From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I just liken it to something like if I purchase a coat in a store and
several times a month when I enter that store the salesman who sold me the
coat (under the direction of the store's management)  demands that I show
proof of purchase. The first few times I may just ignore the slight but,
after months of an implied theft charge, I'll start getting highly upset
and question whether I'll ever do business with that store again.

Microsoft should really change their EULA to say that they suspect all
users of XP are thieves and as such proof of ownership will be required
anytime Microsoft so desires

Just ordered a Mac-mini to see how feasible it is ( for me ) to achieve a
MS free world

"Gary Britt"  wrote in message news:444fc4b5{at}w3....
> After reading comments here, when windowsupdate offered this and another
> download, at first I said OK, then the EULA popped up and described it as
> a pre-beta release.  I said, wait a minute I don't want anybody's pre-beta
> release software on my computer, so I clicked cancel and bailed on the
> install.  I went back in to windowsupdate and clicked not to offer that
> update again.  So far windows hasn't aborted on me in the past hour since
> doing that.  Like you I've downloaded and installed several different/same
> versions of windows genuine advantage when downloaded files from MS.
>
> Gary
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
news:444fba76{at}w3....
>> from the windowsupdate newsgroup ( just checked and it CANNOT be
>> removed ). I wonder why Microsoft's article ( review date April 26,
>> 2006 ) is in conflict with the truth?
>> -----------------------------------------------
>>
>> In that MS Article:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=905474
>> it says:
>>
>> "You can uninstall Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications by using Add
>> or
>> Remove Programs in Control Panel.
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>>>
>>
>> However, when I go into my Control Panel and highlight that WGA update,
>> im
>> told :
>>
>> "This update cannot be removed"
>>
>> Wondering  about this contradiction...
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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