I have heard that Microsoft is put many hidden spy files in Windows, is it true ?
2006-08-03 22:56:25 · 8 answers · asked by ho 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It uses that extra space to create a virtual memory file, where all executions are stored before transference to RAM. That is why it is always recommended to have atleast 2.6 GB space free on your XP drive and somewhere around 1 Gb for windows 2000. Although microsoft does SPY on you when it makes you install tools like Windows Genuine Advantage software or windows activation process.
2006-08-03 23:01:21 · answer #1 · answered by arif.saleem 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-26 17:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Various reasons really. Mostly it is the swap file. It can be your selected software. It can be a build up of temp files/temp internet files. In a clean install it is likely one of the first two. Windows does store a lot of information, but it really doesn't get to bulky. Try looking at documents and settings/
2006-08-03 23:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by ecneics1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of the space is put in the swap file/virtual memory. This is used by programs as a kinda... slow ram. Don't worryk, if they are spying on you, it wouldn't take 600 MB to do so. It would be in the KB range.
2006-08-03 23:00:52 · answer #4 · answered by polloloco.rb67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Billion dollar company spies on users! I could see it. Maybe they earned all their money by blackmailing men who are cheating on their wifes by talking through instant messaging.
2006-08-03 23:23:40 · answer #5 · answered by player4722 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
microsoft themselves do not, but all pc salers do, such as game spy that spyware its self, but microsoft wouldnt want to know your buisness.
2006-08-03 23:00:56 · answer #6 · answered by Matthew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
swap file you can make it smaller, but that may hurt your performance.
2006-08-03 22:59:38 · answer #7 · answered by DL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for sharing
2006-08-03 23:00:16 · answer #8 · answered by JJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