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Cannot install updates

sdlomi2 posted on Wednesday, August 15, 2007 1:55 PM

John, this 1 instance was not caused by an earlier pirated version, I
don't believe.  It's causd by MS-distributed problems with their updates, at
least in my opinion.  Other installs of genuine XP Pro that I worked on
showed the same reluctance to d/l & inst. updates; also a couple of XP Home,
legal versions of course, showed their tails too!  I think it comes with
brand new installs OR upgrades OR repair-installs--and I think it's some new
crap from MS, like added security or more likely added aversion to pirated
installs.  s