>>>I have the idea that at some point in the not too distant past I authorized MS (it would have been foolish if I actually did it) to receive info about my use patterns. It probably would have been when installung VFP9 or one of the .NET express products.
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>>>Does that ring a bell with any of you?
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>>Hi Alex,
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>>I vaguely remember that with the .NET Express products; something like that is definitely in Windows Media Player. Check Tools > Options > Privacy.
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>Thanks for the help, Cindy. The things at that site are more about how to protect you privacy.
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>What Ihave found is that whenever the Windows explorer is running, my machine does a lot of acces to the disk and periodically phones home. Not a good sign. Wonder how to do a fresh reinstall the Win Explorer. Will ask in the Windows section here.

Which Mozilla do you want to try today?