So how is it disabled? Also, how is the Search Assistant disabled, if it can be without messing things up.
Another thing I noticed that Sygate is seeing is DLL's constantly being loaded in the background with XP. Is this normal? -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner Want to exchange links with us? http://OrpheusComputing.com � ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ralph and others, I oversaw a recent conference where some officials from MS were touting these exact benefits(?) of win2k SP3 and XP SP1 but going on to say that the user has final say in disabling the service in the background. However they did announce that this user capability would be removed in all future software releases from Redmond. That was left hanging with no follow up, except to say that it would make for a happier and more content user base that would not have to contend with continual patches and fixes. Sure. I wouldn't want some appliance maintenance crew coming into my home when I'm at work without my knowledge and I wouldn't want MS to do the same when I'm not at my computers. Just because MS says something to this affect in their EULA (End User License Agreement) does not make it right or even legal. In the spring of 2002 the group vice president of platforms Jim Allchin (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/jim/default.asp) at MS disclosed in the DOJ hearings that the windows software was so flawed that it's disclosure could threaten US national security http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,5264,00.asp In Canada here our government is following suit as legislation is moving forward to force all ISP's to keep a record of all user traffic for 6 months. To put this into perspective one ISP said the users have 1 - 3 gigs of traffic a month and over 6 months this would amount to 6 - 18 gigs of data. Multiply this number by the user base and you end up requiring terabytes (1000 gigs) of storage space just in case the local security officials want to have a gander at someone's activities. Imagine AOL backing up the data from 30 million plus subscribers :> Blocking cookies might be useful, but you can also block Active X and .Net both of which heavily power the windows update and all of the MS network of sites. However .Net will be embedded in the new windows 2003 so it might be difficult there. Also XML is heavily used for data exchange and if you want to block it then don't use any browser that supports it, Lynx comes to mind :) And every embedded device from your cell phone, home phone, refrigerator, kids toy's, to auto repair tools, can be monitored. Now if you excuse me I have to take a look at the computer in our F-250 pickup, it has a bad chip I think... Peter Kaulback -- "Confusion is mightier than the sword." -- Abbie Hoffman In the hour of 10:59 PM 11/03/2003 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] spoke this: >Clint and others, > >Well, I think it was in a recent article in InfoWorld, by Brian >Livingston or similar high tech guru, that a really MAJOR eye-opener got >revealed. If you can get to the web sites for InfoWorld, ComputerWorld, >and other similiar computer news sites, you might want to subscribe to >gettting emails from such individuals, since the info they end up >knowing is absolutely mind bodgling. > >Seems that when you install SP1 for XP or SP3 for 2K, you give, as part >of the legal gobbaldygook, unconditional right for MS to automatically >update the OS withOUT you having to give any ok to what it decides to do >in the background. > >So what this amounts to is that even if you get the SP from some other >location, it will not matter since to install it, you have to agress to >the licensing info, and this is one of the issues contained in the SP >licensing info. > >There is a MORE ominous issue on the horizon, and it has to do with the >homeland security act issues. It seems that one of the parts of the act >was to give the government the right to dictate to all ISPs, under >threat of legal action, that all members of the ISP had to be fully and >completely monitored of all activities involving the ISP - not only >internet sites visited but all emails sent and received as well as news >groups the person was visiting. And this was to be done without ever >informing the person(s) being monitored, in the name of national >security operations. > >I THINK this part was shot down - but how much longer before this >country is truly living under Big Brother's ever watchful eyes. Just >think, every living and working space will have a TV, BUT the TV will be >watching you, not you watching it. Doublespeak is commonly found in use >these days all over the place, and getting to be more and more >widespread. > >Ralph ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
