Computer Woes and how to get around certain *ahem* restrictions
RainbowTigress:
Quote from: J. M. Pescado on 2006 March 29, 08:29:04
I recommend reformatting and fdisking anyway. It seems like you've installed Windoze XP Spyware Edition.
You mean there is a non-spyware edition???
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: rainbow on 2006 March 29, 08:53:43
You mean there is a non-spyware edition???
Yeah, I have one that doesn't make unsolicited attempts to phone home. Evil thing, that Windows-XP-Spyware-Edition. Maybe I could arrange a copy of it for Fat Head.
RainbowTigress:
Micro$ux is Evil.
Dark Trepie:
I assume by "Spyware Edition" he means those versions of Windows that come pre-installed on all of those brand name computers (Dell, HP, etc.) that are cloged up with useless programs and clutter your desktop with icons that have offers for software and other BS.
The first thing I did when I bought my computer (a Compaq) was reformating and fdisking it. Then I installed a clean copy of XP Pro. (a copy of which I obtained by "questionable means")
RainbowTigress:
Even "regular" WinXP wants to phone home every time it has an error, so it can tell M$ what you were doing and all the information loaded in your computer at the time. They claim no personally identifiable information is included, but I don't trust them. I turn off Error reporting. Even Windows Update gives me the creeps because I don't know what all they are doing while "scanning" my computer. It does make it easier though than the good ol' days when you had to search for updates and figure out which ones you needed and which ones you already had and which ones were for your version of Windows (was that Win95a, b, or c???) Don't forget that version of Windows 95 you could only get with a new PC. But anyway, it seems with making things easier, you always give away some of your privacy. :(
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