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>> when he searched for a string in the files of his Windows system, it sent a packet to some server anyone has a source for this? Was this built into windows?
by stinos 14y ago
>> when he searched for a string in the files of his Windows system, it sent a packet to some server
anyone has a source for this? Was this built into windows? (It's not in mine, or it's not active)
- bcoates 14y agoWindows XP search assistant* has a database of file types it uses for filtering and to determine which files are worth searching into. It also has a small misfeature where it updates this database every time you search. It doesn't send anything to Microsoft about what you're searching for, it's just an overly persistent auto-update mechanism. The usual suspects freaked out about this, of course. * The little dog that makes intermittent scratching noises when you accidentally leave explorer open, slowly driving you mad
- stinos 14y agoah the dog. One of the first things to get rid of in XP :]