotions. I found a simple way through Firefox to access all the torrents etc. When I find a program I want download, it uses BitComet. It is easy and very simple. It has to be for me. It is by and large very fast. The reason I use Firefox and it accompanying program Thunderbird is, not only, are they good programs, but also, they put the word fun back into surfing the internet. One can add extensions and themes almost ad infinitum. I am forever adding and deleting. There is an extension that tells you if Abe Vigoda(Fish from Barney Miller) is alive and well. Silly irrelevant maybe but still it is fun to play around with the various addons. Maybe if Microsoft remembered for most of us the Internet is a source of play, then maybe they would not need Microsoft Genuine Advantage Validation
  3. Thank you very much for your response it does answer my question. I did go to my Firefox 2.0 browser; added the appropriate extension(torrent-search toolbar). It works extremely well. It is fast and easy to use. Although I understand why Internet Explorer was chosen as the browser, I do question choosing it because it is not an open sourced product. It fact Microsoft is very jealously protecting Internet Explorer 7 from being downloaded by so-called authorized persons as they are with all their programs. Browsers like Firefox are available to everyone. It is an open sourced product which is more in keeping with the spirit of programs like Bitcomet and the Torrents. There I have had my say.
  4. Sorry Firefox is my default browser. Bitcomet chose Internet Explorer. I cannot find the switch button. Some programs only work with Internet Explorer. Is Bitcomet such a program?
  5. I Have downloaded bitcomet 0.77. Bit Comet seems to be tied to Intyernt Explorer. I do not use Internet Explorer but Firefox. Why does Bitcomet not permit me to choose my browser?
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