[windows2000] Re: Windows Desktop Search??
- From: "Charles R. Buchanan" <daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:16:27 -0700
If you can't trust Microsoft, WHO can you trust? <grin> :-)
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 09:03:23 +0100, "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
came up with this:
> Dogers <> scribbled on Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:15 PM:
>
> So it's considered safe, huh? We'll I still am suspicious of this kind of
> software. For now I've deployed an uninstall-script to catch all this install
> that have already happened. We'll see if I change my mind later.
>
>
>
> > An old thread, but I've just come across it :)
> >
> > MS Desktop Search is safe - I've been running it for a few months and
> > it stores everything locally. I've not had any firewall popups about
> > it wanting to connect out, so I'd class it as safer than Googles
> > Desktop Search!
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> > On 25/10/2007, Sorin Srbu <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Sullivan, Glenn <> scribbled on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:41 PM:
> >>
> >> Internal uni WUS-server. According to central it-support here, this was
> >> not supposed to happen (it was rolled out as a new application,
> >> something that should not happen), ie be automatically okayed by the WUS
> >> and rolled out to all machines university-wide... We're waiting for an
> >> explanation from MS Sweden on what went wrong.
> >>
> >> We can't have unknown indexers autoinstall when they shouldn't, and that
> >> index and potentielly upload secret and/or sensitive docs to Redmond or
> >> wherever the servers are located. After all, we're doing basic research
> >> here and it might be interesting for a 3rd party to snoop into and get a
> >> leg forward so to speak. See my concern?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Desktop search was just deployed yesterday via the WSUS. Do you run
> >>> that?
> >>>
> >>> I let it install everywhere, and it hasn't caused any problems other
> >>> than users asking "What the heck is this search box on my taskbar?"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
> >>> David Clark Company Inc.
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> >>> Posted At: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 3:07 AM
> >>> Posted To: Windows 2000
> >>> Conversation: [windows2000] Windows Desktop Search??
> >>> Subject: [windows2000] Windows Desktop Search??
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> Windows Desktop Search just popped up on my computer's autoupdate
> >>> thingie. I wasn't aware I had it installed so I guess it came with the
> >>> Office 2007 File converter pack which I deployed recently.
> >>>
> >>> In any case now it wants to install v3.01. Should I let it? I remember
> >>> when Google desktop search came and it was accused of all those bad
> >>> things like letting ggogle know about docs one had on the harddrives
> >>> and what not.
> >>>
> >>> So basically, should I be concerned and not let it install or is it
> >>> just FUD?
> >>>
> >>> Any opinions are welcome.
> >>>
> >>> TIA.
>
>
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