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Hey, almost the same situation happened with me when I had to reinstall XP.
After being burned (more than once) with Windows updates I've become very selective of what and when to apply them. With my XP box I typically wait a year before applying SELECTED updates (and I'm very particular of the selections).
Won't get fooled again.
Regards,
GEWB
So If I said this was a rare occaison, and that I myself never had an issue like this in my whole 12 years of running Windows. What weight would that carry?
BTW I'm keenly aware that strange things can happen with regards to computers... but I'll say it again, If you have to worry about this update, you might want to look at where your software is coming from.
Peace
I was gonna post this story but Z3r010 beat me to it!
Maybe this will ease the "Im having an issue with my new install of Win7" questions...
I must admit I had so many instances of helping noobs with install & post install issues where I'd work with them baqck and forth for 2 days... then discover they were using a h4cK3d copy of Win7 most often a torrent dl! I got so sick of it, now I just flat out ask "where did you get this copy, which version, etc."
I understand that many cannot afford to go out and purchase Win7, but your OS is your most critical piece of software... dont chance it with a reverse engineered, malware layden, trojan infected, "freebie" O.S. If you do... seek tech support from no one!
This is pretty simple: Microsoft has a right to protect their product. They are NOT a non-profit organization and the cost of development is significant regardless of whether you agree with their policies or not! We all have a choice, if you don't find value in their offerings chose another OS.
As a reseller I can’t/won’t risk selling a bootleg product, yet I find the battle between “legit” and “pirate” quite interesting. I’m interested to see if the hackers really have the talent to beat the “Almighty”.
Gotta watch this thread… :)
Last edited by win7clutz; 12 Feb 2010 at 00:35.