Comments on: Windows stores information about the programs that you use http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:09:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82942 Martin Tue, 23 Jan 2007 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82942 I did not expect speed drops after I removed and disabled this "feature". Don't think prefetch is affected at all by this I did not expect speed drops after I removed and disabled this “feature”. Don’t think prefetch is affected at all by this

]]> By: Bob Jones http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82937 Bob Jones Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:59:03 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82937 Will this not affect the pre-fetching feature? I wouldn't put privacy over speed in this instance. Will this not affect the pre-fetching feature? I wouldn’t put privacy over speed in this instance.

]]> By: Hornswaggled http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82628 Hornswaggled Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:35:35 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82628 I dont mind the tracking, I just dont like how its hidden. If there was a list of recent programs, just like recent docs that may actually be of some use to people though the start menu does this itself. I dont like the idea of tracking anymore than the next guy. We all need to start using and learning linux and try to get away from all the tracking OS's that the big guys use. I remember an article on Digg describing hoe the fbi, cia can remotely access any computer running xp through a backdoor and access everything undetected. I dont have much of anything to hide but I dont think they should have that much power. I dont mind the tracking, I just dont like how its hidden. If there was a list of recent programs, just like recent docs that may actually be of some use to people though the start menu does this itself.

I dont like the idea of tracking anymore than the next guy. We all need to start using and learning linux and try to get away from all the tracking OS’s that the big guys use.

I remember an article on Digg describing hoe the fbi, cia can remotely access any computer running xp through a backdoor and access everything undetected. I dont have much of anything to hide but I dont think they should have that much power.

]]> By: Me http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82576 Me Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:31:12 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/01/22/windows-stores-information-about-the-programs-that-you-use/#comment-82576 I didn't use the program but I read the registry key using a ROT13 converter. On Windows Millenium, the content of the key is the list of the IE favorites, including the deleted ones. Thank you Martin, once again ! Very interesting ! I didn’t use the program but I read the registry key using a ROT13 converter.
On Windows Millenium, the content of the key is the list of the IE favorites, including the deleted ones.
Thank you Martin, once again ! Very interesting !

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