Hi George, Yes, It's a marvellous tool and seems to work at the speed of light. I've carried out your instructions and will see what happens. Many thanks. Robert. ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:09 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Google Desktop Hi Robert, Great tool, isn't it? With Google, I very much doubt it's spyware. =20 Right click on the icon in the Systray, and select "Preferences". At the bottom of the screen that comes up see if, "Send non-personal usage data and crash reports to Google" is checked. If it is, uncheck it. This may be what is causing Google Desktop to access the Internet. George. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20 > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Stokes > Sent: 27 October 2004 09:20 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Google Desktop >=20 > Hi Folks, >=20 > I downloaded and installed this programme a few days ago. It=20 > works well and I'm quite pleased with it. However, I'm a bit=20 > concerned regarding it's constantly wanting to access the=20 > Internet. Even when I'm not actually using the Internet,=20 > Sygate keeps popping up to inform me that Google Desktop is=20 > trying to access the Internet. Is it spyware? Should I be concerned? >=20 > Best. >=20 > Robert.=20 >=20 > ** To leave the list, send a message to:- > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >=20 =0AThis Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield. ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, send a message to:- ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq