[CORed]

Party didn't really modify Internet Explorer. They used a documented interface for adding buttons and menu items. Microsoft, <sarcasm>in their infinite wisdom</sarcasm>, put the interface there so OEM'S, ISP's, etc could offer customized versions of IE. I don't like the fact that Party did this without asking, because I really don't need the extra stuff cluttering up my toolbars and menus, but it's not enough to make me quit playing there, either.

I am more annoyed by the many application installs that install programs that run at startup, because they can really degrade performance when you accumulate too many of them. They invariably use Registry keys to do this, too, instead of the Startup folder of the start menu, which makes it more difficult than it needs to be to get rid of the clutter when you Pentium 3 starts to run like a 386.