From: "Thees Peereboom" 

Or when you're in a plane trying to get some work done.

- Thees Peereboom

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:56:06 +0200, Randy  wrote:

> Just imagine this happening on thousands of corporate desktops one
> day....
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:4325e1e2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> So far due to the MS brain-dead WU 'Real Windows' authentication scheme
>> I've had two friends ( already a bit paranoid about Windows Update )
>> that
>> will probably avoid the site like the plague from now on
>>
>> Both PCs, 2 laptops, are /were running legal and registered versions of
>> XP. One an IBM A21M was upgraded to XP years ago. The other ( Vaio )came
>> with XP pre-installed 1 1/2 years ago. The people were in a panic this
>> morning when they received a message
>>
>> "This copy of Windows must be activated
>> with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows
>> now?
>> Yes/No."
>>
>> Nice way to fight piracy Microsoft - NOT!!!!!
>>
>> There should be a mechanism for checking for legal versions that doesn't
>> send computer phobic people into panic. The current scheme doesn't help
>> getting those people to return to WU for critical patches either
>>
>> FWIW once they called the 800 number they were able to follow the
>> pre-recorded instructions and now have 'activated' computers again
>>
>>
>> Looks like Mike Miller was correct
>>
>>
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