10-19-2010, 02:58 AM
A canned speech to give when you see an user with Viewpoint installed:
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Windows XP:
Viewpoint Manager is considered to be foistware. "This program is used to update the Viewpoint Media Player. This program does not do anything bad such as deliver ads or spy on you, but it is considered foistware as it is installed without your consent through programs like AOl, AIM, Compuserve, etc." - This changed in 2006; read this article
You are well advised to remove the program now.
Windows Vista:
Viewpoint Manager is considered to be foistware. "This program is used to update the Viewpoint Media Player. This program does not do anything bad such as deliver ads or spy on you, but it is considered foistware as it is installed without your consent through programs like AOl, AIM, Compuserve, etc." - This changed in 2006; read this article
You are well advised to remove the program now.
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Windows XP:
Viewpoint Manager is considered to be foistware. "This program is used to update the Viewpoint Media Player. This program does not do anything bad such as deliver ads or spy on you, but it is considered foistware as it is installed without your consent through programs like AOl, AIM, Compuserve, etc." - This changed in 2006; read this article
You are well advised to remove the program now.
- Right-click on the clock in your taskbar and choose Task Manager
- Click on the Processes tab and search for 'VIEWMGR.EXE', if its found, click on it and then click End Task to close it
- Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs
- Uninstall any of the following programs associated with Viewpoint
- Viewpoint
- Viewpoint Manager
- Viewpoint Media Player
- Viewpoint Toolbar
- Viewpoint
- Close the Add/Remove Programs and Control Panel
- Restart your computer
Code:
[b]Viewpoint Manager[/b] is considered to be foistware. [i][color=#98FB98]"This program is used to update the Viewpoint Media Player. This program does not do anything bad such as deliver ads or spy on you, but it is considered foistware as it is installed without your consent through programs like AOl, AIM, Compuserve, etc."[/i][/color] - This changed in 2006; read [url=http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3561546]this article[/url]
You are well advised to remove the program now.
[list=1]
[*]Right-click on the clock in your taskbar and choose Task Manager
[*]Click on the Processes tab and search for '[b]VIEWMGR.EXE[/b]', if its found, click on it and then click [b]End Task[/b] to close it
[*]Click on [b]Start[/b] -> [b]Control Panel[/b] -> [b]Add/Remove Programs[/b]
[*]Uninstall any of the following programs associated with Viewpoint
[list]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint[/b][/color]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint Manager[/b][/color]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint Media Player[/b][/color]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint Toolbar[/b][/color]
[/list]
[*]Close the Add/Remove Programs and Control Panel
[*]Restart your computer
[/list]Windows Vista:
Viewpoint Manager is considered to be foistware. "This program is used to update the Viewpoint Media Player. This program does not do anything bad such as deliver ads or spy on you, but it is considered foistware as it is installed without your consent through programs like AOl, AIM, Compuserve, etc." - This changed in 2006; read this article
You are well advised to remove the program now.
- Right-click on the clock in your taskbar and choose Task Manager
- Click on the Processes tab and search for 'VIEWMGR.EXE', if its found, click on it and then click End Task to close it
- Click on Start (Vista Orb) > Control Panel > Control Panel > Programs and Features.
- Uninstall any of the following programs associated with Viewpoint
- Viewpoint
- Viewpoint Manager
- Viewpoint Media Player
- Viewpoint Toolbar
- Viewpoint
- Close the Add/Remove Programs and Control Panel
- Restart your computer
Code:
[b]Viewpoint Manager[/b] is considered to be foistware. [i][color=#98FB98]"This program is used to update the Viewpoint Media Player. This program does not do anything bad such as deliver ads or spy on you, but it is considered foistware as it is installed without your consent through programs like AOl, AIM, Compuserve, etc."[/i][/color] - This changed in 2006; read [url=http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3561546]this article[/url]
You are well advised to remove the program now.
[list=1]
[*]Right-click on the clock in your taskbar and choose Task Manager
[*]Click on the Processes tab and search for '[b]VIEWMGR.EXE[/b]', if its found, click on it and then click [b]End Task[/b] to close it
[*]Click on [b]Start[/b] (Vista Orb) > [b]Control Panel[/b] > [b]Control Panel[/b] > [b]Programs and Features[/b].
[*]Uninstall any of the following programs associated with Viewpoint
[list]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint[/b][/color]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint Manager[/b][/color]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint Media Player[/b][/color]
[*][color=#87CEFA][b]Viewpoint Toolbar[/b][/color]
[/list]
[*]Close the Add/Remove Programs and Control Panel
[*]Restart your computer
[/list]