Susan Harkins
ssharkins at gmail.com
Tue May 26 13:12:28 CDT 2009
> Microsoft is being sued for WGA in LA under anti-spyware statutes. =======Good! > > The false-positive rate (falsely identifying instances as pirated) is > reported to be 22%. =======Criminy -- that's incredible! Susan H. > > PB > > Jim Lawrence wrote: >> 1. If you have changed any hardware, on your computer recently, it will >> come >> up with this message... like hard drive, lan card or mother board. >> >> 2. If you have MS Updates turned off for too long this will also happen. >> >> 3. If you have rebuilt your registers or changed/fixed/updates/restored a >> number of primary records within the Windows directories of >> subdirectories... the message may be invoked. >> >> 4. A number of updates, like MS Office also require you down load an >> ActiceX >> component that once installed continually sends back messages to MS on >> the >> validity of all MS software, on your whole computer. If any piece of >> software, on your system, is registered, in more than one place or not >> fully >> registered/activated, that message will continue to pop-up. >> >> Check the link out from MS for details: >> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/ProgramInfo.aspx?displaylang=en&sGuid=5b22a >> dba-2510-4876-874c-f4732dd8203b >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins >> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 9:30 AM >> To: DBA Tech List >> Subject: [dba-Tech] Windows notification >> >> Why am I suddenly getting a Windows Notification message when I reboot? >> It >> wants to determine if I'm running a legitimate copy of Windows -- what >> the >> hell is this and how do I get rid of it???? I've been running the same >> copy >> of Windows for years and all the sudden I have to convince MS that it's >> legitimate? >> >> Susan H. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.40/2135 - Release Date: >> 05/26/09 08:53:00 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com