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What is Alcatel-Luncent and is it from AT&T?
What is Alcatel-Luncent and is it from AT&T? If so, is it really needed and if not how do I get rid of it?
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What is Alcatel-Luncent and is it from AT&T? If so, is it really needed and if not how do I get rid of it?
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Computer_Joe
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10 years ago
Well, after a little research, it turns out it is related to broadband service. Alcatel-Lucent owns Motive, which makes the software used for customer installed broadband, and self help software for troubleshoting connection issues.
I thought I had seen that in the past, but it was about 12 years ago when I first got DSL from AT&T (then SBC/Ameritech). It was on the disk that came along with the self install kit, which I uninstalled shortly thereafter.
So, look under Programs and Features in the Control Panel in Windows for any AT&T or Motive software, and uninstall it if you want to get rid of the extra junk.
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Computer_Joe
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Where are you seeing this.
A-L is a telecom equipment manufacturer. (phones, modems, modem chips, etc).
Actually I think both AT&T and Verizon own a piece of A-L.
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How can you be in two places at once, when your not anywhere at all?
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I really want to become a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
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Ken Ramos
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10 years ago
Alcatel-Luncent is showing up under my Add-Ons and though they are all disabled, the list seems to be growing larger. I did not put them there and many other people have them showing up on their computers also, and many state that the Alcatel-Luncent add-ons did not appear until after they had acquired DSL connection from AT&T or COMCAST.
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Computer_Joe
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10 years ago
Did they transition from dial-up to DSL?
More than likely they are/were related to the modems installed for their broadband.
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How can you be in two places at once, when your not anywhere at all?
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I really want to become a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.
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There are three kinds of people, those that can count, and those that can't.
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
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Ken Ramos
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10 years ago
"Did they transition from dial-up to DSL?"
I really don't know. I was browsing the Microsoft Community looking for answers when I ran across their thread. Several others have noticed the add-on's also. The add-on's don't seem to be, as I know yet, causing a problem, it is just that I don't like or appreciate providers or otherwise, putting things on my computer without my permission or at least giving me an explanation before hand for so doing.
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Ken Ramos
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10 years ago
Ah, okay! Now I know what it is. A great deal of thanks for the research, much appreciated.
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Computer_Joe
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No problem stop back if you have any other questions or concerns.
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How can you be in two places at once, when your not anywhere at all?
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I really want to become a procrastinator, but I keep putting it off.
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There are three kinds of people, those that can count, and those that can't.
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“Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature has made them." :Bertrand Russell
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