Two Questions About Spybot and Winamp

[Jamie]

Hi,
Will Spybot run on XP home SP1, The last full version and not the
beta one. I have it running on 98 at the moment. If I install it on XP
will I just do an update as normal to get the latest includes etc.
How is Winamp 3 in regards to spyware and security I am thinking of
using this for MP3's rather than the Windows Media Player that comes
with XP as I am told this is always trying to phone home and is a little
dodgy. I would presume that Real One is the other alternative but it
always seems to come with a gold pass that you have to cancel payment on
if you do not wish to use that facility and I always forget to do things
like that. I believe it also this contains spy and adware.
Any Input appreciated on any of the above topics.
Thanks and Regards

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"Jamie" <Necroflash@Gothicbtopenworld.com> wrote in message
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| Hi,
| Will Spybot run on XP home SP1, The last full version and not the
| beta one. I have it running on 98 at the moment. If I install it on XP
| will I just do an update as normal to get the latest includes etc.
| How is Winamp 3 in regards to spyware and security I am thinking of
| using this for MP3's rather than the Windows Media Player that comes
| with XP as I am told this is always trying to phone home and is a little
| dodgy. I would presume that Real One is the other alternative but it
| always seems to come with a gold pass that you have to cancel payment on
| if you do not wish to use that facility and I always forget to do things
| like that. I believe it also this contains spy and adware.
| Any Input appreciated on any of the above topics.
| Thanks and Regards
|
| --
| Jamie
| Outgoing Mail Scanned By NAV 2002
| Please remove Gothic if replying by email
| necroflash@Gothicbtopenworld.com
|
|
In WiMP you can disable the "phone home" in the options...suggestion, WinAmp 3 really
sux(IMHO)..go to ZDnet or CNet and d/l ver WinAmp5 beta 2(much better tollerance, AOL does
not install as in prev vers when told not to, and less resource hogging, ver 3 was an
oopsy)..