>>>>Hi Elmer,
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>>>>"Dr. Watson" comes to mind... ;-)
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>>>>>I have also never been asked and have always wondered this myself. I highly doubt it and would be really PO'd to find out that they did, but maybe MS has secretly put a "phone home" function that sends usage info when you use VFP or the other stuff in MSDN in order to collect such "accurate" data. Did anyone say spyware? LOL.
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>>>Wouldn't get past my firewall. It doesn't.
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>>>Unless they're using the download count for SP1. That would be accurate enough.
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>>DRAGAN!!! Are you saying you aren't sending your error reports? Or don't you generate any? ;-)
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>Would it be of any help? My W2K is permanently fixed on SP2 and no way I'm going for SP3, because of the clause in the EULA where it says "we reserve the right to kill any software you may use". And no way I'm going for XP either (unless it comes with another laptop from the employer :). Why should I tell how much OpenSource stuff is installed on my box?
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>I have all the best to say about the Fox team, but Microsoft legal team is... nothing nice to say, so I'll say nothing at all.

I understand what you are saying, and agree on XP. Sadly, I must admit I don't read EULA's on Service Packs. Has anyone examined what is transmitted in an error report?