In someone case you can use a more friendly version (from emule ;-)
So you have a clean conscience and a working software...


William "Chops" Westfield wrote:
> On Nov 28, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Bob Axtell wrote:
>
>   
>> One thing was that they installed WinXP PRO, removing XP HOME
>> which was originally on all the systems. My home computers,
>> which run ICD2s perfectly, are both WinXP Home versions.
>>     
>
> Um.  Did they install any special security software?  We have
> enough "nanny-ware" on our work computers to be annoying almost
> all of the time.  While it's rare for this software to SILENTLY
> interfere with normal operation of software, there have been a
> couple of instances where some standard program managed to end
> up on a "non-trusted program" list and was (silently!) prevented
> from running.
>
> Software for manipulating device programmers and such is far
> outside the normal scope of "IT department" awareness, and it
> would not surprise me at all if standard nanny-ware were to
> prevent things like the "direct port access" drivers from
> installing or running or working, nor for the microchip SW
> to require something like that even for a USB-based device.
>
> BillW
>   
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