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Frank
Flightless Bird
On 3/11/2010 8:43 AM, Alias wrote:
> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>
>>
>> "ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
>> news:7vsiekFqolU2@mid.individual.net...
>>> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 1495 +0000, John Aldred wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
>>>> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that
>>>> it was genuine. Fair enough.
>>>>
>>>> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows
>>>> may not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>>>>
>>>> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the
>>>> taskbar to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30
>>>> days unless I validated Windows.
>>>>
>>>> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
>>>> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
>>>> Windows Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything
>>>> was OK. Windows passed the test.
>>>>
>>>> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
>>>> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
>>>> asked and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>>>>
>>>> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security
>>>> Essentials. I can see that I have a fun evening ahead.
>>>
>>> Don't you just love MS? I've never had to 'validate' a Linux install.
>>
>> You should never have to validate a Linux install. Nobody gives a rats
>> ass what you do with it because it's worthless.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I wonder how you justify living with yourself after posting lies about
> Linux every single day.
>
Why are you in this Windows 7 ng?
> Spanky de Monkey, ESQ wrote:
>>
>>
>> "ray" <ray@zianet.com> wrote in message
>> news:7vsiekFqolU2@mid.individual.net...
>>> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 1495 +0000, John Aldred wrote:
>>>
>>>> When I installed Microsoft Security Essentials I knew that part of the
>>>> agreement was that my copy of Windows should be checked to ensure that
>>>> it was genuine. Fair enough.
>>>>
>>>> About a month ago I received a message to say that my copy of Windows
>>>> may not be genuine. I re-validated it. OK. No more messages.
>>>>
>>>> Today I had a similar message on my screen, and a pop-up from the
>>>> taskbar to tell me that Security Essentials would stop working in 30
>>>> days unless I validated Windows.
>>>>
>>>> There was a link to click to go online to look for a solution. I had to
>>>> download the new validation tool ( I've not been offered it yet by
>>>> Windows Update). I downloaded and ran the validation tool. Everything
>>>> was OK. Windows passed the test.
>>>>
>>>> However Security Essentials was still showing an amber warning, and
>>>> presented me with a Validate button on it's main console. So I did as
>>>> asked and validated for a second time. Pass, OK.
>>>>
>>>> I have 3 more machines (two XP and one Win7) running Security
>>>> Essentials. I can see that I have a fun evening ahead.
>>>
>>> Don't you just love MS? I've never had to 'validate' a Linux install.
>>
>> You should never have to validate a Linux install. Nobody gives a rats
>> ass what you do with it because it's worthless.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I wonder how you justify living with yourself after posting lies about
> Linux every single day.
>
Why are you in this Windows 7 ng?