Genuine Advantage - I Think Not!

[Richard John]

Ever since I was forced to install Windows Genuine Advantage the other
day, in order to download a program from Microsoft my Gateway Notebook
takes forever to start. It sits at the splash screen with the little
bar flashing from left to right for what seems a very long time then
proceeds to load Windows XP.

Is ths WGA at work or possibly something else taking over?
Thanks

 

[Chris May]

| Ever since I was forced to install Windows Genuine Advantage the other
| day, in order to download a program from Microsoft my Gateway Notebook
| takes forever to start. It sits at the splash screen with the little
| bar flashing from left to right for what seems a very long time then
| proceeds to load Windows XP.
|
| Is ths WGA at work or possibly something else taking over?
| Thanks

I haven't noticed any added activity when XP is loading.

The term "Genuine Advantage" is a bit misleading since 100% of the advantage is
to Microsoft with 0% left for the comsumer.

ChrisM

 

[Guest]

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Download the file titled "UPHClean-Setup.msi", then right-click
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What's User Profile Hive Cleanup Service (UPHClean)?
http://www.windowsitpro.com/Articles/Print.cfm?ArticleID=42257

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http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx

 

[antioch]

Ever since I was forced to install Windows Genuine Advantage the other
day, in order to download a program from Microsoft my Gateway Notebook
takes forever to start. It sits at the splash screen with the little bar
flashing from left to right for what seems a very long time then proceeds
to load Windows XP.

How many times does it go across the screen when loading?
Antioch