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My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are. Before
the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both Outlook Express and
Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there an easy way to remove this?

E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:

> My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are.
> Before the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both
> Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there
> an easy way to remove this?

As far as IE/OE goes; there're a few ways. You can go into the
registry yourself, or use a .vbs script (Google for "unbrand").
There are also a number of free customizing programs. I like IEMate:
http://www.devicode.com/freeware/iemate.htm
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"Lots o' fun."

In article <bj6th3$g7pnb$>, "E E 'Doc'
Smith" <nandreck@(nospam)yahoo.co.uk> says...
> My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are. Before
> the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both Outlook Express and
> Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there an easy way to remove this?
>
>
>
I would be a bit careful - Compaq MIGHT consider that the removal of the
branding constitutes a breach of warranty. (ie mucking about with the
OS). I would read the small print VERY carefully before you do this.

"trout" <> wrote in message
news:bj6u78$fft9g$...
> E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:
>
> > My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are.
> > Before the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both
> > Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there
> > an easy way to remove this?
>
> As far as IE/OE goes; there're a few ways. You can go into the
> registry yourself, or use a .vbs script (Google for "unbrand").
> There are also a number of free customizing programs. I like IEMate:
> http://www.devicode.com/freeware/iemate.htm
> --
> "Lots o' fun."
>
>
Thats exactly what I was after - many thanks for your help.

E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:

> "trout" <> wrote in message
> news:bj6u78$fft9g$...
>> E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:
>>
>>> My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are.
>>> Before the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both
>>> Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there
>>> an easy way to remove this?
>>
>> As far as IE/OE goes; there're a few ways. You can go into the
>> registry yourself, or use a .vbs script (Google for "unbrand").
>> There are also a number of free customizing programs. I like
>> IEMate: http://www.devicode.com/freeware/iemate.htm
>> --
>> "Lots o' fun."
>>
>>
> Thats exactly what I was after - many thanks for your help.

Glad to help. If you get around to changing the rotating logo,
there's a pretty slick yin/yang one I like, at:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/lycosiscrap/
Click on #6 (misc. files) and get the "Throbbers" .zip.
--
"Cool."

trout wrote:
> E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:
>
>> "trout" <> wrote in message
>> news:bj6u78$fft9g$...
>>> E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>> My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are.
>>>> Before the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both
>>>> Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there
>>>> an easy way to remove this?
>>>
>>> As far as IE/OE goes; there're a few ways. You can go into the
>>> registry yourself, or use a .vbs script (Google for "unbrand").
>>> There are also a number of free customizing programs. I like
>>> IEMate: http://www.devicode.com/freeware/iemate.htm
>>> --
>>> "Lots o' fun."
>>>
>>>
>> Thats exactly what I was after - many thanks for your help.
>
> Glad to help. If you get around to changing the rotating logo,
> there's a pretty slick yin/yang one I like, at:
> http://members.lycos.co.uk/lycosiscrap/
> Click on #6 (misc. files) and get the "Throbbers" .zip.

Shove your ying and yang up your ass, I'm a Christian and we don't believe
in that sort of bullshit.

"E E 'Doc' Smith" <nandreck@(nospam)yahoo.uk.co> wrote in message
news: om...
> trout wrote:
> > E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:
> >
> >> "trout" <> wrote in message
> >> news:bj6u78$fft9g$...
> >>> E E 'Doc' Smith wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are.
> >>>> Before the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both
> >>>> Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there
> >>>> an easy way to remove this?
> >>>
> >>> As far as IE/OE goes; there're a few ways. You can go into the
> >>> registry yourself, or use a .vbs script (Google for "unbrand").
> >>> There are also a number of free customizing programs. I like
> >>> IEMate: http://www.devicode.com/freeware/iemate.htm
> >>> --
> >>> "Lots o' fun."
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Thats exactly what I was after - many thanks for your help.
> >
> > Glad to help. If you get around to changing the rotating logo,
> > there's a pretty slick yin/yang one I like, at:
> > http://members.lycos.co.uk/lycosiscrap/
> > Click on #6 (misc. files) and get the "Throbbers" .zip.
>
> Shove your ying and yang up your ass, I'm a Christian and we don't believe
> in that sort of bullshit.
>
>
>
>
>

Well done K-Man - trying to impersonate someone else again!

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 11:15:23 GMT in 24hoursupport.helpdesk, my mind boggled
at the following statement by E E 'Doc' Smith in message
news:bj76sj$fbo9r$

> "E E 'Doc' Smith" <nandreck@(nospam)yahoo.uk.co> wrote in message
> news: om...

snip

>> Shove your ying and yang up your ass, I'm a Christian and we don't believe
>> in that sort of bullshit.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Well done K-Man - trying to impersonate someone else again!
>
>
>

It's an identity crisis type thing. When s/h/it reaches adulthood in, oh, say
20-30 years, it may be resolved.

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> I would be a bit careful - Compaq MIGHT consider that the removal of the
> branding constitutes a breach of warranty. (ie mucking about with the
> OS). I would read the small print VERY carefully before you do this.

'BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA'

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rifleman <> typed
|| In article <bj6th3$g7pnb$>, "E E 'Doc'
|| Smith" <nandreck@(nospam)yahoo.co.uk> says...
||| My new Compaq notebook running XP Home is branded as they all are.
||| Before the logon screen a Compaq Splash Screen appears and both
||| Outlook Express and Internet Explorer and branded as well. Is there
||| an easy way to remove this?
|||
|||
|||
|| I would be a bit careful - Compaq MIGHT consider that the removal of
|| the branding constitutes a breach of warranty. (ie mucking about
|| with the
|| OS). I would read the small print VERY carefully before you do this.

They would lose badly in a court


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