Hack for IE: Right-click context menu addition: "Open in FireFox" or Chrome or other

[deepsand]

Just how are you supposed to update it? I've looked all over and I can't find any "Check for Updates" area or something like that.

It's supposed to auto-update; but, as I understand it, only within major versions.

(Anyone) How are you supposed to automatically clear its cache, cookies, and history, when exiting? IE and FF has that, certainly Chrome should.

Damned if I know.

BTW, I just clicked the FF icon on my Quick Launch toolbar, and about 40 seconds later it finally opened.

Well, don't do that anymore.

[Clint1]

It's supposed to auto-update; but, as I understand it, only within major versions.

Well that sucks. Just WTF is a "major version"?? I don't let anything auto update.

After I installed it, there was this ridiculous "googleupdater.exe" I believe it was, that added itself to the Start UP tab in MSCONFIG! I don't think so! I don't play that crap, why do I want yet another thing running in the background "hijacking" my PC at its wish? Apparently that's its only option--to have to have that thing running all the time in order to update??

Well, don't do that anymore.

.....uhhhhhh...........yeah.................why didn't I think of that. That was most helpful.

[deepsand]

Well that sucks. Just WTF is a "major version"??

For Chrome, I believe it's when the high order digit changes. But, as I've given it the boot, I'm not certain of that.

I don't let anything auto update.

Presumably you mean other than anti-malware definitions.

After I installed it, there was this ridiculous "googleupdater.exe" I believe it was, that added itself to the Start UP tab in MSCONFIG! I don't think so! I don't play that crap, why do I want yet another thing running in the background "hijacking" my PC at its wish? Apparently that's its only option--to have to have that thing running all the time in order to update??

Big G tries to sneak in googleupdater.exe along with other applications as well. I've got my firewall set to block its attempts to call home - on my machine, it was every hour at 11 minutes past the hour - so as to not have to be constantly on the lookout for it.

[Clint1]

Presumably you mean other than anti-malware definitions.

No, everything. I got fed up with this and that trying to update itself every time I was in the middle of something. As for scanners, I just click to update when I open them.

Big G tries to sneak in googleupdater.exe along with other applications as well. I've got my firewall set to block its attempts to call home - on my machine, it was every hour at 11 minutes past the hour - so as to not have to be constantly on the lookout for it.

Yeah I noticed it with G Earth too.

[gseattle]

I also don't like programs that run in the background and are placed on my machine without my knowledge or consent, like Google Updater. (Weren't they dedicated to not being evil?).

As people find out soon enough, it can't just be turned off using msconfig or the registry directly since it comes back, however here's one trick to get rid of it.

First, if you don't want it, turn it off in services for one (run services.msc), if I recall, then...

For each instance of it's exe under C:\Program Files\Google, rename it to .exe.off or something and create a folder with the same name as the exe.

So you wind up with stuff like this:
C:\Program Files\Google\Update\1.2.183.29\GoogleUpdate.exe.of f (the original file, note this site might inject unwanted spaces there)
C:\Program Files\Google\Update\1.2.183.29\GoogleUpdate.exe (a new directory)

Now when the sneaky and hideous humpback Google whatever process hiding in the dungeons of my puter tries to activate the GoogleUpdate.exe monster, it runs into a wall, says oh crap, can't move any further, sits down and shuts up dejected. High five, I win (except that I know there are still shufflings in the dungeon).