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Windows Genuine Advantage Notification

Started by skeeto , Jul 01 2006 01:49 PM

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skeeto
Posted 01 July 2006 - 01:49 PM

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this seems to appear in automatc updates every month since march. is anyone else having to validate their windows software every month?

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Posted 01 July 2006 - 01:55 PM

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Might be a Microsoft "check up". Is this a legal copy of Windows XP?
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Posted 01 July 2006 - 02:01 PM

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yes it is!
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Posted 01 July 2006 - 02:15 PM

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I have to download the new version every month. It's just Microsoft cracking down on people with bootleg copies of XP.
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Posted 01 July 2006 - 02:18 PM

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thanks for replying!
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