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skippy:
A friend of mine had XP installed by this tech guy and he spent an hour hacking the registry saying that xp communicates with the main office. i was wondering what is sent and what kind of registry hacks can be done. and what about copies of xp installed with a generated product key?

xyle_one:
Um. I would reinstall Xp as the "tech guy" probably made things worse. Fucking with the registry is usually a bad idea. And if he said it communicates with the main office, and tried to disable that in the registry, im calling the tech guy a moron. I am not aware of any method to disable the built in spyware (and have found no proof of spyware in xp). Everyone says its there, but noone shows their hand. Its a bluff. I think the best thing to do is to reinstall XP. Dont let the "tech dood" fuck with the registry. Unless you are 100% he/she knows what they are doing.

Now. there are some things to do to make using xp better. but this is not a Microsoft support site. Its an anti-ms site, as per the name, Microsoft Eradication Society. If you want help using xp, and not removing it, you should head somewhere else.

[ December 22, 2003: Message edited by: Ecsyle_one ]

Zombie9920:
The only form of spyware in XP is Alexa. It is a registry entry that is used to send ad companies info about stuff you like(via browsing habits). Nothing personal is sent to them like your name, address, etc.

Alexa is easily removable with Ad-Aware which can be downloaded free at http://www.lavasoftusa.com

xyle_one:

quote:Originally posted by Viper:
The only form of spyware in XP is Alexa. It is a registry entry that is used to send ad companies info about stuff you like(via browsing habits). Nothing personal is sent to them like your name, address, etc.

Alexa is easily removable with Ad-Aware which can be downloaded free at http://www.lavasoftusa.com
--- End quote ---

sup viper  :cool:  
Ad-Aware kicks ass. Good tool. Def makes using windows XP more enjoyable. Even if i dont use it often  ;)

skippy:
its not my system. its a friend's. but i met the "tech dood" and seems pretty good. i was just curious because i am running xp. so what is the easiest linux version to install and run? i tried installing red hat several years ago, but display drivers for xwindows werent available for my notebook.

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