- XP communication to Microsoft
- Posted by mixer on April 28th, 2006
I know that every time I turn on my computer with XP, there is data exchange
between (I assume) Microsoft and the computer. I can see this by watching
the activity in bytes received and transmitted.
Does anyone know exactly what is going on during that connection? Perhaps,
it's just checking for updates?
- Posted by Bruce Chambers on April 28th, 2006
mixer wrote:
Do you have WinXP set to automatically check for updates? Do you have
WinXP set to automatically check the time? The computer will be doing
no more than you've allowed it to do. (Even if unintentionally, by your
having installed spyware.)
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- Posted by Jim on April 28th, 2006
"mixer" <mixer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:44978BF8-5462-4F7B-9C49-3CA0CDA5C957@microsoft.com...
then the computer may be doing nothing more than connecting to your ISP.
(For example).
Jim
