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to: Rich Gauszka
from: Robert Comer
date: 2006-04-26 18:08:20
subject: Re: The XP update that you CANNOT Uninstall

From: "Robert Comer" 

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There's no contradiction here (from that article:)

How to uninstall Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications You can use Add or
Remove Programs to view Windows Genuine Advantage = Notifications, but you
cannot use Add or Remove Programs to remove the = notifications.

--=20
Bob Comer 


"Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:444fba76{at}w3....
> from the windowsupdate newsgroup ( just checked and it CANNOT be =
removed ).=20
> I wonder why Microsoft's article ( review date April 26, 2006 ) is in=20
> conflict with the truth?
> -----------------------------------------------
>=20
> In that MS Article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=3D905474
> it says:
>=20
> "You can uninstall Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications by using =
Add or
> Remove Programs in Control Panel.
>                                                                  >>>
>=20
> However, when I go into my Control Panel and highlight that WGA =
update, im
> told :
>=20
> "This update cannot be removed"
>=20
> Wondering  about this contradiction...
>=20
>=20
>
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There's no contradiction here (from =
that=20
article:)
 

How to uninstall Windows Genuine =
Advantage=20
NotificationsYou
can use Add or = Remove=20
Programs to view Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications, but you cannot = use Add=20
or Remove Programs to remove the notifications.
-- Bob Comer
<Not that I'm =
defending the=20
concept, I think it's pretty scummy>
 
 
"Rich Gauszka"
<mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com"> face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>gauszka{at}hotmail.com> = wrote in=20
message news:444fba76{at}w3....> from the windowsupdate newsgroup ( just =
checked and it=20
CANNOT be removed ). > I wonder why Microsoft's article (
review = date=20
April 26, 2006 ) is in > conflict with the
truth?>=20
----------------------------------------------->
> In that =
MS=20
Article:> ">http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=3D905474">
= face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=3D905474=
A>> it says:>
> "You can = uninstall Windows=20
Genuine Advantage Notifications by using Add or> Remove
Programs = in=20
Control=20
Panel.>          =
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            &=
nbsp;           &n=
bsp;           &nb=
sp;      =20
>>>> > However, when
I go into my Control Panel =
and=20
highlight that WGA update, im> told :>
> "This = update=20
cannot be removed"> >
Wondering  about this=20 contradiction...>
>
>

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