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aka_Sam Send message Joined: 1 Aug 07 Posts: 471 Credit: 1,637,878 RAC: 0 |
I would like to point out that installing software on a computer without the owner's permission is illegal in some jurisdictions. Also, those of you who provided advice oh how to hide what might be a crime could also be legally liable. |
Wandering Willie Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 136 Credit: 2,127,073 RAC: 0 |
I would like to point out that installing software on a computer without the owner's permission is illegal in some jurisdictions. I agree with you but there is also the fact that seti is already hidden. C:\programdata\boinc There are also at least 11,100.000 resutls to the question (how do I hide pc software?) on internet explorer. Michael |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
No results found for "how do I hide PC software". From google, in quotes, zero results. Janice |
Wandering Willie Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 136 Credit: 2,127,073 RAC: 0 |
No results found for "how do I hide PC software". sorry should have been between how do I( hide PC software) michael |
soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0 |
No results found for "how do I hide PC software". Just on "hide pc software" from google, 7 hits. Janice |
Wandering Willie Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 136 Credit: 2,127,073 RAC: 0 |
How much of the URL can I give you before going against foram code of conduct michael |
Odysseus Send message Joined: 26 Jul 99 Posts: 1808 Credit: 6,701,347 RAC: 6 |
I certainly would not condone installing it on anybody else's computer without permission and 'hiding' it just so they didn't know it was there. I was just leaving open the possibility that there might be a valid reason for wanting to have Boinc inaccessible, especially on a computer you don't have access to all the time and is used by others. ’Zackly my point as well. Why is everyone so ready to assume the worst motives? |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
How much of the URL can I give you post it and see how much it takes to get yourself banned. GO ahead post see what happens In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
bill Send message Joined: 16 Jun 99 Posts: 861 Credit: 29,352,955 RAC: 0 |
I certainly would not condone installing it on anybody else's computer without permission and 'hiding' it just so they didn't know it was there. I was just leaving open the possibility that there might be a valid reason for wanting to have Boinc inaccessible, especially on a computer you don't have access to all the time and is used by others. Can you think of any good motives? |
Dave Send message Joined: 29 Mar 02 Posts: 778 Credit: 25,001,396 RAC: 0 |
I think this is turning into a game of who-dares ;). We are only trying to save the orig-poster's bacon. + yes the motives may be perfectly legitimate + calm. But I guess we're just playing safe. |
aka_Sam Send message Joined: 1 Aug 07 Posts: 471 Credit: 1,637,878 RAC: 0 |
Been my experience that 90% of the time assuming the worst is the right assumption. |
Sutaru Tsureku Send message Joined: 6 Apr 07 Posts: 7105 Credit: 147,663,825 RAC: 5 |
Just friend and family computers...but don't want them to see it incase they uninstall it. Most arent computer savvy If they can use a PC, I think they are smart enough to understand what BOINC is (if you explained it). So they will not uninstall the software, if they want to run this software. E.g. my Intel Core2 Duo E7600 use ~ 50 W @ idle, ~ 110 W at full load SETI@home (calculation without GTX260, if with then + ~ 45 W @ idle and + ~ 140 W @ full load). Idle vs. full load, maybe they will be surprised about the higher electricity bill? Play with open cards and your friendships will lasts longer.. ;-) |
yank Send message Joined: 15 Aug 99 Posts: 522 Credit: 22,545,639 RAC: 0 |
how to hide software on vista 2,300.000 1.0 sec on google http://boinc.mundayweb.com/teamStats.php?userID=14824 |
Odysseus Send message Joined: 26 Jul 99 Posts: 1808 Credit: 6,701,347 RAC: 6 |
Why is everyone so ready to assume the worst motives? I gave an example upthread: to cater to non-savvy users who like the idea of contributing to the project but are afraid the software will require some form of interaction they don’t feel competent to deal with. I’ve met plenty of people who get nervous at the very thought of a change in their computing environment: either experience—usually with Windows ;) —or imagination tells them that the appearance of anything out of the ordinary on their screen means trouble. |
bill Send message Joined: 16 Jun 99 Posts: 861 Credit: 29,352,955 RAC: 0 |
Then some education is in order for those users. If you install software that they know about but can't do anything about, the first time their computer hiccups they will blame the Seti software and the installer for messin' up their computer. |
ai5000 Send message Joined: 1 Jan 01 Posts: 57 Credit: 2,805,412 RAC: 0 |
Just friend and family computers...but don't want them to see it incase they uninstall it. Most arent computer savvy If they know what it is and want to run it then why would they uninstall it? |
Richard Haselgrove Send message Joined: 4 Jul 99 Posts: 14644 Credit: 200,643,578 RAC: 874 |
Then some education is in order for those users. If you install software that they know about but can't do anything about, the first time their computer hiccups they will blame the Seti software and the installer for messin' up their computer. +1 Also, it is only fair to continue the education by saying it is impossible to "install SETI", just like that, on its own.It will require BOINC as well, plus connection to an account here at SETI - the creation of an account, if one doesn't exist already. And when all that is done, there is a real cost for the end user. The extra electricity consumed, and the extra network traffic on their internet connection. It isn't fair to impose all that on them without explanation and education. |
ccappel Send message Joined: 27 Jan 00 Posts: 362 Credit: 1,516,412 RAC: 0 |
The OP is probably a Linux user trying to put one over on Windows users. Just trying to tie two unwieldy threads together. ;) "Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think." "I never get into an argument that I cannot win." |
ai5000 Send message Joined: 1 Jan 01 Posts: 57 Credit: 2,805,412 RAC: 0 |
The OP is probably a Linux user trying to put one over on Windows users. Is this the other thread? http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=62603 |
Andy Lee Robinson Send message Joined: 8 Dec 05 Posts: 630 Credit: 59,973,836 RAC: 0 |
There was another guy besides NEZ that hijacked peoples machines typically as a trojan. Wate was his id, and was lucky to get away with only having all his credits deleted. http://climateprediction.net/board/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=7412 (search for Wate) Bad move. Don't do it. |
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