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echo: nthelp
to: Geo
from: /m
date: 2006-06-17 07:30:24
subject: Re: WGA, WUA, last updates ...

From: /m 

On Sat, 17 Jun 2006 00:26:49 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Hrvoje Mesing"  wrote in message
>news:4492f071{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> Got this today when downloading last update :):
>
>My friend who does a lot of week long ray tracings had some updates download
>last month, he's been clicking the little balloon thing to get rid of it
>whenever it reminds him.
>
>Last night (or maybe it was the night before) his machine just went ahead
>and installed them then rebooted without saving files, screwing up another
>weeks worth of work.


He needs to learn that he neither owns nor controls the PC.  Once Windows
XP is installed, the PC belongs to Microsoft and will be used as chattel
however Microsoft desires.  If that means random reboots and the loss of a
week's amount of work, so be it.

 /m

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