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to: Hrvoje Mesing
from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2005-07-30 18:16:12
subject: Re: XP verification check needs fixing

From: "Rich Gauszka" 


"Hrvoje Mesing"  wrote in
message news:42eba2d1{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>
> Hi!,
>
> I'm pissed a little bit.
> I found few computers that:
>
> - or Microsoft Update cannot be installed - it freezes.
> - checking for updates forever
> - downloaded and installed WGA, installed updates (event log), now doinf
> this again for same WGA and same updates for third time ?!?!
> - downloaded and installed updates (event log said that), now again
> downloading and it is on 8% for day and a half ?!
>

I had to enter the Windows Product Key for my one year old Sony Vaio for
the validation at the MS update site this afternoon. On many laptops ( mine
included ) the Product key is on the bottom and is starting to be a bit
worn. Nothing like pissing off legitimate customers as they try to enter
their keys again.

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