RE: SP2 Upgrade Includes Spyware?

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:30:11 -0700

uncheck most everything in the media player.
>-----Original Message-----
>I recently downloaded and installed the Windows XP Service
>Pack 2 upgrade. After an anti-spyware scan, I discovered 3
>registry entries associated with the MS Media Player that
>were identified as spyware. At the advice of my anti-
>spyware software I deleted the entries.
>
>I find spyware really troubling and I'd like to know why
>it was installed on my system.
>.
>

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