Nope... not necessary... but sometimes a good idea. Many people try to play the safe side of things and always try to install in SAFE MODE first. Some applications won't install in SAFE MODE, though. Especially if it uses the new MS installer app. ::: Troth ::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ICQ: 1717439 MSN: SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxx Yahoo IM: SirTroth AIM/AOL: SirTrothX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ :::Original Message :::Sent Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:54:41 +0100 by sylviavdwall | No I have never done a installation in SAVE MODE. | Also never heard that that was nessasary. Untill the Shockwave install I never had any problems downloading anything. | sylvia. | Sylvia | I assume that you do your installations in SAFE MODE with no running | applications to clobber things.......... | | MJH | | | To unsub or change your email settings: | //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk | | To access our Archives: | http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ | //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ | | For more info: | //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk
