Windows 2428 call home
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Can anyone confirm if windows whistler 2428 contacts microsoft when you connect to the web to verify the user
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No but when you turn on your computer it tries to access something on the internet but i dont know what its doing
Just disconnect your cable/phoneline from your modem until you install a firewall (I used Norton Internet Security 2001)
Just disconnect your cable/phoneline from your modem until you install a firewall (I used Norton Internet Security 2001)
This may just be a feature of the Beta so they can survey how many hours of testing have been done. Microsoft may be planning a huge "Thoroughly tested! Over 1,000,000,000 hours!" kinda push. This would provide them with those stats.
Then again, they could just be copying the **** off of your hard drive.
Then again, they could just be copying the **** off of your hard drive.
Yup be sure to have Norton installed before pluging in. Dont use the built in firewall it will still call home.
Later
Later
honehome == For those who are worried about the information sent to Microsoft from Whistler, try this... regsvr32.exe -u <drive>:\<windowsinstalldirectory>\system32\regwizc.dll
ugh, once again..
it sends hardware info to MS, that's all, it's was a badly started rumor
it sends hardware info to MS, that's all, it's was a badly started rumor
Once again, who cares what is sent to MS. Its not like they're gonna go send a bunch of dudes in monkey suits to beat you up for pirating software.
Better safe then sorry.
