Paul G. Allen wrote:
OK, here's something interesting, and I wonder if XP does the same
thing. I remember back in my days at Akamai I found (by sniffing my
network connection) that W2K would phone home before the login screen
even popped up, but this is a little twist on that I think.
I booted my W2K PC this morning with the LAN connection disabled. Now I
realize that in a networking environment, the system has to connect to
the domain controller in order to authenticate the user. However, when
the OS came online, Windows Update reported that a new security update
was available.
It's nice to know that Windows phones home without me telling it that it
can. I'm curious to know how often newer versions of Windows phone home.
I also find it interesting that it seems the only way to disable the
network connection completely (once you've configured it), is to unplug
the cable or un-configure it.
It makes one appreciate Linux that much more.
PGA
Follow the links on this page to the M$ user
consternation over this issue...
Is this something new that is coming to a head
(aside from Vista BlackSOD)?
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=42348
The Inquirer is informative AND funny ;^)
rbw
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