> From: "Geo." 
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:00925a.513050{at}harborwebs.com...
>> Are you given a choice as to whether you want to install IE? If not then
> it's
>> part of the OS.
> It's optional on NT4 and embedded NT.
> Geo. (not that it matters, directory services is optional and I consider
> that part of the OS too)

NT is history. Networking was an added extra with Win3.x as such I take it
you reckon networking is an optional extra for an OS.

Adam

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