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XP Pro authentification tool
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| FaTheR-TeD 2005-07-27, 6:34 pm |
| I have had XP Pro for approx 9 months, already installed on this pc when I
purchased the machine.
Just tried to do a Windows update, but then the Authentication tool says
that my install is not authenticated. Never had any problems before, ever.
A couple of months back I had a hard drive failure and motherboard problems,
which was repaired and replaced locally (heat problem, so new case with extra
fans, and new hard drive).
The shop sorted the whole thing out for me, but now I cannot do Windows
updates.
Am I doing something wrong, and if so what do I need to do? Microsoft want
to charge me £35.00 plus vat to sort it out (WTF!....lol)!
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| T-Bone 2005-07-27, 6:34 pm |
| "FaTheR-TeD" <FaTheR-TeD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> I have had XP Pro for approx 9 months, already installed on this pc when I
> purchased the machine.
> Just tried to do a Windows update, but then the Authentication tool says
> that my install is not authenticated. Never had any problems before, ever.
> A couple of months back I had a hard drive failure and motherboard
problems,
> which was repaired and replaced locally (heat problem, so new case with
extra
> fans, and new hard drive).
> The shop sorted the whole thing out for me, but now I cannot do Windows
> updates.
It could be that in the process of putting your system back together the
shop used their copy of windows instead of yours. So now the update systems
thinks its pirated. Being as the shop were the last ones to touch your
system, I would take it up with them. Otherwise I'd suggest posting your
question in one of the many XP related newsgroups.
--
T-Bone
MCNGP XL
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