"HK" wrote in message
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Well, I am taking the plunge.
I am updating my old IBM T23 laptop from Win2k to WINXP Pro.
It's a great little laptop, though technology long passed it by, and at
the moment it only has 384KB of memory. If the update "takes," I'll
update the RAM to 512KB.

This is the machine I let household guests use.

Gosh, if it works out, I'll be as up to date OS-wise as the great
computer gurus here.


Before you run Windows Update, you may want to read this slowly, three
times:

http://windowssecrets.com/comp/071129/#story1

And don't give me any crap about how your situation is an exception to
what the writer is talking about, or how your copy of XP is legit so none
of this matters.


Since my copy of XP Pro was sent to me as a gift from MS, I am not
concerned about its legitimacy.


Wrong. That's like saying warrantless surveillance is cool because you
haven't broken the law.

Read the article. WGA can still cause nightmares, and there's nothing you
can to once it begins. You'll wish you'd paid attention.