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Re: Genuine Advantage is Microsoft spyware
de bambam 06/20/2006 01:13
POKO <pokokat@vianet.ca> wrote in news:MPG.1f0125765e2a61ea9896d2
@news.vianet.ca:
> http://windowssecrets.com/ tells the story that is embarassing
> Microsoft. Microsoft's Genuine Advantage is spyware.
My solution,
Turn off automatic updates.
Download and install AutoPatcher-
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showforum=89
Torrent tracker page-
http://torrent.autopatcher5.mirror.ineedhosting.net/mystats.php
I recently took this program for a spin, on a freshly imaged WinXPHome
computer. No problems to report, yet. ;)
I see that the Windows Genuine Advantage tools are included in the June
update, but are optional items, so I presume you would have to specifically
select them before they would be installed.
Definately worth a look, especially if you like to muck around with
computers, and/or you don't trust MS.
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Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you said.
Mark Twain