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I heard a rumor that Windows 2000/Office XP would scan your hard drive to see what applications were installed and send the configuration back to Microsoft when you connect to the internet. Is there any truth to this?<br />
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I heard a rumor that Windows 2000/Office XP would scan your hard drive to see what applications were installed and send the configuration back to Microsoft when you connect to the internet. Is there any truth to this?



Microsoft Collecting personal Info

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.