I have no Idea where this goes

[muskscrat]

Does the people known as Microsoft

Have a blocking function in place where is to stop you connecting
to the net if you have any copy of any of their products installed on your computer

Why I ask is a friend has a copy of a program
They update automatically aand now they can not connect to the net

I dont really see anything else which may effect the connection other than that

Am I dreaming or is there


cheers

told you I have no idea where this goes

 

[Wedge]

I do not think that his software is preventing him from connecting to the internet. I would look elsewhere for the cause of the problem.

Although Microsoft could disable use of a copied version of their software, they are not legally entitled to take control of your internet connection.

 

[ABCMan]

but they are legaly entitled to take control of their software, and that includes ie and internet connection wizzard as well as their OS

 

[Wedge]

ABCMan, do you think his internet connection problems could be caused by this? You are right about the internet connection wizard, but I was under the impression that his modem wasn't logged in at all.

 

[ABCMan]

as poko says its more likely to be an update error, m$ policy is that if it detects illegal software it simply redirects you to a registration page allowing you to purchase a legal key to allow you to continue to use your software, i am not aware that they have yet started to actualy block people (but it is coming with their new licencing agreements)