updates

"tisza" <tisza RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2F77609D-041E-4D04-8210-811DF2653221@microsoft.com...
> I've just "legalised" my XP on a computer I bought. Windows automatic
> update
> says that there are a number of updates needed (about 80) most of these
> seem to be already on the machine (Belarc). Windows will download all the
> updates but not install them. The cut-off point seems to be updates past
> 925486. Everytime I turn on windows wants to download all these updates
> but
> can't install them. Help?

Can you tell me what all was involved with this "legalization" please? I
have a friend who has a PC with a bootleg copy of XP on it who would like to
"make it right".

TIA.

tisza wrote:
> I've just "legalised" my XP on a computer I bought. Windows
> automatic update
> says that there are a number of updates needed (about 80) most of
> these seem to be already on the machine (Belarc). Windows will
> download all the updates but not install them. The cut-off point
> seems to be updates past 925486. Everytime I turn on windows wants
> to download all these updates but
> can't install them. Help?

BigRedWingsFan wrote:
> Can you tell me what all was involved with this "legalization"
> please? I have a friend who has a PC with a bootleg copy of XP on
> it who would like to "make it right".

From the sounds of it - they either did a clean installation or a repair
installation:

- Clean...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

- Repair...
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341

- They may have just changed the product key with the new/legitimate one
they acquired...
The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a
reinstall!
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409

Its probably better - all around - to perform a clean installation of
Windows XP and all applications after backing upii your data for the simple
fact that you know you have something 'not legitimate' on the machine now.
You don't know with 100% certainty what might have been changed in that copy
of the Windows XP that the installation was done with - but you do know that
it was possibly modified.

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