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01-26-07, 04:10 PM #1Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2001
- Location
- Wash. State
Do not install PeoplePC on your computer!
Man, I installed this piece of garbage on my computer last night and it totally messed up my computer, wouldnt connect to the internet and has no install features. I had to go into the registry in safe mode and get rid of all traces of PeoplePC and then I was finally able to delete the folder out of Program Files. If you try to do that in regular mode it heals itself and reinstalls just as fast as you can hit the delete button. This program is worse than any case of AOL that I have ever encountered.
My Heatware: http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=8937
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01-26-07, 06:31 PM #2Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- (Lat 47° 8' 22.1316")(Long -122° 29' 52.9152") (Lakewood Wa)
why did you decided on PeoplePC?
[Game Rig] AMD FX6300 – Asrock 970 Extreme4 – 16GB Ripjaw PC314900 – HD7850 – Seasonic 850w – Windows 8.1
[Dads] Intel Celeron 530 - Biostar H61MGC - 4GB TeamWin DDR3 - PowerColor R7 260X - 160GB - FSP Bluestorm 500w - Win 8.1
[Unused System] Intel 6500 - Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L - 4GB DDR2 – 3x3TB, 6x1TB , 1x2TB - Antec Earthwatt 650w - W7+FlexRaid
(HEATWARE)
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01-26-07, 06:32 PM #3Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2005
- Location
- Tau'ri
Inever had a problem with it back when I needed a free dialup trial back in the day
All rants I produce are sole property of 127.0.0.1.
10 types of people understand binary.
Suck iiiiiitttttttttt. -Shawn Spencer
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01-26-07, 09:23 PM #4Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2001
- Location
- Wash. State
I installed it because I am on DirecWay right now and I pay $60 a month for very limited broadband. I figured it would be a good way to save $50 a month in internet bills. All I pretty much do anymore is check this site and Ebay and a Hunting and Dirt bike forums. You dont need broadband for that.
My Heatware: http://heatware.com/eval.php?id=8937
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01-26-07, 09:39 PM #5Top ranking SOLDIER officer
- Join Date
- Jun 2006
- Location
- Park Hills, Missouri
sounds almost like a active x virus i had a while back
The Hindenburg
Athlon 64 3800+
A8N SLI Deluxe
2x512 OCZ Gold PC3200
WD 160gb
eVGA 7900GT
Sound Blaster 24 Bit
Sunbeam 550W
http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=52575
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01-26-07, 09:59 PM #6Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- (Lat 47° 8' 22.1316")(Long -122° 29' 52.9152") (Lakewood Wa)
If i remember right... i rarely had a problem with Earthlink and NetZero
Originally Posted by TUK101
[Game Rig] AMD FX6300 – Asrock 970 Extreme4 – 16GB Ripjaw PC314900 – HD7850 – Seasonic 850w – Windows 8.1
[Dads] Intel Celeron 530 - Biostar H61MGC - 4GB TeamWin DDR3 - PowerColor R7 260X - 160GB - FSP Bluestorm 500w - Win 8.1
[Unused System] Intel 6500 - Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L - 4GB DDR2 – 3x3TB, 6x1TB , 1x2TB - Antec Earthwatt 650w - W7+FlexRaid
(HEATWARE)
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01-28-07, 05:55 AM #7Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2005
- Location
- Tau'ri
Best thing to do is look for a dial up service that lets you directly log in by setting UN/PW thropough your modem control. That way you dont need any of their software.
MS used to let you do that back when they had internet service.. .I beleive I saw something about AOL actually has a trick that you can use also, although I never tried it.All rants I produce are sole property of 127.0.0.1.
10 types of people understand binary.
Suck iiiiiitttttttttt. -Shawn Spencer
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01-28-07, 07:10 AM #8Senior Headphone Guru
- Join Date
- Nov 2004
- Location
- T3h Intr@tub3z!
PeoplePC is insidious. You can connect to them without thier 'smart dialer' software. Just go through the internet connection wizard, put in all your info as needed, and just remember which number it chose for you in the 'smart dialer', put that in, and voila... you can connect to peoplepc without the hassle of thier software.
The negatives of peoplepc? Too many to count. Too bad you don't live here in WV. I work at an ISP that covers 2 "isp"'s. KVI and Brier. KVI is 16.95 a month, Brier is 9.95 a month. None of the BS you get with AOL or PeoplePC.
Hell... we even troubleshoot non-internet related problems...
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01-28-07, 08:42 AM #9† SU(3) Moderator †
- Join Date
- Aug 2004
- Location
- San Luis Obispo, CA
Looks to be in the same vein as the SBC-Yahoo DSL crap. It somehow manages to completely destroy your .Net framework and is a sure recepie for BSOD's. Avoid like the plague.
Motherboard Repair Tutorial || Power Supply Repair Tutorial || A Closer Look at PSU Signals ||
Understanding SMPS Technology || ASUS P5K Capacitor mod || Kernel Compile Guide || Guide to Wiping an SSD
ASUS Maximus Hero || i5-4670K || 2 x Crucial M500-480Gb || Antec HCP-850M || EVGA GTX 970 SLI || Carbide 300R || Noctua DH-15 || 32 Gb DDR3
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01-28-07, 10:27 AM #10Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- Virginia
ahahha Im using people pc right now and I have yet to have any sort of problem with it. Maybe Im just lucky?
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01-28-07, 10:46 AM #11Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2004
- Location
- Omaha,NE
thats the main reason when i get an install disk with something ...it goes in the trash can as soon as i manually connect...
cox cable use to have software that would lock up your system if you ran norton. auto detected a virus and BAM ... the nightmare began
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01-28-07, 05:34 PM #12Member
- Join Date
- Jul 2004
You can use PeoplePC w/o the smart dialer if you know what you are doing. Find an early (v1.0) version of DialGuard and run it before the smart-dialer dials. It will give the true login name and password, from which you can make a regular DUN connection.
I have been using it this way for 3 or 4 years at home, where dial-up is my only option.
BTW, I never have had a problem using the Smart Dialer. I just think it sucks.
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