WARNING: Windows XP, without networking being installed, talking to the internet !

[Greg Newell]

E.T. phone home!!!


At 02:11 AM 8/29/2006, you wrote:
>WARNING:
>
>I needed to reinstall Win XP. Not needing 
>internet access, I installed Win XP and did not setup internet access.
>
>Guess what ????
>
>Everytime I booted, I saw blinking lights on my 
>router (which is connected to my cable modem). 
>So, that means windows is accessing the internet for some reason.
>
>What I'll probably never know !!!
>
>I even went back in and checked the settings, and -nothing- was setup.
>
>Bottom line: It appears that windows is going to 
>talk to the internet no matter what your settings are (security, privacy, etc)
>
>--
>Duaine Hechler
>Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
>Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
>Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
>Reed Organ Society Member
>St. Louis, MO 63034
>(314) 838-5587
>dahechler at charter.net
>www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com

Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
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