Microsoft Stuff

[ljossberir]

Hey everyone. I have heard talk of microsoft hiding bits and pieces of data on your comp if you use windows/windows update. Is this true? I had read one article written years ago, about how to see all this "secret" stuff in DOS, but I am not able to... probably because im using a new OS, XP home. Do any of you know anything of this subject?

[superdude]

I dont know anything about it, but i think it might be true. It will take some time until someone can find it. The shit about xp is that you slowly lose control of your comp. I like it just because its colorfull... i have always dreamed of buying myself a MAC, but i cant afford one...

[Smurfette]

Originally posted by superdude@30 January 2004 - 06:33
The shit about xp is that you slowly lose control of your comp.
What flavour of shit is that?

[I.am]

Originally posted by Smurfette+30 January 2004 - 13:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Smurfette @ 30 January 2004 - 13:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-superdude@30 January 2004 - 06:33
The shit about xp is that you slowly lose control of your comp.
What flavour of shit is that? [/b][/quote]
:lol: Same question here.

[Nightwolf]

You can disable some of it with XP-AntiSpy (http://xp-antispy.org/index.php). Just make sure you read and understand what each option does, or you might disable something you need.

[Livy]

Xp-Lite (http://www.litepc.net) is far better than xp antispay.
xplite is avilabile on emule

[Xero Grid]

Microsoft is always hiding something&#33; :D

Actually XP comes with spyware, and few services running in the backround that can know what you are doing, but they can all be disabled. The thing that sux is that this isn&#39;t told out right so you have to find out by yourself and then find a way to disable it.

SafeXP (http://theorica.mirrorz.com/)
Black Viper&#39;s XP Services Guide (http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm)
XP Anti-Spy (http://kickme.to/XPAntiSpy)
XPLite (http://www.litepc.com/xplite.html)
Doug&#39;s Windows Tips (http://www.dougknox.com/)
X-Setup (http://www.x-setup.net/)

They all help.

-- Xero Grid --

[DWk]

They don&#39;t hide it either, which makes it legal, specially since you can disable it. It may be of bad taste, but it&#39;s MS..... big company usually means total a**holes :D :rolleyes:

[cselik]

Originally posted by DWk@31 January 2004 - 04:18
They don&#39;t hide it either, which makes it legal, specially since you can disable it. It may be of bad taste, but it&#39;s MS..... big company usually means total a**holes :D :rolleyes:
true that

marketshares and greed usually means the true purpose of things get left in the background
remember aol and prodigy icons in win95? wtf am i sposed to do with those, i don&#39;t live in usa.

[99shassan]

true that

That is slang used in London? Where you from?

[100%]

Cut&Paste from LSA
Bookworld (http://filesharingtalk.com/index.php?showtopic=93435)

File:ebook-Word-txt-The Information Microsoft Hides on Your Computer.pdf
Length:241497 Bytes,236KB
UUHash:=tA6NsradDDQQ/7Avm5JATaZQ/P8=

[Keikan]

Does Windows 2000 got any of that stuff?

[nostalgia]

W2000 is also Micro&#036;oft, so what do you think?

[cselik]

Originally posted by 99shassan@31 January 2004 - 10:20

true that

That is slang used in London? Where you from?
i am from hungary, english is not anywhere near my mathernal langs
i think i learned that in developers corner, nobody complained there.

[DWk]

Yea, why would I want AOL icons.... not to mention the CDs lol :D

I don&#39;t live in the USA and have no intention on living there (ever) whatsoever :smilie4: