"Windows Genuine Advantage...." System Update?

[(PeteCresswell)]

Just re-imaged my home PC and a Windows update that I've been
avoiding all year slipped through.

Something like "Windows Genuine Advantage something-or-other"

Just the name sounds ominous to me - practically pegs my BS
meter.

Am I worrying over nothing?

Can anybody elucidate?

 

[neil]

You don't need to worry if you have a legal version of XP. I have never had
a problem with the Genuine Advantage updates myself. It just checks to be
sure you have a legal version of windows.
Neil

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per neil:

You don't need to worry if you have a legal version of XP. I have never had
a problem with the Genuine Advantage updates myself. It just checks to be
sure you have a legal version of windows.

That's kinda what I figured.

Anybody know how to kill it?

I don't know if my version of windows is legal or not. I layed
out a grand or so for the MSN developer discs and it came from
one of them - but there's been a lot of water over the dam since
then.

 

[GMAN]

Just re-imaged my home PC and a Windows update that I've been
avoiding all year slipped through.

Something like "Windows Genuine Advantage something-or-other"

Just the name sounds ominous to me - practically pegs my BS
meter.

Am I worrying over nothing?

Can anybody elucidate?

You only have to worry if you are running a non-legit copy of windows

 

[Alias]

You only have to worry if you are running a non-legit copy of windows

False positives with WGA are a known fact that even Microsoft admits is
true. Why do you lie or are you just ignorant of the facts?

Alias

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per GMAN:

You only have to worry if you are running a non-legit copy of windows

Refer to my prior post about MSDN... I guess I'll find out soon
enough.

 

[GMAN]

Per GMAN:

Refer to my prior post about MSDN... I guess I'll find out soon
enough.

Missed that part, definitely legit!

 

[(PeteCresswell)]

Per GMAN:

Missed that part, definitely legit!

Hopefully.... but I've been through a few boxes since day 1 - and
who knows how they identify dupes.....