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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: kirath on December 03, 2001, 10:42:05 AM

Title: WinXP steals your bandwidth
Post by: kirath on December 03, 2001, 10:42:05 AM

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Windows XP helps itself to 20 per cent of your bandwidth, a useful tip at TweakXP reveals. But although this sounds like the sort of thing that could easily fuel paranoia (what\'s it doing with it?), it\'s more just a case of sloppy and wasteful configuration.

Here is the full article..
THEIF!! (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23090.html)

Title: WinXP steals your bandwidth
Post by: THX on December 03, 2001, 11:17:15 AM

thx for the info.  At least there\'s a solution if you have WinXP Pro.

Title: WinXP steals your bandwidth
Post by: EmperorRob on December 03, 2001, 01:58:17 PM

I told u so

Title: WinXP steals your bandwidth
Post by: OHMYGOD on December 03, 2001, 02:25:00 PM

Wait, I don\'t understand...so it makes your internet slower? Or...is it something else?