Awww..I am just not as smart as you!..--Phyllis
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From: "Steve Tabler" <stevetabler
comcast.net>
To: <Computer_Help_and_Discussionyahoogroups.com>;
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAD] Windows update and system restore quit working
> Phillis,
>
> The new release of the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation tool. They
> first released it through "Microsoft Updates" last March. More recently,
> Microsoft Updates issued another Windows Genuine Advantage Validation
> tool,
>; which wiped out the old version, among many other things.
>
> Since the question I answered was about the Windows Genuine Advantage
> Validation tool, I would think it would be obvious that I was referring to
> the Windows Genuine Advantage Validation tool. And I included sufficient
> quoted text of the original message from Susie that this should be obvious
> to anyone reading the message.
>
> Steve
>;
>
> At 03:45 AM 6/28/2006, you wrote:
>
>>;New one of what?..my 3 XP Pro are years old and run like a clock, knock on
>>wood..lol..--Phyllis
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>;>From: "Steve Tabler"
>>;<<mailto:stevetabler%40comcast.net>stevetablercomcast.net>
>>To:
>><;<mailto:Computer_Help_and_Discussion%40yahoogroups.com>Computer_Help_and_Discussionyahoogroups.com>;
>>Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 6:48 PM
>>Subject: Re: [CHAD] Windows update and system restore quit working
>>
>> > The first release of this, several months ago, was to try and root-out
>> > pirated versions of Windows. If you don't have the new one installed,
>> > you
>> > are not able to get any Windows XP updates of any kind from Microsoft.
>> > And
>> > it phones home to Microsoft daily. There has been a LOT of articles on
>> > the
>> > web written about this update.
>> >
>> > At 01:50 PM 6/27/2006, you wrote:
>> >
>> >>On June 7th I got an update from Microsoft called the Windows
>> >>Genuine Advantage Validation tool. I had previously said I did not
>> >>want this update, but somehow I got it anyway and now it can't be
>> >>uninstalled. Ever since that date I could not get my system restore
>> >>to work and I am wondering if this update could have had any
>> >>connection to the system restore not working?
>> >>
>> >>Has anyone else had any problems if you got this update, and how
>> >>can they put on an update that I refused? I don't get automatic
>> >>updates I approve them first?
>> >>
>> >>I was thinking that there would be a problem with system restore
>> >>because they would not want me to restore after getting the update.
>> >>But, why can't I restore at all anymore?
>> >>
>> >>I am not at home and do not want to wipe the computer clean and
>> >>start all over.
>;> >>
>> >>Any thoughts on this?
>;> >>Thanks, Susie
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