[geeks] Windows XP 64bit Licensing?

Charles Shannon Hendrix shannon at widomaker.com
Mon Jul 2 12:32:52 CDT 2007


Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon at widomaker.com>
> " 
> " 
> " 
> " Since I disabled "Genuine Advantage", which is the most amazing oxymoron I've 
> " ever heard from Microsoft, my system runs faster, smoother, and more reliably.
> 
> it -is- a genuine advantage -- for ms...
> 
> does windows update still work without it?

Yes.

Supposedly I'm missing out on some "premium" updates, but I don't care.

It's just a game machine.

Also, third parties are offering update sites, and you can always download them 
individually.

There is one update site that is a misspelling of the normal update site.

-- 
shannon           | An Irishman is never drunk as long as he can hold onto
                   | one blade of grass and not fall off the face of the earth.



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