Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Does anyone know what GUI interface windows 95,98 or windows Me use?

Yes, this was done purposefully to boost their case that IE was integral
part to the GUI. However, IE can be successfully removed and you still have
a GUI. Now you can even get a choice of browser in Europe where you can run
Windows without IE at all. So Microsoft's actions are a distortion. Many
hackers have removed IE on their own, just because MS said it could not be
done. This is the best motivation for many hackers. Just say something
cannot be done and it is usually proven wrong in hours our days. :)

Roy

Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 18 April 2011 14:02, Rob <sun408b@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <pfrederick1@...> wrote:
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> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@> wrote:
> >
> > > Nautilus works similarly in GNOME. If you don't believe me run it in
> XFCE or
> > > KDE and you get the GNOME desktop replacing the XFCE or KDE one. To get
> it
> > > to NOT do this you have to run it with a switch: nautilus --no-desktop.
> I
> > > learned this the hard way. :)
> > >
> > > Roy
> >
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> Did you read the other part on wikipedia ?
>
> ---snip--
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> With the release of the Windows Desktop Update (packaged with Internet
> Explorer 4.0 as an optional component, and included in Windows 98), Windows
> Explorer became "integrated" with Internet Explorer, most notably with the
> addition of navigation arrows (back and forward) for moving between recently
> visited directories, as well as Internet Explorer's Favorites menu. At the
> time these changes raised antitrust concerns about the incorporation of what
> was seen as an application feature, but this feature has since been emulated
> by most other file browsers.
>
> An address bar was also added to Windows Explorer, which a user could type
> in directory paths directly, and be taken to that folder. It also operated
> as a URL bar for Internet addresses; web pages would open in the main
> portion of the window.
>
> Another feature that was based on Internet Explorer technology was
> customized folders. Such folders contained a hidden web page that controlled
> the way the Windows Explorer displayed the contents of the folder. This
> feature proved to have security vulnerabilities due to its reliance on
> ActiveX objects and scripting, and was removed with the introduction of
> Windows XP.
>
> Other new features:
>
> The ability to add other toolbars to the task bar, the most visible of
> these being Quick Launch.
> "HTML Desktop", which made it possible to turn the desktop background
> itself into a web page.
> Single-click activation of icons in Windows Explorer, adhering to a web
> page paradigm.
> Desktop Channels.
> New virtual folders for Scheduled Tasks and Web Folders
>
> ---snip--
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