The xp-AntiSpy is a little utility that lets you disable some built-in update and authentication 'features' in WindowsXP.
For example, there's a service running in the background which is called 'Automatic Updates'. I don't know what this service transfers from my machine to other machines on the internet, especially the MS ones. So I play it safe and disable such functions. If you like, you can even disable these functions manually, by going through the System and checking or unchecking some checkboxes. This will take you approximately half an hour. But why wast time when a little neat utility can do the same in 1 minute?
This utility was successfully tested by lots of users, and was found to disable all the known 'Suspicious' Functions in WindowsXP. It's customiseable, but comes up with the Default settings, which are recommended.
Changes in Version Version 3.97 Beta 3:
* New tweaks
o Open the device manager via 'My Computer'
o Do not offer the Windows Tour anymore
o Avoid automatic links in the network neighbourhood
o Do not cache thumbnails
o Disable the search assistant
o Disable UAC (Vista only)
* Bug fixes
o In the setting "Disable File Association Web Service" a little bug sneaked in.
Homepage - http://www.xp-antispy.org
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