[TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
- From: becyn <becyn@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:19:41 -0500
That's what i like about zone alarm. Every time something wants to
repart back to bill (or whoever) the firewall popup tells me what is
trying to access the internet and where.
I even caught a mundane mouse pointer program from MS trying to report back!
With ZA I can perminently or selectively deny access to the internet.
Jim McVey
McVey Alltronix
327 Broadway
Newburgh N.Y. 12550
"If it doesn't play...
CALL MCVEY !!!!!!"
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J Silverman wrote:
>You have no secrets from MS. They are monitoring your keyboard, reading your
>hard drive, and watching you through what you think is the power light on
>your monitor. I better stop revealing their secrets before they cut m
>Jerry Silverman
>Greentron Inc
>4 Newland Ave
>Greenville SC 29609
>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889
>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx
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>From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:14 AM
>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
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>>Gary;
>>That makes sense.
>>The Nero program actually came with my DVD burner, which is in the House
>>computer.
>>I installed it on the Shop Computer, which only had a CD burner...so I
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>guess
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>>this was enough to upset the apple cart.
>>And you're right Jerry....life is too short. I just hate passing info to
>>Microsoft...twice.;-)
>>
>>-Ed-
>>Tel-Tek Electronics
>>Ontario-Canada
>>
>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>From: "Gary McCartney" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:59 PM
>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Windows XP Question.
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>>>Ed, it sounds screwy to me. The MS activation is only for hardware
>>>changes as far as I know.
>>>
>>>The only thing I can think of, is that Windows might not see your DVD
>>>burner as a burner, just a reader. Then when Nero is installed, Windows
>>>then sees the drive as a burner and thus the so called hardware change.
>>>One change though is not usually enough to call up the activation,
>>>unless you have been making numerous other changes too. This is far
>>>fetched but thats all I can think of.
>>>
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>>>
>>>Gary McCartney
>>>
>>>McCartney Electronics
>>>Guelph Ontario Canada
>>>Est. 1984
>>>email: gary (at) number63.ca
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>>>Tel-Tek Electronics wrote:
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>>>>Hey Guys...here's a new one on me. I just finished installing Nero on
>>>>
>>>>
>my
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>>>>computer. After the install a Microsoft message comes up after the
>>>>initial boot, that my software has changed significantly since I
>>>>activated my XP. And tells me that it must be re-activated within 3
>>>>
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>days.
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>>>>So I went back with my GoBack program and restored the computer before
>>>>the install of Nero...then stopped asking me to re-activate Windows XP.
>>>>
>>>>What gives....does Microsoft now want to check your computer each time
>>>>you install a Non-Microsoft program????
>>>>
>>>>Screw them. Although the Nero program belongs to me...I don't think I
>>>>should have to report to Microsoft on my software....am I right?
>>>>
>>>>-Ed-
>>>>E. Gaidies
>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics
>>>>Ontario-Canada
>>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
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