how to remove 'verification tool'?

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is there a way to remove this recent update?
my 95 year old mother has a laptop bought for her from ebay (after a
corporate lease) but the new tool says it is not a valid XP!! but now it
puts up like 10 messages every time she boots - any way to remove this
update?
 
musiclover said:
is there a way to remove this recent update?
my 95 year old mother has a laptop bought for her from ebay (after a
corporate lease) but the new tool says it is not a valid XP!! but
now it puts up like 10 messages every time she boots - any way to
remove this update?
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http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/...s-genuine-advantage-notifications-nag-screen/

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musiclover said:
is there a way to remove this recent update?
my 95 year old mother has a laptop bought for her from ebay (after a
corporate lease) but the new tool says it is not a valid XP!! but
now it puts up like 10 messages every time she boots - any way to
remove this update?
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Did the laptop come with the reinstallation software? See this link for
what she legally should have received and what is needed to reinstall
Windows:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#reinstall_Windows

If your mother did not receive what she should have, then I'm afraid she
(or you as her helper) will need to contact the laptop mftr. and see
about getting a Recovery Disk for that model laptop. Or go to the store
and buy a legal copy of XP and do a clean install. Refer to the above
website article about drivers, etc.

And now you know why buying laptops on eBay is not necessarily A Good
Thing.

Malke
 
Description of the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474/

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| is there a way to remove this recent update?
| my 95 year old mother has a laptop bought for her from ebay (after a
| corporate lease) but the new tool says it is not a valid XP!! but now it
| puts up like 10 messages every time she boots - any way to remove this
| update?
 
thanks - i am not gonna reinstall windows!! but there are many solutions
here to remove the nag, so nanny can get her email!! thanks again.
 
musiclover said:
thanks - i am not gonna reinstall windows!! but there are many
solutions here to remove the nag, so nanny can get her email!!
thanks again.
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You're Welcome.

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