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Jan 8, 2013 4:48 PM in response to thomas_r.by stevejobsfan0123,Thomas, may I assume that this was the free version - you wouldn't waste your money it in, would you? ;)
I may do some testing later on myself if so.
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Jan 8, 2013 4:53 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123by softwater,I had similar results to Thomas with the demo version on a clean install of Mountain Lion some three or four months ago.
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Jan 8, 2013 4:54 PM in response to softwaterby stevejobsfan0123,Alright, I may give the trial a try. I'll be sure to report, if my Mac survives MacKeeper
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Jan 8, 2013 4:57 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123by softwater,Turn off your internet connection before you install, or it'll try to phone home. You'll probably also get some warning that it needs the internet in order to 'access all its functions', but you can click through that dialogue and it seems to function "as intended" (if you know what I mean!).
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Jan 8, 2013 4:59 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123by thomas_r.,Yes, the demo version will give you a report like that. You won't be able to actually "fix" these "issues," though, without purchasing the program. They sure do make these "issues" look dangerous to convince you to buy, don't they?
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Jan 8, 2013 6:13 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123by babowa,Make sure you have an updated clone so when you're done with your testing, you can wipe the drive (to get rid of any nasty leftovers and avoid having to uninstall the thing) and clone back your system.
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Jan 8, 2013 6:15 PM in response to stevejobsfan0123by babowa,Make sure you have an updated clone - that way you can simply wipe the drive and clone back your system after you're done testing. That'll also allow you to avoid having to uninstall the thing.
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Jan 8, 2013 6:31 PM in response to babowaby babowa,Sorry about the double post - it took 17 minutes for either to show up, too late to delete and, when the first one didn't show, I posted again.....
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Jan 8, 2013 7:05 PM in response to babowaby stevejobsfan0123,No worries - it emphasizes the point.
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Jan 8, 2013 7:24 PM in response to babowaby thomas_r.,If you have a copy of Parallels, it's really easy to install a basic Mac OS X system in Parallels and use that for this sort of testing. You can save a snapshot of a clean, base system, and then save another snapshot with your MacKeeper junk installed. Everything's neat, clean and isolated.
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Jan 8, 2013 7:27 PM in response to thomas_r.by babowa,No, I don't have Parallels - no need for it since I don't have anything Windows related, so I rely on my bootable clones for testing and they have saved my .... several times.
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Jan 8, 2013 7:36 PM in response to babowaby thomas_r.,I don't have any use for Windows, either, but still have Parallels. It's far more useful for this sort of testing than bootable clones, as resetting to some default state is a matter of a couple minutes and the environment is more isolated than a bootable clone. If you do a lot of testing in throwaway systems, Parallels will easily save you in time enough to warrant the cost.
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Jan 8, 2013 9:01 PM in response to thomas_r.by softwater,Thomas A Reed wrote:
If you do a lot of testing in throwaway systems, Parallels will easily save you in time enough to warrant the cost.
...or you can set up a quarantined installation for free with VirtualBox. I know it's not as refined as Parallels, but much of the difference between them concerns integration with the host OS (something we're not interested in in this scenario) and general aesthetics.
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Jan 8, 2013 9:05 PM in response to thomas_r.by babowa,Thanks - hadn't thought of it that way; however, installing MacKeeper is NOT something I will do. Not in this life.