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Since: May 17, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:07 pm
Post subject: "Windows Genuine Advantage...." System Update?
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Just re-imaged my home PC and a Windows update that I've been
avoiding all year slipped through.
Something like "Windows Genuine Advantage something-or-other"
Just the name sounds ominous to me - practically pegs my BS
meter.
Am I worrying over nothing?
Can anybody elucidate?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:08 pm
Post subject: Re: "Windows Genuine Advantage...." System Update? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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You don't need to worry if you have a legal version of XP. I have never had
a problem with the Genuine Advantage updates myself. It just checks to be
sure you have a legal version of windows.
Neil
"(PeteCresswell)" <x DeleteThis @y.Invalid> wrote in message
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> Just re-imaged my home PC and a Windows update that I've been
> avoiding all year slipped through.
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> Something like "Windows Genuine Advantage something-or-other"
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> Just the name sounds ominous to me - practically pegs my BS
> meter.
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> Am I worrying over nothing?
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> Can anybody elucidate?
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:08 pm
Post subject: Re: "Windows Genuine Advantage...." System Update? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Per neil:
>You don't need to worry if you have a legal version of XP. I have never had
>a problem with the Genuine Advantage updates myself. It just checks to be
>sure you have a legal version of windows.
That's kinda what I figured.
Anybody know how to kill it?
I don't know if my version of windows is legal or not. I layed
out a grand or so for the MSN developer discs and it came from
one of them - but there's been a lot of water over the dam since
then.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:01 pm
Post subject: Re: "Windows Genuine Advantage...." System Update? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <h67ln39bne93s8pm22mjucftvmf7hu5b90.RemoveThis@4ax.com>, "(PeteCresswell)" <x.RemoveThis@y.Invalid> wrote:
>Just re-imaged my home PC and a Windows update that I've been
>avoiding all year slipped through.
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>Something like "Windows Genuine Advantage something-or-other"
>
>Just the name sounds ominous to me - practically pegs my BS
>meter.
>
>Am I worrying over nothing?
>
>Can anybody elucidate?
You only have to worry if you are running a non-legit copy of windows |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:04 pm
Post subject: Re: "Windows Genuine Advantage...." System Update? [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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GMAN wrote:
> In article <h67ln39bne93s8pm22mjucftvmf7hu5b90 RemoveThis @4ax.com>, "(PeteCresswell)" <x RemoveThis @y.Invalid> wrote:
>> Just re-imaged my home PC and a Windows update that I've been
>> avoiding all year slipped through.
>>
>> Something like "Windows Genuine Advantage something-or-other"
>>
>> Just the name sounds ominous to me - practically pegs my BS
>> meter.
>>
>> Am I worrying over nothing?
>>
>> Can anybody elucidate?
> You only have to worry if you are running a non-legit copy of windows
False positives with WGA are a known fact that even Microsoft admits is
true. Why do you lie or are you just ignorant of the facts?
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:47 pm
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Per GMAN:
>You only have to worry if you are running a non-legit copy of windows
Refer to my prior post about MSDN... I guess I'll find out soon
enough.
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:24 pm
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In article <60i5o3lcithdm104vban5iofpvru2n1q70 RemoveThis @4ax.com>, "(PeteCresswell)" <x RemoveThis @y.Invalid> wrote:
>Per GMAN:
>>You only have to worry if you are running a non-legit copy of windows
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>Refer to my prior post about MSDN... I guess I'll find out soon
>enough.
Missed that part, definitely legit! |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:24 pm
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Per GMAN:
>>Refer to my prior post about MSDN... I guess I'll find out soon
>>enough.
>Missed that part, definitely legit!
Hopefully.... but I've been through a few boxes since day 1 - and
who knows how they identify dupes.....
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