Re: Where is the DRM?
On Jul 6, 5:06 pm, The poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy
<n...@di.boy> wrote:
> So you didn't have to activate over the internet? You didn't download
> updates from Windows updates for Vista? Those all include various types
> of DRM.
Activation is not new to Vista. Yeah, I downloaded all the updates
from Windows Update...still, nothing happened, in regard to multimedia
files at least.
>
> You also should be aware of the 20+ services and features harvesting
> information about you and your machine and sending it to MS with or
> without your knowledge:
>
> http://news.softpedia.com/news/Forget-about-the-WGA-20-Windows-Vista-...
>
> --
Ehm. From the website:
"Activation, Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP), Device
Manager, Driver Protection, Dynamic Update, Event Viewer, File
Association Web Service, Games Folder, Error Reporting for Handwriting
Recognition, Input Method Editor (IME), Installation Improvement
Program, Internet Printing, Internet Protocol version 6 Network
Address Translation Traversal, Network Awareness (somewhat), Parental
Controls, Peer Name Resolution Service, Plug and Play, Plug and Play
Extensions, Program Compatibility Assistant, Program Properties-
Compatibility Tab, Program Compatibility Wizard, Properties,
Registration, Rights Management Services (RMS) Client, Update Root
Certificates, Windows Control Panel, Windows Help, Windows Mail (only
with Windows Live Mail, Hotmail, or MSN Mail) and Windows Problem
Reporting are the main features and services in Windows Vista that
collect and transmit user data to Microsoft. "
Activation - was already in XP
Customer Experience - wasn't that thing in office for years? It can be
deactivated.
Device Manager - Big news, I think since windows 2000 it was able to
search for drivers on Windows Update on the internet,if you wanted to.
Driver Protection - Does it really contact MS? AFAIK it checks just if
the driver is "valid" (on 64 bit systems at least)
Dynamic Update - Can't find it (VHP)
Event Viewer - Yes, it does contact MS, but as far as I know, only if
you want it (it redirects you to a web page where an event is
described more in depth) .. this behavior also was already in XP.
File Assiocation Web Service - well, DUH! This thing was already in
XP, it contacts a website, if you want to know what a certain unknown
file ending stands for (at users will).
Problem Reporting - ... now, this is nearly stupid. If you report a
problem, who should it contact?
Windows Mail (only with Windows Live Mail, Hotmail, or MSN Mail) -
DUH. Windows mail contacts MSN if you use MSN? Oh my GOD!
Windows Help - if you start it, it already gives you an option to
contact MS, and search the MS website for help (was already in XP).
Program Compatibility Assistant - Well ... this thing:http://
windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/82c0440d-553e-47e9-
b4bd-6c2d10df4de71033.mspx#EQ ? It gives you the option to contact MS,
and ask for a solution for a problem with the program.
Seriously, this is lame. Half of the list was already on XP, and the
rest is somewhat.. DUH.
I am still searching for the allmighty big evil I am hearing about.
Seriously. All that I have seen and now experienced with Vista on this
computer so far, was pretty non-spectacular.
