...my copy of Windows is not genuine, and that I may be a victim of
pirated software.
Windows came with my HP computer last year. It has a certificate of
authenticity and I seriously doubt HP is a pirate (even if this update
suggests otherwise). Moreover, this copy of Windows has be validated
several times before (when downloading software from Microsoft's web
site, for example), without any problems whatsoever.
I have tried several of the suggestions on the Windows Genuine
Advantage Talkback forum at...
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...=125&SiteID=25
I have went to www.microsoft.com/genuine to revalidate, with no
success. I have also tried the MGA Diagnostic Tool, which resulted in
a bunch of garbage without any solution offered. I was going to post a
copy of the results to the WGA Validation Problems forum at...
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...aspx?SiteID=25
...but it appears I have to sign up to something to access that
forum (a lot of talk about Windows Passport, Hotmail, and more) and
provide even more information about my computer for Microsoft to screw
up. Since I would rather not do all that, I'm instead sitting at my
computer in a really pissed off mood, with not a clue what to do next.
At the same time, my copy of Office XP is also now saying it is not
a genuine copy, which may or may not be related to this Windows update
(the update doesn't say anything about Office, but this started at the
same time). I purchased Office XP from a military PX several years ago
(the military is also not likely a pirate, in spite of what this
update suggests), and it has also been validated numerous times before
(to download updates and additions from Microsoft's web site).
As I said, I'm in a really pissed off mood. I really don't need this
hassle in my life at the moment. So, instead of doing anything else to
fix this, I'm not doing another thing. If Microsoft can screw up my
computer with an update, they can just as easily fix it with an
update. And I damn sure expect them to do so soon. If I'm deprived of
the use of my computer for one moment because of this garbage, or am
forced to continuing seeing bs messages all over my computer each time
I use it, I'm going to look into the possibility of taking Microsoft
to the German equivalent of the American small claims court.
stewart
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