Re: BIG SECURITY ISSUE

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 01/14/03 

From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:59:56 -0700

Greetings --

    An encrypted hardware hash is sent as part of the activation
process, but no personal information of any kind is sent to Microsoft,
unless you voluntarily send it by registering.

    Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm

Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm 

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"Peter." <moronicman2@yahoo.com> wrote in message 
news:47ff01c2bc13$bad77c80$d3f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA10...
> is it true windows xp sends info on your computer back to
> microstoft?  if it does, would this be any important or
> valuable info that could prove useful to other people who
> are looking for info on me?

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