Is Earthlink TotalAccess software ok to put on a computer?

[KingNothing]

My parents are switching to Earthlink so I'm looking at downloading and installing Earthlink's software from my dorm's high speed connection. Is this software necessary to use Earthlink? Is it better than AOL at playing nicely with the rest of the computer?

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

No, its not necessary. I have earthlink and just set up a regular dialup connection.

 

[Triumph]

when i had earthlink, it moved my favorites folder from the default to some earthlink directory deep in the hard drive. when i went to reinstall windows, i backed up the default folder, not knowing that all of my latest bookmarks were really buried in an earthlink folder. lost all of my favorites that i'd added in the last year.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Triumph
when i had earthlink, it moved my favorites folder from the default to some earthlink directory deep in the hard drive. when i went to reinstall windows, i backed up the default folder, not knowing that all of my latest bookmarks were really buried in an earthlink folder. lost all of my favorites that i'd added in the last year.

:Qcannot lose linkies to valuable data sites..

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: Triumph
when i had earthlink, it moved my favorites folder from the default to some earthlink directory deep in the hard drive. when i went to reinstall windows, i backed up the default folder, not knowing that all of my latest bookmarks were really buried in an earthlink folder. lost all of my favorites that i'd added in the last year.

:Qcannot lose linkies to valuable pr0n sites..

please dont make me keep fixing you guys' posts

 

[Kadarin]

I'm guessing Earthlink just requires a pppoe client. On a related note, I have Comcast, and their software scares the hell out of me. Looking at the contents of the CD, it's loaded with DLL files and there is NO explanation of what they're all supposed to do. And none of it is needed in order to establish a connection.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: rudeguy

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: Triumph
when i had earthlink, it moved my favorites folder from the default to some earthlink directory deep in the hard drive. when i went to reinstall windows, i backed up the default folder, not knowing that all of my latest bookmarks were really buried in an earthlink folder. lost all of my favorites that i'd added in the last year.

:Qcannot lose linkies to valuable pr0n sites..

please dont make me keep fixing you guys' posts

lol..my fav's folder is 5.95MB..1,525 files..