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Must be an XP thing. Has not hit me on W2K3
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"Stan Brown" wrote in message news:MPG.1d82d835c5f7649896d0@news.individual.net...
> In article <#qqTcuAsFHA.260@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>, Carey Frisch
> [MVP] favored us with...
>> "+++Bobby "O"+++" wrote:
>> | Does anyone know how to get around the "Genuine Advantage" update?
>
>> Yes, purchase and install a legitimate version of Windows XP!
>
> It's not always appropriate to go for the "zinger", my friend.
>
> I have a legitimate copy of XP, and still the "Genuine Advantage:
> checker failed on my system. I have no idea why, but for a week or so
> I was unable to get updates.
>
> One day it mysteriously began working. If it hadn't, I'd have had to
> go out looking for a cracker to use the software that I _paid_ for.
>
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> Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
> http://OakRoadSystems.com/
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