Hi Adam. The tracking thing has been implemented only on Winxp. W2k doesn't use it. For w2k just get a Cd key from somewhere like Donkey. ----- Original Message ----- From: Adam Myrow <myrow@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2002 4:57 PM Subject: Re: Windows XP spying (was possible sollution) > Could you use something like Tiny Personal Firewall or Zone Alarm to block > Windows XP from sending out stuff? Or, would it start complaining that it > couldn't send "vital" information? I wouldn't expect Windows XP's own > firewall to block it, so it would surely be a third party one. Or, you > could put it behind a Linux box and have it block the crap it is trying to > send out. I had heard rumors about Windows XP doing this sort of stuff, > so that's why I've avoided it. I'm still dual booting with Windows 95. > Does Windows 2000 send out all your serial numbers and track you like > that? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
