To: hipaatwo
My ME crashed so my son's friend installed XP for me. It has been updating all along and now it won't do it anymore. Is my puter screwed if I don't buy a copy of XP? Yeah, you're screwed. Microsoft just recently installed a system that ensures only legit copies can download updates to try and slow down pirating of its products.
18 posted on
08/09/2005 4:04:14 PM PDT by
COEXERJ145
(Tom Tancredo- The Republican Party's Very Own Cynthia McKinney.)
To: COEXERJ145
Yeah, you're screwed. Microsoft just recently installed a system that ensures only legit copies can download updates to try and slow down pirating of its products.Yeah. But if I recall correctly, they'll let you download critical updates but not the optional updates.
22 posted on
08/09/2005 4:10:51 PM PDT by
upchuck
("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: COEXERJ145
Actually security updates are available to everyone, even if you don't pass the genuine advantage test.
23 posted on
08/09/2005 4:12:02 PM PDT by
cabojoe
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