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The Great OS Upodate
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. 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. |
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The Great OS Upodate
"HK" wrote in message
news  JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. 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. |
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The Great OS Upodate
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message news JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. |
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The Great OS Upodate
"HK" wrote in message
. .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message news JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. Harry, I expected this. It's pathetic, really. The article is about a piece of the windows update software which is essentially spyware. Microsoft **WANTS** you to have it, and if you call them, they will run you around in circles trying to get you to keep it on your system. Stop pretending to know more than non-MS experts, and read the article. |
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The Great OS Upodate
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message news
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:"HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. Harry, I expected this. It's pathetic, really. The article is about a piece of the windows update software which is essentially spyware. Microsoft **WANTS** you to have it, and if you call them, they will run you around in circles trying to get you to keep it on your system. Stop pretending to know more than non-MS experts, and read the article. I read the article. I'm aware of these issues. I'm not having any. I haven't had any. If I do, I know who at MS to call. |
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The Great OS Upodate
"HK" wrote in message
. .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message news
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:"HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. Harry, I expected this. It's pathetic, really. The article is about a piece of the windows update software which is essentially spyware. Microsoft **WANTS** you to have it, and if you call them, they will run you around in circles trying to get you to keep it on your system. Stop pretending to know more than non-MS experts, and read the article. I read the article. I'm aware of these issues. I'm not having any. I haven't had any. If I do, I know who at MS to call. If you allow windows update to freely do its thing, you WILL have issues eventually. It's not a matter of "if". It's "when". |
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The Great OS Upodate
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message news
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:"HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. Harry, I expected this. It's pathetic, really. The article is about a piece of the windows update software which is essentially spyware. Microsoft **WANTS** you to have it, and if you call them, they will run you around in circles trying to get you to keep it on your system. Stop pretending to know more than non-MS experts, and read the article. I read the article. I'm aware of these issues. I'm not having any. I haven't had any. If I do, I know who at MS to call. If you allow windows update to freely do its thing, you WILL have issues eventually. It's not a matter of "if". It's "when". Life is full of issues. The few I have had from MS have been solvable. As I stated, if I run into a serious problem, I know who to call. Thanks for your concern. |
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#8
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The Great OS Upodate
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message news
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:"HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. Harry, I expected this. It's pathetic, really. The article is about a piece of the windows update software which is essentially spyware. Microsoft **WANTS** you to have it, and if you call them, they will run you around in circles trying to get you to keep it on your system. Stop pretending to know more than non-MS experts, and read the article. Did you accept the license agreement? |
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#9
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"BAR" wrote in message
. .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message news
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:"HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. Harry, I expected this. It's pathetic, really. The article is about a piece of the windows update software which is essentially spyware. Microsoft **WANTS** you to have it, and if you call them, they will run you around in circles trying to get you to keep it on your system. Stop pretending to know more than non-MS experts, and read the article. Did you accept the license agreement? Yes. The original license agreement for Windows XP Pro never mentioned something that would come along later: "Windows Genuine Advantage". |
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#10
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The Great OS Upodate
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "HK" wrote in message news
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:"HK" wrote in message . .. 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. I'll call MS if I have those sorts of problems. Harry, I expected this. It's pathetic, really. The article is about a piece of the windows update software which is essentially spyware. Microsoft **WANTS** you to have it, and if you call them, they will run you around in circles trying to get you to keep it on your system. Stop pretending to know more than non-MS experts, and read the article. Did you accept the license agreement? Yes. The original license agreement for Windows XP Pro never mentioned something that would come along later: "Windows Genuine Advantage". Well, the Thinkpad upgrade to XP Pro seems to be going well. We're up and running, and we just automatically downloaded and installed 103 "upgrades" from Microsoft. Now we'll go over to the Lenovo site and see what else we need. |
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