From: nvm@nunya.biz   
      
   "Will" <1@1.fr> wrote in news:4K-dnR92g-rnBp3XnZ2dnUVZ8vWdnZ2d@bt.com:   
      
   >>   
   >> 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?   
   >   
      
   Yeah, I'm using XP Home - and that might explain why you're getting a lot of   
   WGA prompts and I'm getting none. (Don't ask me why... but Pro has been known   
   to react differently than Home does)   
      
   I wouldn't suspect the IP address to be involved in the problem. Once   
   hardware has WGA installed, it ought to stay installed... unless your network   
   server is set up in such a way that it removes programs it hasn't been   
   notified are authorized (I kinda doubt this).   
      
   I've never actually seen the MSRT do anything either. I've come across logs   
   it's created, so it seems it's supposed to be invisible.   
      
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