dianewny said:
I have a genuine copy of XP. Why am I required to use up my
bandwidth everytime I connect to the internet ?
I'm registered shouldn't Microsoft contact me if a critical update
is needed?
You are choosing to get automatic updates - I assume...
You can choose to do many things...
"Nothing", "Notify", "Download and Notify" or "Download and Install"...
If you choose nothing - you can simply wait until late in the day the second
Tuesday of each month and go to
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and scan
for/install whatever updates you want. The updates are normally released on
a schedule.
You can also sign up for update email if you desire.
However - registration means little to nothing and all activation does is
allow you to get updates and continue using the operating system.
