GNU/Windows Get the M$ Out Of Your Windows

How to get the Micro$oft out of your Windows XP computer in a couple easy steps!
(May also work on Vista)

Important: before you do this click start, and Right Click on My Computer and hit properties. Make sure automatic updates are turned off.

Go to www.firefox.com, download and install it.
Go to www.mozilla.com, download and install Mozilla Thunderbird.
Go to www.download.com, download VLC player and Media Monkey Player, Install them as well.
Reboot and go into Safe mode by pressing F8 several times durring boot up.
Click Start, Control Panel, Add Remove Programs, Add Remove Windows Components.
Remove Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Windows Media Player.
They are not gone yet.
After removing them get out of all of that and click Start, My Comptuer, C:, Program Files, Internet Explorer.
At this time click Tools, Folder Options, and View. Now go threw the list and check all items that start with Display, Uncheck all items that start with Hide and click Show hidden files and folders. Click Apply and then OK.
You will now see more files than before. Without closing this window for Internet Explorer click Start, My Computer, C:, Program Files, Mozilla Firefox, click Edit, Select All, Edit, Copy. Now click back on your Internet Explorer Window and hit Edit, Paste. Go back to the Mozilla Firefox folder. Copy firefox.exe to the desktop (do not create a shortcut), right click on it and rename it to IEXPLORER.EXE. Copy it into the Internet Explorer folder over top of the existing IEXPLORER.EXE file. You have just gotten rid of Internet Explorer for good.
Do the same for Outlook by replacing it with Mozilla Thunderbird, Replace Windows Media Player with VLC or Media Monkey. Whichever you like. Reboot and it will all work just fine. DO NOT DO ANY WINDOWS UPDATES THREW www.windowsupdate.com.
Use Windiz updates to update in firefox. Go to http://windowsupdate.62nds.com/ and then copy a shortcut to the site to the desktop. Rename another .exe file such as firefox.exe to wupdmgr.exe and copy it over wupdmgr.exe in C:, Windows, System32. You may also wish to replace wuauclt1.exe and wuauclt.exe as well. This may cause firefox to pop up unexpectantly but it will block Windows Update.
Now download and install Avast, Spybot, and Clamwin. After you configure them to autoprotect and update you are done. You should not get any more viruses.
DO NOT! Install Microsoft Office 2007, One Care, Windows Media Player 11 or any other Micro$oft software from Micro$oft.

To Disable those annoying balloons at the bottom of the screen that want you to turn on automatic updates.
1.Open the Control Panel
2.Double-click on the Security Center icon
3.Click on the option "Change the way Security Center alerts me"
4.Uncheck the alert settings boxes you wish and click Ok

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Microsoft
• Micro$oft
• Linux
• GNU
• Vista
• Stealth
• Updates
• Internet
• Explorer
• Virus
• Problems

[cbvgg]

What's the point? It's still windows unless you delete the windows folder... Duh!

And what's the point in buying a windows pc if it's not gonna be wndows?

[usacomputertec]

Right so buy computers from me and they won't have Windows :)

[RickyTomatoes]

@cbvgg Deleting the C:\Windows\System32 folder makes your computer perform faster - I tried it and it works. Now Windows XP boots up in 12 seconds!

[usacomputertec]

@RickyTomatoes What have you been smoking?

[shallnavy]

This confuses me. What's the point of "getting rid of Microsoft" while continuing to run a Microsoft OS? Either stop pretending or run another OS.

That said, I'm tired of this argument. Run whatever programs meet your needs.

[skierplaterandy]

OH MY GOD ARE U SERIOUS? INTERNET EXPLORER SUCKS ASS!!!!!!! firefox is the best browser out ther its faster and more functional with add ons and u think that explorer is better?!!! sure i dont know about the rest of the programs BUT FIREFOX IS NOT THE WORST BROWSER!

[MrChiknman]

I have Firefox 4! It's newer, and it's a lot faster!

[CabbageNappa]

Also, those programs weren't GNU programs, they're just GPL licensed (or under some other license, I really don't care to find out or specify). I really hope for the sake of your credibility that this is a joke.

[CabbageNappa]

Are you really that clueless? I hope you realize that all you did was delete and replace some unnecessary "M$" programs and replaced them with some open source / shareware ones. Windows, the operating system, is made by "Micro$oft", thus to "remove the Micro$oft" from Windows is a logical impossibility. It doesn't matter how much you dress it up, it will still be Windows and still have "Micro$oft" in it.

[drrobertoboogie97]

@RickyTomatoes Actually typing deltree /y C:\*.* in cmd makes your computer perform even faster, I did it and now Vista boots up in 8 seconds!

[reggiardito]

@RickyTomatoes and even after that , mine boots up on 10 and i didn't deleted anything , so if u really think 12 is fast , u fail.

[reggiardito]

@skierplaterandy fire IS the BEST brower! Firefox FTW!

[reggiardito]

@RickyTomatoes LOL this is a trap , if u delete that ur computer totally crashes , Ricky , u don't have to do jokes like that , some people would lost their computers xD

[RickyTomatoes]

@usacomputertec Seriously, it works - Try it!