that is just plain creepy. the wife has an xp box and disconnects the ethernet cable and powers down when she's not using it. we don't trust m$ any further than we could throw Mt. Rainier. nk On Sep 13, 2007, at 3:58 PM, Paul Moortgat wrote: > This week, some Windows users have noted that, even though > they had the Auto-update > option turned off, Microsoft accessed their system and made > modifications, > according to Windows Secrets on Thursday. > <http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/09/13.14.shtml> > > Paul Moortgat