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<DIV><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Not exactly
sure what you're trying to say here Stan.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Location
Finder isn't a legend or a hoax, you can download it from MS and install it
yourself if you want to. From reading up about it on MS site, it appears to do
exactly what Stephen said it does. As far as it being included with S&T
2006, I can't comment on that as I haven't purchased that
package.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I didn't get
any valid hits on "Location Finder" on any of the regular hoax
sites.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>So, do you
have some info about MS Location Finder that you would care to share with the
rest of us?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=248574302-04012006><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT> </DIV><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>73.....Ron.....AC7TK.....(-9 Mobile, -2 Wx,
-1 Work)<BR>UI-View32 iGate in Eugene, OR<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Stan - N0YXV<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 03, 2006 5:53
PM<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [aprssig]
WARNING If you are using Streets&Trips 2006 orAutoroute 2006 READ
THIS<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><SPAN class=157364601-04012006><SPAN
class=breadcrumb>
<DIV></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=newheadline>How to Recognize a Legend</SPAN>
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<DIV><BR></SPAN><SPAN class=textssecondarysummary><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Quickstudy by </FONT><A class=storylink
href="mailto:russkay@charter.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Russell
Kay</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <BR></FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=newsummary><BR><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><B>DEFINITION:</B> Tips on how to recognize an urban legend when it
finds its way into your e-mail box. <BR><IMG height=12
src="http://www.computerworld.com/computerworld/images/clear.gif" width=1
border=0 NOSEND="1"><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><IMG height=6
src="http://www.computerworld.com/computerworld/images/clear.gif" width=6
border=0 NOSEND="1"><BR><SPAN class=newbody>OCTOBER 14, 2002 <NOBR><A
href="http://www.computerworld.com/">(COMPUTERWORLD)</A> - </NOBR>So you get a
too-good-to-be-true story in your e-mail and pass it on to a friend, who
shoots back that it's an urban legend, not true, didn't happen, and how could
you be so stupid? Here's a checklist of suspicious points to consider before
believing or passing on a story. Any single one of these doesn<SPAN
class=157364601-04012006>'</SPAN>t mean much, but if several are present,
check it out.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=newbody><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=newbody><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>The
text wasn't actually written by the person who sent it to you.
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<UL>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></P></UL>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The e-mail says to "forward this to
everyone you know." </FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It states, "This is not a hoax" or
"This is not an urban legend." </FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>It makes frequent use
of UPPERCASE LETTERS and multiple exclamation
points!!!!!!!</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The message seems geared more to
persuade than to inform. </FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It purports to convey very
important information that you<SPAN class=157364601-04012006>'</SPAN>ve never
heard before or seen elsewhere. </FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There are logical inconsistencies,
violations of common sense and obviously false claims. </FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There are no references to outside
sources or links to Web sites with corroborating information. </FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>It's a chain letter. </FONT></DIV>
<P></P>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There are subtle or not-so-subtle
clues that the author is deliberately pulling your leg.</FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Finally, two important points: First,
check to see if the message has been debunked by one of the many Web sites
that cover Internet hoaxes<SPAN class=157364601-04012006>.</SPAN> Second, be
especially wary of health-related rumors, and never, ever act on one without
first verifying its accuracy with your doctor. </FONT></P></SPAN></SPAN>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org [mailto:aprssig-bounces@lists.tapr.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Stephen H. Smith<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 03, 2006
3:24 PM<BR><B>To:</B> TAPR APRS Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [aprssig]
WARNING If you are using Streets&Trips 2006 or Autoroute 2006 READ
THIS<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>Many APRS users use Microsoft
Streets & Trips (or it's Euro equivalent AutoRoute), either standalone,
with APRS applications like UIview, or as a source of static maps for other
APRS applications. Before installing or using the 2006 version
of these programs, note the following.............<BR><BR>======
SPYWARE WARNING FOR STREETS 2006 !!! (=======<BR><BR>Also applies to
AutoRoute 2006 (the Euro version of Streets)<BR><BR>Microsoft is using
tactics virtually identical to spyware pushers in Streets
2006. When you first insert the CD to install the program,
an undisclosed undocumented program is stealth loaded onto your hard disk,
even before the first screen of the install dialog appears.
