What exactly is Framework.net?

Chuckiechan · September 16th, 2006, 01:44 PM

I just upgraded to XP Pro, clean install.

It seems my HP printer & scanner setup wants this. But when it installed it'self I foung myself needing to log in. I'm set up as admin account because I don't want to log in, or hit "enter".

After I got it out, I want to keep it out.

If it didn't require me to log in I'd keep it.

What am I missing?

washe · September 16th, 2006, 01:54 PM

this will be more informative that I would try to explain...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

dr_roberts49 · September 16th, 2006, 03:47 PM

I had a similar situation when I subscribed to CNN's pipline which allows real time commercial free news feed. During the install of it's software, it said MS Framework also had to be installed. After the install, I had to reboot and noticed I had to login too. What Frameworks did, was create a user called Frameworks. I went into control panel, user accounts and removed the Frameworks user. No more having to login, and my CNN pipline works fine without it. Go into your control panel, user accounts and see if you have the same problem and just remove the Frameworks user. That should get rid of you having to login. Your situation might be different, so set a restore point first.

Robert

Chuckiechan · September 16th, 2006, 08:20 PM

I think I'm just going to keep "disapproving" in Zone Alarm.

I mean, really. Who do people think they are, taking control of someones system and creating another profile?

paul9 · September 16th, 2006, 09:52 PM

I had to install it for the ATI Catalyst control centre, but it has not added a user or changed me to a login system.

Chuckiechan · September 17th, 2006, 11:22 AM

It might just be my HP scanner & printer software. My wife loves HP... I'm thinking they are a royal pita.

electric · September 17th, 2006, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul9

I had to install it for the ATI Catalyst control centre, but it has not added a user or changed me to a login system.

their's a patch from MS which i DL and install that did away with that
log in system at lest what i experience

dr_roberts49 · September 17th, 2006, 12:38 PM

HP is notorious for putting every one of their applications in the startup folder, and they don't ususally ask. I downloaded an update from their website yesterday for my daughter's digital camera. BTW, I checked their website myself because I had long ago pulled their auto-update from my startup folder

Anyway, true to form, HP attempted to put every little app in the update into my startup folder, but Watchdog warned me each time that there was an application that wanted to add itself to my startup and asked me yes or no. I replied no to each one. The programs can be accessed when I need them simply by clicking on them. Why for the life of me does HP (and others) think I can't use my computer properly without their apps automatically loading each time I startup my computer? It's no small wonder that so many people find their computers running at a crawl and running low on resources. And most think it's spyware!

Another example, is all the crap that comes pre-loaded on off-the-self computers. There was an article I read recently, that more and more vendors are becoming increasingly aggressive to resellers on putting their apps in new computers. Example in point. When I bought my two older kids laptops for college, they immediately noticed how much slower it took their computers to get to the desktop when compared with their desktop computers (which I built). I use XP Pro on my computer, but had purchased additional keys for XP Home Edition for my kids. We wiped all the useless crap from their Sony Vios, and then did a clean format and install of XP, and then loaded the programs they would need for school. Screw Norton and his overpriced bloatware, we went with our favorite suite of free internet protection programs. My kid's laptops now run as smooth as their desktops. It's too damn bad that a majority of computer users don't have the background to deal with this, and the powers that be know this, and take full advantage of it to shove their apps down their throats. It's a real shame, and it's the truth. Sorry to get off subject and rant, but this is one on my major gripes.

Robert

DanU · September 19th, 2006, 01:49 PM

The "consumer" versions of HP's printer drivers are horribly bloated. Thankfully you can uninstall a lot of the helper (helpless?) applications which clog up you computer.

You should be able to find "corporate" versions of HP's drivers for most of their printers. This version strips out all of the bloatware and only installs the actual printer drivers.

dr_roberts49 · September 19th, 2006, 02:08 PM

If you buy an HP or Compaq computer, you get a whole load of worthless bloatware, that not only puts your loadup time to a crawl, but can be extremely annoying with it's nagging reminders. I was surprised that SONY had adapted some of these same practices, but not to the extreme that HP & Compaq have.

Robert