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   relic to Will   
   Re: XP Genuine advantage   
   05 May 09 13:30:49   
   
   From: relic2@cjb.net   
      
   Will wrote:   
   >> I use XP and I'm set about as manual as it gets (all I receive are   
   >> notices that a download is available - it won't download until I   
   >> give it permission),   
   >> and I haven't received any notification of an update to WGA in a   
   >> year or more.   
   >>   
   >> What I do get each time is an update to Malicious Software Removal   
   >> Tool, but   
   >> not WGA.   
   >   
   > Mmm.  These all happen to be XP Pro machines.  All are on auto-update   
   > notification, but to ask for download & install separately (hence I   
   > see the WGA come up) - at least 2 machines are getting prompts for   
   > WGA (not certain about the third now).  Definitely getting, it seems,   
   > as many WGA prompts as this malicious software removal tool (which I   
   > d/l but never seen it do anything visible so far).   
   >   
   > So this looks like I'm getting WGA unnecessarily.  Anything to do with   
   > requests from the same (public) IP?   
      
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