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Just got a PC with Vista(Google Desktop)

  • 07-08-2008 11:32PM
    #1
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭


    What exactly does google desktop do? It was pre installed

    Should i keep it or get rid of it?


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  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    never used it before. try giving it a lash.

    Overview: http://desktop.google.com/features.html


  • #3
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    Also the vista i got is "home premium"

    Is ultimate vista a lot better?


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,165 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    http://desktop.google.com/features.html

    Personally I'd get rid of it.


  • #5
    civis_liberalis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭civis_liberalis


    I'd get rid of it too. Some clown installs it on some shared computers at work that are linked to machinery and it is a pain in the ass altogether. It doesn't do anything that isn't done already as far as I can see...


  • #6
    Fighting Irish
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,062 ✭✭✭Fighting Irish


    civis_liberalis wrote: »
    I'd get rid of it too. Some clown installs it on some shared computers at work that are linked to machinery and it is a pain in the ass altogether. It doesn't do anything that isn't done already as far as I can see...

    Thanks mate


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  • #7
    Tinytony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 525 ✭✭✭Tinytony


    Ya, I deleted it off my new laptop too. As said above it probably doesn't do anything that Google can't do already, but I'm certainly not making things any easier for them!


  • #8
    Deadeyes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 167 ✭✭Deadeyes


    It records everything on your PC and tells Google all about it. </tinfoil_hat>
    Google addons are all banned in my workplace for security reasons. Personally I see no advantage to having it and Google's privacy policies are a joke so I'd get rid of it.


  • #9
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,097 ✭✭✭BKtje


    I don't really see the point of it on Vista since Vista does a lot of it itself.


  • #10
    papu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭papu


    Yeah im assuming its a dell machine , because they come with allot of junk pre-installed , try looking for dell de-crapafier , dunno if there is a recent vista one out, it was really handy.


  • #11
    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,387 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    I had it on two computers , tried it for a while but didn't see any advantage of it so got rid of.


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  • #12
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    lol this totally pointless on vista , all you need to do is click on the start button to gets vistas own search .

    Google pack might have been a bit more usefull though it offers nothing you
    cant download individually. http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html?hl=en&gl=us and even still there are much better alternatives to some of the stuff they have there


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