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Windows Update keeps tabs on all system software
John Leyden, The Register 2003-02-28

Evidence obtained by German hardware site tecChannel suggests a list of software installed on an XP machine is sent to Microsoft when users run Windows Update.

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Windows Update keeps tabs on all system software 2003-02-28
Hamster1:)
Well well, I am not surprised. This could be a way for MS to make money. Just keep a database of all this info, and sell it to the "Direct Marketing" people. Instant cash!

It also could be MS's way of keeping tabs on software incompatabilities with WinXP, used with WinXP's send error message featur...

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