Fake Message From Microsoft about Pirated copies.

[usil]

Works just fine.

[jonnyb]

Works just fine.

Vdr is easy but try with Gmail. I don't think they allow that.
Thanks again, Kool.

[ProfessorU]

Critical update:

Q. What is a critical update?
A. Any update that's essential to the operation of your computer is considered a critical update, and is automatically selected for installation by Windows Update and by Automatic Updates. These critical updates are provided to help resolve known issues and to help protect your computer from known security vulnerabilities.

For the most part critical updates patch vulnerabilities that impact the health of the internet overall. If it's a localized threat, it's typically a different type of update.

[jonnyb]

Works just fine.

I stuck it into my yahoo email and it only worked a couple of times. On a forward it kills it.
I just sent an email to myself and three came thru with the scrolly bar and now it's gone.
I wonder how you keep it in Yahoo mail. Got any ideas?

[mgarcia]

Description of the Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications application
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/905474/

I want to thank anyone in advance that can help me. I just bought a computer from a friend of mine and cleaned it up a bit. When I connected it to the internet I did an update and received this message.
This copy of Windows is not genuine.
You may be the victim of software counterfeiting

I have a genuine copy that I can install but I cannot seem to get it to work?
Now that this fake copy is in how do I go about reinstalling Windows XP?

Any help would be appreciated....

Thanks

[jonnyb]

Reformat it, Google will tell you how.

[mgarcia]

Thanks

[liam858]

Just put the CD in the CD-Rom drive, and choose the Clean Install option.


Liam

[SuperSparks]

Hi mgarcia, welcome to Virtual Dr

You might find these articles helpful (hopefully a lot more helpful than being told to Google for the answer ):

Clean Install XP Pro

Attended Install of Windows XP

Clean install Windows XP

[mgarcia]

Hi mgarcia, welcome to Virtual Dr

You might find these articles helpful (hopefully a lot more helpful than being told to Google for the answer ):

Clean Install XP Pro

Attended Install of Windows XP

Clean install Windows XP

Thank you SuperSparks!

[Ridgerunr]

Another thing that you need to do right away before going on the net is get a firewall in place. XP's will work for incoming threats,but not for something trying to call home from your PC. Use it until you get all the priority updates installed,but then get a decent software firewall such as Zone Alarm installed then shut XP's off. If you go online nowadays with 'no' firewall,you can be infected in less than a minute!

[usil]

There is another option available to you instead of formatting.
You can buy a legal version of Windows XP (you mention that you have one but it can only be installed on one computer and it must be a retail version, not OEM), then call Microsoft and have them explain you how to change the serial number to make it a legal version.

[SuperSparks]

Good point Usil, I keep forgetting about that. Here's a Knowledgebase articles that explains how to do it (it works for all keys, not just volume ones):

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;328874