I wonder if there is a simpler solution? I hope it is acceptable to quote from another forum in this way. I was able to defeat it. I don't know how useful this will be to the rest of you.
I hope that my method works for some of you, at least. Actually, I will describe four methods that I tried. Only the fourth method worked for me, but perhaps there are useful clues present here. I have applied all suggested updates from the "Windows Update" function that is built into Internet Explorer. Until February 28, that is. On that day, Windows Update ceased to function. I detail this in the section "Method 1," immediately following.
This is what finally worked for me. Once again, I used the utility program PsExec from Sysinternals. But this time, I used it to execute the update. It succeeded! Conclusion I don't remember if I rebooted or not. Did you mean:. Last reply by dalem29 Unsolved. I'll post this here since it concerns what amounts to security updates. This is the third time I have been asked to download this software.
Since I have been downloading MS updates for years, why does it want to check once again to make sure I don't have an illegal copy of Windows. Can't it search around in there for awhile in there and discover, "Ok, this guys good, let's go to the next one". Apparently I can go no further as far as updating goes until I install this latest version. What does it want to know that the two earlier versions didn't provide? What new intrusive spyware is it adding this time that I don't know about or am able to remove?
I am a reasonable, easy going, likeable kind of guy, a real prince of a person, etc, etc, but this really gets my crank turning. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. If so, why? Also, if so, then how do I download it? I read several of the other postings and it appears that everyone is having problems and your instructions are incorrect to fix the issue.
Sunday, December 30, AM. Petersburg, Florida? Visit Digital Doctors where I work. Yes, I'll need a walk-thru on the permissions. If there is nothing there then that's the reason it's broken , you need to click 'Add' and add all of the accounts I just listed above.
Note on my original post that I use W2k, if that's the reason. AV sez, "This week, Microsoft started requiring users to verifiy their serial number before using Windows Update. This effort to force users to either buy XP or tell them where you got the illegal copy is called 'Genuine Advantage.
Before pressing 'Custom' or 'Express' buttons paste this text to the address bar and press enter:. Cheers, Lyle. Thanks for the tip. I suppose I could go that route as a last resort, but I'd rather get this fixed and working normally if possible. And yes, I use Maxthon most of the time. The applet downloads, but fails when it installs.
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