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Hey doesn't anybody care about the ****in spyware in win xp?
I don't really enjoy having my pc telling Microsoft (and who knows who else) what kind of hardware i have and when i use the bathroom:p
I couldn't even get my modem to work properly!!!
And that's just some of them...
DaZeD
What kind of spyware is in XP? I believe that you could probably take off those settings even if it means going through the regedit.
it only tells them if you tell it to. it gives them your system information when you click send report... but you can always click, don't send report.... not too much harder.
I have no problem with it mainly because they are just trying to protect their investment.. sure they have a lot of money, but I'm pretty certain that Microsoft would have pumped a shitload into XP in both development and marketting....
and you have to do it once as far as I know...
If you've got such a big problem with the hardware activation, buy the corporate version of XP...
IS this also a way for Microsoft to weed out the pirated copys of XP? Wouldn't they be able to tell what is going on if you sent your system information.
Just put a nice little firewall between XP and Microsoft and you'll never have to worry about what it trys to send ever again.
Putting a personal software firewall up will not stop the XP info from going to Microsoft, just to let ya know :pQuote:
Originally posted by Craisins
Just put a nice little firewall between XP and Microsoft and you'll never have to worry about what it trys to send ever again.
But what if you had a firewall running on another machine that blocked all traffic to Micro$oft? Wouldn't that do it? You just wouldn't be able to go to the M$ website, check your hotmail, etc.Quote:
Putting a personal software firewall up will not stop the XP info from going to Microsoft
I know this would be unreasonable for some people but if you stay away from Micro$oft's stuff anyway then it's not much, if any, of a loss
I dont think there are many firewalls that you can run with XP or so I have heard. Doesnt XP have its own crappy firewall?
Well I have been wondering about the Windows XP OS....
It comes Complete with remote administration program. I heard about it from a freind of mine. So when i was at best buy i took a look around and sure enough there it was remote administration tool. I didnt get much time to research it on accoount of the "girlfreind" factor. But Surley this can be Exploited.Any information on this would be greatly appriciated.
Dr Toker, I don't have any information regarding specific exploits for it, but yes, it could be exploited.
The remote administration side is based upon Terminal Services, so an exploit for that which is new might affect it.
Also, through use of a virus or a worm, it could be possible to make it send out a unwanted requests for assistance...
So yes, it can be exploited.. but as human nature shows us.. everything can be exploited if you try hard enough...
Oh, and to the person who gave me - Antipoints claiming that violence is not the answer in relation to my previous signature... it's called a joke...
But since it seems to have offended you, here you go, I've changed it...
Hello everybody, man I am in a good mood. Off for a couple weeks, just finished a new box. A complex program that I wrote actually works, and I have time to post again on AO.
Here is a computer trick for all of you spyware hating puter users out there. INSTALL A UNIX. :D You have 100% control over everything. You are Lord and Master of all that happes in your little world.
Microsft as never showed any concern for it's customers privacy or security in the past and I doubt they will start anytime soon. We should all be used to this kind of stuff from the redmond gang by now.
Anyway, just remember that you do have a choice not to use their product if you really dislike it.
Red Fraction,
There are a few personal firewalls that run on WinXP - ZoneAlarm and Tiny Personal Firewall both have run well on my XP box. Take that for what its worth.