Microsoft is spying on you. They are watching everything you do and everything you say. Now honestly they don’t have the resources to watch it all, but they could if they wanted to. And if you would like to stop them, then start with these easy steps.
1) Run XP Antispy – http://www.cd-rcopier.com/rimax/xp_anti_spy_software.htm
2) Edit your hosts file at C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
*** NOTE – This file does not have an extension and will prompt you to select the best program for the job, just choose to “Select program from list” and choose notepad/wordpad ***
Add these lines to your hosts file and save to complete your Microsoft block.
127.0.0.1 sa.microsoft.com
127.0.0.1 h.msn.com
127.0.0.1 ads.msn.com
127.0.0.1 1800expedia.com
127.0.0.1 xp.mcafee.com
127.0.0.1 svcs.microsoft.com
Now you have stopped Microsoft from spying on you the easy way, you’re still leaking information, but the rest is so deeply embedded in the operating system, you’ll have trouble getting them to stop it.