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Disclosing of disk information by Windows98

Malay curiouser at ccmb.ap.nic.in
Wed Nov 11 02:38:31 EST 1998


Hi everybody:

Recently I came to know about a possible dirty trick by Microsoft. As soon
as you login to Internet while using Windows 98, Microsoft comes to know
about your hard disk informations, including the softwares you installed.

Can anybody clarify whether this is true or not?

Malay

Malay Kumar Basu
Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hyderabad 500007
I N D I A

Fax: (00-91)40-7171195
Phone: (00-91)40-7172241
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