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Microsoft Forces Desktop Search On Windows Update

Posted by kdawson on from the what-part-of-no dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Register is reporting that the blogosphere is alight with accusations of Microsoft forcing Windows Desktop Search on networks via the 'automatic install' feature of Windows Update — even if they had configured their systems not to use the program. Once installed, the search program began diligently indexing C drives and entire networks slowed to a crawl."

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  1. Micro$oft BotNet by ntsucks · · Score: 1, Troll

    After reading the article I was struck by how it all sounds like a botnet being assembled. How ironic is that?

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  2. Re:WTF? by preem · · Score: 0, Troll

    We serve the customers needs, not our own whims. What do the users know, we must teach them ;)