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Windows Update warns me that I am likely to have problems in the future
because my computer manufacturer usually uses different #s.

Should I panic at some point?

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:07:03 +0100, "Tiny Tim" <_>
wrote:

>"Steve P" <> wrote in message
>news:um5zaz$...
>> Windows Update warns me that I am likely to have problems in the future
>> because my computer manufacturer usually uses different #s.
>>
>> Should I panic at some point?
>I just rebuilt my girlfriend's Acer from the recovery CDs yesterday and got
>exactly the same warning. What gives?
>
If you change hardware, than the stupid wga thinks it changed from
the time you got it. We may all eventually have to change it to the
keys on the back or bottom of the computer to download updates.

Why were these problems not discovered before Microsoft required wga?


Greg Ro

I bought my laptop with only DOS installed and installed a retail copy of WinXP.
Restore disks from manufacturers suck

While sipping a glass of wine, I read that Greg Ro wrote in
news:


> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:07:03 +0100, "Tiny Tim" <_>
> wrote:
>
>>"Steve P" <> wrote in message
>>news:um5zaz$...
>>> Windows Update warns me that I am likely to have problems in the future
>>> because my computer manufacturer usually uses different #s.
>>>
>>> Should I panic at some point?
>>I just rebuilt my girlfriend's Acer from the recovery CDs yesterday and got
>>exactly the same warning. What gives?
>>
> If you change hardware, than the stupid wga thinks it changed from
> the time you got it. We may all eventually have to change it to the
> keys on the back or bottom of the computer to download updates.
>
> Why were these problems not discovered before Microsoft required wga?
>
>
> Greg Ro