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If it's all the same I don't like being spied on. I've heard that Vista calls home to MS often. Is this true? If so can I turn it off with no ill-effects?

Thanks...
 

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  • CPU
    Intele pentium Dual-Core E400 - 2.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    ECS
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2-800
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 7400 Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 21907 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
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    120 GB Seagate
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    250 Watt HiPro
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kona0197 said:
If it's all the same I don't like being spied on. I've heard that Vista calls home to MS often. Is this true? If so can I turn it off with no ill-effects?

Thanks...
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Spied upon? No. Online validation of your product key is more like it. If you turn it off this won't happen and you'll be forced to validate your install over and over.
 

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You can setup your firewall to tell you everytime the computer wants to make an "outgoing" call. I have microsoft network monitor which is free. Every now and again I run this in the background while I work, it logs all of the information that is sent and received from your computer in a way you will be able to understand. It also logs all of the IP addresses associated. It even tells me what information is sent to my router from the local computer. If you are worried I would download this. I will not say it is because of lack of validation because I do not know you and vista has had bad press. If vista is phoning home like Itunes used to do then there are serious issues because of the Data Protection Act.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    I5 3570K
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
    Memory
    4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
    Sound Card
    creative x-fi
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    Both 1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
    PSU
    Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
    Case
    Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
    Cooling
    3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
    Mouse
    Technika TKOPTM2
    Keyboard
    Logik
    Internet Speed
    288 / 4000
    Other Info
    Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
Turns out I need better hardware to run Vista. I'll talk to you guys when I get that new PC. Thanks for the reply.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intele pentium Dual-Core E400 - 2.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    ECS
    Memory
    4 GB DDR2-800
    Graphics card(s)
    Nvidia 7400 Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 21907 Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    120 GB Seagate
    PSU
    250 Watt HiPro
    Cooling
    Cooler Master
    Mouse
    HP Optical
    Keyboard
    di USB
    Internet Speed
    25 Mpbs High Speed
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