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Old June 11th 06, 06:10 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Old June 11th 06, 06:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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"Tom Willett" wrote:

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MS is using Beta as a critical update, deeper n deeper

"Microsoft on Friday acknowledged that it could have done a better job
in explaining how the software behaves. The application is currently
in beta."

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Old June 11th 06, 07:52 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Tom Willett wrote:

http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441


LOL! Instead of phoning home every day, MS is changing it to every 14
days!

Whoopy-do!

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Old June 11th 06, 08:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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If you're going to reply to someone in a crossposted thread, at least learn
how to crosspost yourself before doing so.

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"Jon" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:52:05 -0400, kurttrail wrote:

Tom Willett wrote:

http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441


LOL! Instead of phoning home every day, MS is changing it to every 14
days!

Whoopy-do!


With a summary of the past 2 weeks perhaps :-)

Jon


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Old June 11th 06, 09:03 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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kurttrail wrote:
Tom Willett wrote:


http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441



LOL! Instead of phoning home every day, MS is changing it to every 14
days!

Whoopy-do!


Now that the CIA has a real spymeister as its Director, maybe
Microsoft has to make good at being a legal, US Monopoly, as
sanctioned by Bush and friends. Reports at 14-day intervals
make for easier analysis of snooping. Perhaps a kind of payback
for the lackadaisical enforcement of the consent decree by DoJ?

Besides, what kind of spin is this?

"Microsoft said the phone-in feature is to check for updates and
is a kind of safety feature in case Microsoft has to suddenly disable
the program. The latter scenario would occur if the program, for
example, started to report pirated versions of Windows XP on computers
that had legitimate copies. No other information is passed on to
Microsoft through this feature, the company said."

There are already a number of false negatives, countered by
MGADiag.exe.


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Old June 11th 06, 09:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Yeah, stick to comments about the mechanics of posting, if you have nothing
else to add.

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"Rick Rogers" wrote in message
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If you're going to reply to someone in a crossposted thread, at least
learn how to crosspost yourself before doing so.

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"Jon" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:52:05 -0400, kurttrail wrote:

Tom Willett wrote:

http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441

LOL! Instead of phoning home every day, MS is changing it to every 14
days!

Whoopy-do!


With a summary of the past 2 weeks perhaps :-)

Jon



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Old June 11th 06, 09:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Tom Willett wrote:
http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441


Yes. They were caught by surprise in the vast number of priated copies
reporting in. The volume of data no doubt overwhelmed the poor folks.

By off-loading some of the work to the client computers -- so called
"distributed processing" -- the analysts at Micros~1 can concentrate on big
trends and not be buried in the details.


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Old June 11th 06, 10:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Tom Willett wrote:
http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441



If you want the real story, go to MS and read it there. Never,
ever rely on the media for an accurate account of anything, not
even quotes! All media links are good for are to tell you what
to look for at the horse's mouth (or whichever end).

Pop


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Old June 11th 06, 10:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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POP wrote:
Tom Willett wrote:


http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441

If you want the real story, go to MS and read it there.


According to MS...

"Important

You've hidden important updates
You've asked us not to show you one or more high-priority updates
but your computer might be at risk until they are installed. Restore
them now"

....my computer is at risk because I won't let it reinstall WGA.

Never, ever rely on the media for an accurate account of anything,
not even quotes!


Totally agreed.

All media links are good for are to tell you what
to look for at the horse's mouth (or whichever end).


In this case, I do believe it's the other end.

I could allow WGA to reinstall itself--it's already downloaded, but I
disabled it, and no matter what, my firewall will not be letting it
out--but I'm annoyed, and I don't see that Microsoft has addressed the
overall intrusiveness issue.

Until it does, no WGA for me, even if it really does mean buying a Mac
or switching to Linux.

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Old June 11th 06, 10:33 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Oddly enough it's quite simple to stop the Genuine advantage from writing to
memory at boot time as well as calling home when it does so. Both I've done
without any negative affects what so ever, and it's simple. Done through my
firewall program. TTFN.
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Old June 11th 06, 10:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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"The Unknown P" ( ) wrote in message
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Oddly enough it's quite simple to stop the Genuine advantage from writing
to
memory at boot time as well as calling home when it does so. Both I've
done
without any negative affects what so ever, and it's simple. Done through
my
firewall program. TTFN.


Do you go in and get updates or leave it blocked all the time????

Antioch


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Old June 11th 06, 11:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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antioch wrote:
"The Unknown P" ( ) wrote in message
...
Oddly enough it's quite simple to stop the Genuine advantage from writing
to
memory at boot time as well as calling home when it does so. Both I've
done
without any negative affects what so ever, and it's simple. Done through
my
firewall program. TTFN.


Do you go in and get updates or leave it blocked all the time????

Antioch



If you decide to decline there are no updates.

John
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Old June 11th 06, 11:14 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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LOL Yeah Right!!


"POP" wrote in message
...
Tom Willett wrote:
http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441



If you want the real story, go to MS and read it there. Never, ever rely
on the media for an accurate account of anything, not even quotes! All
media links are good for are to tell you what to look for at the horse's
mouth (or whichever end).

Pop




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Old June 11th 06, 11:19 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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"John" wrote in message
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antioch wrote:
"The Unknown P" ( ) wrote in message
...
Oddly enough it's quite simple to stop the Genuine advantage from
writing to
memory at boot time as well as calling home when it does so. Both I've
done
without any negative affects what so ever, and it's simple. Done through
my
firewall program. TTFN.


Do you go in and get updates or leave it blocked all the time????

Antioch


If you decide to decline there are no updates.

John


That's what I thought - he cant want them then?
Antioch


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Old June 11th 06, 11:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general,microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
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Paranoid people should not use computers, credit cards, telephones, or store
discount cards to name a few.


"Tom Willett" wrote in message
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http://www.informationweek.com/inter...leID=188703441





 




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