-=PCTechTalk=- Re: How to Disable the Windows Media Player Spyware
- From: Master NetLord <NetLord@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 22:22:04 -0400
awwwwwwwwwwwww shuffle shuffle <blush>
Thanks!
Regards from the
"Keyboard Cowboy",
Master NetLord
,,,,,
Ô¿Ô¬
Cincinnati, Ohio
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Monday
07/15/2002
10:21:41 PM
On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:01:18 -0700, Evelyn wrote:
>
>Thanks Master:
>
>Already done!!!! Plus I sent screen shot to all the mamatechs. What
>do we do without this list.
>
>Hugs Evelyn
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Master NetLord" <NetLord@xxxxxxx> To: "PCTechTalk
>- Freelists" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "WinTips-
>Tricks" <WinTips-Tricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "WinXPHelp"
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>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- How to Disable the Windows Media Player
>Spyware
>
>
>>>From WinXPNews..........
>>
>>How to Disable the Windows Media Player Spyware
>>
>>Did you know that your Windows Media Player is spying on you?
>>That's
>right! And you don't even have to
>>install the latest Windows Media Player security patch (read more
>>about
>the dangers of the WMP security
>>patch later in this newsletter). The default settings of the WMP
>>allow it
>to communicate with the Microsoft
>>mothership and other Web sites and report on the songs you play,
>>those you
>don't play, and what you had
>>for breakfast (not sure about that last one). If you're not
>>interested in
>the WMP reconnoitering your
>>personal life, then turn off the Spyware! Here's how:
>>
>>1) Open the Windows Media Player 2) Click the Tools menu and then
>>click the Options command 3) Remove the checkmark from the Allow
>>Internet sites to uniquely
>identify your Player checkbox
>>4) Click Apply and then click OK 5) Close the WMP and then open
>>it again.
>>
>>If you read the WMP Help file on the WMP, you'll get the impression
>>that
>this setting isn't a problem. Ha!
>>Don't you believe it! Turn that sucker off before something bad
>>happens.
>You'll be glad you did.
>>
>>Regards from the "Keyboard Cowboy", Master NetLord ,,,,, Ô¿Ô¬
>>Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona «::::»¤«::::»¤¤«::::»¤«::::»
>>Monday 07/15/2002 8:43:28 PM
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