Re: Updates Installing without My Permission

That's the one all the fuss was about. I believe this has died down pretty
well---the current update is not a beta, and doesn't communicate
excessively. It also can perform useful work for the user, as I discovered
when I needed to do a repair install of Windows on an OEM system--that app
warned me after the repair that I was no longer on SP2 and needed to be in
order to be supported. Updating was the next step I had in mind, but I
appreciated the clear reminder.

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"Bruce" <parcxman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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The "problems" that you mention were never associated with Windows
Genuine Activation--just the beta of the "notification" of similar
name.

That beta has been replace by a final version with improvements. I
have no hesitation in installing either at this point.


Is that Windows Genuine Advantage Notification (KB905474)? It's sitting
in my AutoUpdate window waiting to be downloaded and installed, along
with many other updates.


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