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byAnimats ( 122034 ) writes:
Nero is notorious for installing processes you don't want that run all the time.
I bought the DVD writer program (the commercial product, not the free version) and, even though I turned off
everything else, it installed an "indexing service" and a "backup service", which started up at boot time. I wouldn't trust a product from them. You don't know that it's doing.
(By the way, what's a reliable Windows non-Vista product for writing DVDs of both data and video formats. I don't need "ripping", but want to
byBieeanda ( 961632 ) writes:
Nero has become almost as bad as Symantec. When I got a copy of Nero 7, I discovered that the lazy bastards hadn't even bothered to put help files on the disc-- click on 'help' and it gives you a URL to download the CHM files. It doesn't even provide an installer-- you have to download each one separately, and move the damn things manually. Meanwhile, there is no way to remove any of their cruft without removing the whole damn application suite.
Christ, these people are as bad as Realmedia.
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