Bl**dy hell - you learn something ever day!
Probably all this spyware that slowing my machine down...
Thanks for the info anyway.
I did MS tried something like that with an early demo disk of Windows, apparently it looked at what MS products you didnt have and sent you junk mail on them. Apparently it also looked for 'dodgy' copies of MS software on your machine. MS were found out and slapped!!!
For those in the UK with BSkyB (I dont!), I hear that the box is connected to the phone line. It supposedly calls BSkyB on a freephone number late at night and lets them know what your viewing habits are, presumably for the purpose of mailshots, etc again. Better cancel the Playboy Channel.....
Julian.