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Greetings from The VACM Team,

In this issue:
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UPDATE from the last VACM's item #3, which said...

3. New Law allows anyone to get your credit info. Here's
the simple way to keep your credit info private.

We received feedback from several VACM subscribers on this one
and a big thanks to Kris for the very detailed scoop on this
issue. Before you attempt to call the toll free number,
take a look at this detailed info from Kris:

>
> You probably have heard from others by now...
>
> The 1-888-567-8688 phone number will not do the private
> individual any good. And NO, the credit
> bureaus have not been given permission to
> give out your credit information
> to just anybody....only to "legitimate
> businesses that have the right under a specific
> law to get that information"....whatever that means.
> The 1-888 number is for financial institutions
> to use to block businesses from gaining access
> to your financial information at that financial
> institution.
> There is no option #3 available to callers. Please
> try calling this number and you will see.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kris

Sounds like we can all rest a little easier after all.
Thanks, again, Kris for this great information!

This update was in response to the original posting
in the previous VACM which stated:

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* 3. New Law allows anyone to get your credit info
*******************************************************
Thanks to our subscriber, Richard, for this valuable bit of info.
We haven't checked it out yet, but definitely will be doing so
in the near future !!

> Just wanted to let everyone know who hasn't
> already heard, the four major
> credit bureaus in the US are allowed,
> starting July 1, to release your
> credit info, mailing addresses, phone numbers,
> etc. to anyone who requests it. If you would
> like to 'opt out' of this release of info, you can
> call 1-888-567-8688. It only takes a couple of
> minutes to do, and you can take
> care of anyone else in the household while making
> only one call. You'll just need to know their
> social security number. Be sure to listen closely,
> the first opt out is only for two years, make
> sure you wait until they prompt you to press '3'
> on your phone keypad to opt out for good.
>
> *******PASS THIS MESSAGE ON TO ALL*******

Best Regards,
Marc Deschenes, VACM Editor
The VACM Project at
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******** APPENDIX - Handy How-To Tips **********

* How To Boot into Safe Mode

Shut the computer down so that the power is off.

Turn the computer on, wait 1 second and begin pressing the F8 key
on the keyboard, once every second repeatedly. Do this until
the Windows Startup Menu appears. If you get a keyboard
error, press F1 to resume and then continue pressing the
F8 key once every second, or your PC may tell you to press another key for BIOS setup.

Select Safe Mode from the Windows Startup Menu, then press
the Enter key on the keyboard.

Windows will then boot into Safe Mode.
NOTE: This may take longer than a normal boot.

At the end of the boot process a dialog box will appear
informing you that Windows is in Safe Mode. Click OK on this dialog box.

Windows is now in Safe Mode.

If you miss hitting the F8 at the right time, Windows will boot
normally and you will not see the "Safe Mode" message. In this
case, start from the top of these instructions until you get the
boot menu screen where you can choose "Safe Mode". This can be
a little tricky the first time you do it.

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