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More MS EULA Fun

Posted by timothy on from the if-a-eula-falls-in-the-forest dept.

gray code writes: "The Register is reporting that Microsoft has placed an interesting wrinkle in the EULA of WinXP SP1 and Win2k SP3 that asks for the same remote admin rights as the Windows Media Player patch that raised such an uproar. I think I'll be leaving my Win2k box at SP2, thank you very much." Update: 08/04 15:05 GMT by T : Helix150 writes that a separate EULA for W2K's SP3 "contains this nasty bit: 'You may not disclose the results of any benchmark test of the .NET Framework component of the OS Components to any third party without Microsoft's prior written approval.' Hmmm..."

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  1. Re:And if they didn't? by 19Buck · · Score: 5, Informative
    Yes, it DOES have to do with the Windows Automatic Updates.

    I checked the Automatic Updates Control Panel Applet, It was clearly unchecked, as in "Don't check for updates".

    Yes, when I checked my system services, there was Automatic updates set to Start automatically and currently started and running even though It was clearly disabled in Control Panel.

    Set to manual, stop the service, that should do it.

    Nowhere did I see the Eula state "with or without your consent" either. Stop making stuff up.