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What data is being sent of my pc to M$?

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SpeeDFreaK:
Happy XP user, try tiny personal firewall 2. It's free, knows just about every program that accesses the internet, and hopefully it will stop XP from sending stuff off without your knowledge (they may have your consent in the EULA) until you know what they're getting from you. Or you could possibly just block microsoft.com at your firewall and unlock it only to check for updates.

trickyt:
Well thanks everyone for the handy advice. Looks like my next step is to get a sniffer (some are listed in earlier posts), and see what is REALLY leaving my pc.  Also it sounds like I ought to be installing Linux.  OK, I'm up for it maybe.  But do I have to remove my installation of windows XP.  XP is so much better than the previous version, that i am loath to wipe it out.  Can I install Linux and have a dual boot option with XP or Linux?

rtgwbmsr:
Cool. Mandrake Linux and a number of other distros can resize your Windows XP partition (to make room for Linux). This thread has lots of info on Linux installation in general, but most of it is on partitioning.

http://forum.fuckmicrosoft.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=13&t=000057

Thanks for having an open mind!
Have Phun!

trickyt:
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SpeeDFreaK

So glad to hear that I can make a separate partition (re-sizing the old Windows one), to make space for Linux.  My disk currently shows 59GB out of 80GB free.  How much space do you recommend setting aside for Linux?

Pantso:
Wow you really have a lot of space there! Leave 30 GBs for Linux I don't know or divide it equally. with so much space I wouldn't even think about it!

Go ahead and good luck with Linux  

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