<BR><BR>This program, Microsoft Location
Finder, utilizes Internet connections, either hardwired or WiFi,
to attempt to determine your current location and reports it back to
Microsoft. The application attempts to triangulate your location by
monitoring what WiFi hotspots your PC can currently hear. If there is
no WiFi present in the PC, it attempts a whois on the IP address your wired
connection is currently using. The secret placing of this invasive
privacy-invading application on millions of PCs is part of Microsoft's
future plan for "Location Based Services" which means popping up banner ads
when MS detects that you are within a block or so of a particular
business. The unwitting installation of this program
places a 64 MEGABYTE ( !! ) password-protected database of the known
locations of hundreds of thousands of public WiFi hotspots in airports,
cafes, Starbucks, etc on your hard disk. (You can see it in the
directory \Program Files\Microsoft Location
Finder). Further, you are recruited as
an unwitting accomplice in updating this database. Every time your GPS
and WiFi equipped laptop passes within range of a new hotspot, it's
coordinates are reported back to MS via your current Internet connection.
<BR><BR>The first indication of the installation of this piece of
unwanted crapware is the appearance of an icon of a curved green arrow
pointing into a target in your Windows System Tray next to the
clock. The first time you run Streets, it produces a
message "We have detected a WiFi connection on this PC. Do you want us
to determine your current location on the map?". Whats wierd is
that this message appears even when there are NO network connections at all
active on the machine. <BR><BR>Even though the install is completely
undisclosed, an item IS placed in the Install/Remove programs applet in the
Windows control panel. The uninstall routine is a COMPLETE
SHAM! It removes the systray icon, an .EXE file, and a
couple of documents from the Location Finder directory but leaves 4
DLLs (program modules) and the 64MB database. <BR><BR>Thinking perhaps
it was just a sloppy uninstaller, I erased the remaining files (especially
the space-wasting database) by hand. <BR>Starting Streets
afterwards generated several error messages that "program files were damaged
or missing" and requested that the install CD be placed in the drive so that
this thing could be re-installed!!! In other words, even after the
supposed uninstall, Streets is calling components of Location Finder.
<BR><BR><BR>After many hours of experimentation, I discovered there is a way
to kill this obnoxious crapware.
<BR><BR> WARNING! This
requires editing the Windows Registry
database.<BR> One errant keystroke
here can totally trash your Windows
system.<BR> Back up the registry
first! <BR><BR>1) Before initially installing Streets &
Trips 2006 (or the Euro equivalent AutoRoute), make sure you have NO
network connections of any kind live. Unplug any ethernet cable and
ensure that your WiFi transceiver is turned off. <BR><BR>2) After the
install, immediately go to the Windows Control Panel "Add/Remove
Programs" and "uninstall" Microsoft Location Finder.<BR><BR>3)
Locate the directory "\Program Files\Microsoft Location Finder"
and delete it.<BR><BR>4) Click "Start, Run" and enter "regedit"
(The Windows Registry Editor). In Regedit, pull down
"Edit, Find" and search for "Microsoft Location Finder". Keep pressing
F3 to find the next occurrence of this phrase. Delete every item (registry
"key") you find with this string in it.<BR><BR>5) Exit the Registry
editor and reboot. Streets should now be able to startup without
Location Finder and without complaining.
<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Stephen H. Smith
wa8lmf (at) aol.com <BR>EchoLink Node:
14400 [Think bottom of the 2M band]<BR>Home
Page: <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://wa8lmf.com">http://wa8lmf.com</A><BR><BR>"APRS 101"
Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating <BR> <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/DigiPaths">http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/DigiPaths</A>
<BR><BR>Updated APRS Symbol Chart <BR> <A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/miscinfo/APRS_Symbol_Chart.pdf">http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/miscinfo/APRS_Symbol_Chart.pdf</A>
<BR><BR><BR>New/Updated "Rev G" APRS <A
class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/aprs">http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/aprs</A><BR>Symbols
Set for UI-View, <BR>UIpoint and
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