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Subject: Re: CM7000 - installation warning!

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 11:50:42 10/15/99

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On October 15, 1999 at 11:16:37, John R. Menke, Sr. wrote:

>CM7000 offers to install DirectX, Quicktime, and new video drivers. In fact the
>installation wizard says those things are "REQUIRED".  However that is
>definitely not true!  They are not required, and you should be very careful
>about accepting those options!!!  As a result some CM7000 multimedia features
>may not be available, but...
>
>Be very careful!  Not all computers are compatible with those things, and they
>could damage your system.  Please note in particular that DirectX is NOT
>UNINSTALLABLE.  Once you've got it, you've got it forever.  If it messes up
>your computer, your only alternative is to start over again from scratch,
>reformat your hard drive, reinstall your operating system, etc.  Quicktime is
>maybe less dangerous, but uninstalling it will probably still leave some
>unwanted residues on your system.  Replacing your video drivers should always
>be done only with great care.
>
>If you read this, you have now been warned!
>
>--JRM

Yanks JRM, I was having difficulty with the decision relative to purchasing
cm700 based on all of the bad posting/threads. This  clinches it !
Wayne



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