Category Archives: Tests

Project Web Tattoo Fast Browser Search Removal – Update

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Posted by chris on Sunday, June 28, 2009 – 6:50 PM
Filed under fix, malware, software, Tests
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I’m afraid I have some bad news on my mission to install Web Tattoo and remove it and the Fast Browser Search redirector that takes over your web browser.. First I couldn’t find it on Facebook anymore. I don’t know if it was finally removed because of the problems it caused or maybe I’m just not searching correctly but it appears to be gone. So I did a google search for it and was able to find the website where it could be downloaded and installed. Unfortunately, I can’t get it to install into Internet Explorer 7. Every time I’ve tried to install it into IE7, I got an error and it just hangs or quits.

So it’s back the drawing board. Just writing this has given me a couple of ideas of why it won’t install this time. I haven’t given up but I’m afraid it’s already taking longer than I expected. So stay tuned and with any luck, the next update will be the solution.

UPDATE: Here is some info I found about removing fast browser search from Internet Explorer (IE) http://www.pccybertek.com/2009/10/remove-fast-browser-search-from-ie-7-ie8

XP Faster Than Vista – No Suprise

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Posted by chris on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 – 6:03 PM
Filed under Tests, Vista, Windows, XP

For all those who upgraded to Windows Vista on their current XP machine, this is no surprise. When Vista came out, I set up my best computer as a dual boot. When I fired up my computer, I could choose Vista or XP. To make a long story short, I completely removed Vista after about a month of use.

Now someone has done “real world” tests of Vista vs XP on 3 of his computers. It comes as no surprise to me, or anyone else who has tried a Vista upgrade, that it is slower than XP.

The article is well written and explains all the places that Vista suffers performance decreases. You can find it here at The Register / regdeveloper

Oh Microsoft, after all those years of development, why have you done this to us?