John Corliss wrote:

>
> Well, then so be it. I just don't like having programs on my computer
> that I can't easily uninstall, and for which there seems to be no
> purpose. This smacks to me of some kind of "loaded agenda" type deal.
>
> For instance, why ...if I'm not on any kind of LAN... should I have
> NetBIOS, File and Printer Sharing, Client for MS Networks, etc. etc.
> etc. installed by default? Why isn't all of this stuff offered as
> options during Windows setup?
>
> I just don't like letting my soft underbelly show any more than is
> necessary.
>

To find out what something like Hyperterminal is, use Google. Here's a
link to the company's website:

http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/

A less-powerful version of Hyperterminal is installed with Windows. It
can be very useful when troubleshooting dialup modem issues. If you
don't want it, uninstall it.

To find out what other things are - like NetBIOS - use Google. For ex.:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

If you want to control nearly every aspect of an operating system:

http://www.freeos.com/
http://distrowatch.com/

Malke
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