Requested Remove the automatic install of Google Search

[lsolesen]

It is ruining a beautiful software, that the install of Google Search is automatically enabled when wanting to instal Irfan View. You should really remove this, and Google should realize that it is not the way to gain popularity to force or trick users into installing that clutter on your machine.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

The installation of Google Toolbar and Desktop Search is on by default, but it is not automatic. Users can uncheck the dialogue boxes before installing IrfanView.

Since IrfanView is free, the developer needs some way to generate income. Would you like to pay $10 for IrfanView, or would you rather spend five seconds to uncheck two checkboxes?

[j7n]

If you need to distribute IrfanView to your friends, lsolesen, just use a zip-file instead of the installer. Installers suck.

Does Google need more popularity? I was under impression that everybody knew what google was and used it on dayly basis.